Senior Project Manager - Survey / Mapping

About the role

The Senior Project Manager – Mapping is responsible for leading the delivery of complex survey and mapping projects while providing operational oversight of mapping staff and technical workflows. This role ensures successful execution of projects in alignment with scope, schedule, budget, and quality standards established by Michael Baker. This position also plays a key role in client management, business development, and staff leadership, supporting the continued growth of Survey and Geospatial Practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage survey and mapping projects across public and private sector clients
• Ensure successful delivery of projects in accordance with defined scope, schedule, and budget
• Develop and maintain project work plans, schedules, and resource forecasts consistent with internal PM processes
• Maintain accountability for project financial performance, including budget tracking and forecasting, labor and expense management, and schedule adherence
• Conduct project audits and quality reviews to ensure compliance with company and client standards
• Support continuous improvement of project delivery performance and profitability

Requirements

• Minimum of 15 years of survey-related experience with increasing levels of responsibility
• Professional Surveyors Registration in California is required
• Outgoing and organized, as well as possess strong project management and operational management skills
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, are essential to success in this role
• Experience in boundary analysis, computations of ALTA and topography surveys as well as perform quality control of survey plans, record plats, descriptions, and review of title commitments
• Ability to provide guidance and mentoring to staff in the growing survey practice

Qualifications

• Ability to network and build relationships with current and prospective clients
• Provide technical oversight and QA/QC of mapping deliverables to ensure compliance with standards and client requirements
• Adhere to internal QA/QC practices and standardized workflows for consistent, high-quality deliverables

Skills

• Project management
• Technical leadership
• Operational management
• Client management
• Business development
• Quality assurance

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Life, AD&D, short-term, and long-term disability
• Professional and personal development
• Generous paid time off
• Commuter and wellness benefits

Pay

The approximate compensation range for this position is $116,727.00-163,362.00. This compensation range is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation is dependent upon factors such as education, qualifications, experience, skillset, and physical work location.

Schedule

N/A