Land Surveying Coordinator OR Senior Land Surveying Coordinator
Job Summary
This position is responsible for managing survey vendor contracts to provide quality land surveying services in a safe and cost-effective manner. Detail of activities associated with land surveying projects include: develop project scope, calculate an in-house estimate for each project, generate request for quotes for cost and timeframes, initiate the data entry into the work management tool, monitor contractors and projects to assure quality/schedules/budgets are met, process invoices, review and perform quality checks on survey project deliverables for quality and compliance, deliver the finished products to the customer or requester, and close out projects in the work management tool.
Responsibilities
Leadership, Survey Vendor Oversight: Safely oversees contractor staff and outside consultants responsible for surveys including, but not limited to, transmissions lines, distribution lines, gas lines, dam deformations, construction staking, land acquisitions and disposals of enterprise assets for a designated region
Provides leadership to contracted survey crews by setting an example for professionalism, customer service, and honest communications
Promotes good teammate relations and participates in the resolution of the team’s problems and concerns
Recommends employee training and development
Interweaves internal resources and external contractors into a seamless service
Project Management: Serves as a representative of Land Services to monitor, inspect and review survey work performed by survey contractors for compliance with Duke Energy technical specifications, work schedules, budgets and recommends approval of deliverables
Responsible for directing multiple survey vendors, solving complex problems involving conflicting data, ensuring the quality of the deliverables
Maintains and provides management with regular progress reports on survey projects noting contractor performance, and provides feedback to reinforce good results as well as suggest corrective actions where required
Thoroughly inspects and checks deliverables for accuracy and correctness. Deliverables include field work, maps, and electronic files
Attends project meetings and obtains from all vendors a detailed cost estimate and agreed upon delivery due date
Monitors contractors to ensure cost, timeframes, and work performance with existing Master Service Agreements and project control requirements
Reviews invoices submitted by vendors and recommend payment based on performance and advises management of anticipated cost overruns of the estimated cost
Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with internal and external personnel/groups
Mediates and coordinates the resolution of problems between company departments in the acquisition and disposition of real estate
Works with and maintains working relationships with vendors and governmental agencies as needed to acquire or resolve problems
Qualifications
Basic/Required Qualifications (Land Surveying Coordinator): Associate's degree in Surveying and Topography or related degree and 2+ years related work experience OR High School/GED degree and 4+ years related work experience
Basic/Required Qualifications (Senior Land Surveying Coordinator): Associate's degree in Surveying and Topography or related degree and 5+ years related work experience OR High School/GED degree and 7+ years related work experience
Desired Qualifications: Professional Land Surveyor certification, Ability to coordinate and direct all phases of a contract & strong project management skills, Excellent organization and documentation skills, Proven ability to read construction plans, Able to work independently to check deliverables; performs complex computations using standard surveying software, Critical thinking and decision-making skills to avoid and overcome obstacles on difficult assignments
Additional Preferred Qualifications
Extensive knowledge of professional surveying practices and procedures
Knowledge of laws and regulations affecting land surveying
Demonstrated ability to work as part of a large team consisting of professional and technical staff
Able to work independently to check deliverables; performs complex computations using standard surveying software
Ability to coordinate and direct all phases of the contract and in-house field surveys
Project management background
Familiarity with high voltage transmission route surveys
Good understanding of Duke’s real estate and rights-of-way
Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
4 years or more progressive land surveying management
Ability to coordinate and direct all phases of a contract & strong project management skills
Excellent organization and documentation skills
Proven ability to read construction plans
Able to work independently to check deliverables; performs complex computations using standard surveying software
Critical thinking and decision-making skills to avoid and overcome obstacles on difficult assignments