Senior Survey Manager/Associate

Responsibilities

• Project Management: Lead multiple, concurrent survey projects with full responsibility for scope, schedule, budget, and performance metrics (KPIs). Oversee and enforce project management standards across all Survey/Mapping teams.
• Technical Management: Direct and review work on high-complexity deliverables, including boundary surveys, ALTA/NSPS surveys, topographic mapping, subdivision maps, legal descriptions, and Records of Survey. Serve as the Surveyor of Record responsible for signing and sealing survey documents.
• Coordination & Communication: Serve as primary point of contact for key clients, municipalities, public agencies, and major development partners. Respond to complex client questions and provide expert guidance on survey requirements and best practices.
• Led Leadership & Mentoring: Lead and manage Survey/Mapping staff, including Project Surveyors, Senior Survey Technicians, and Drafting Technicians. Conduct performance evaluations and provide coaching, feedback, and professional development plans.
• Business Development & Marketing: Manage a significant book of business (typically exceeding $1.5M annually). Identify new opportunities, add-on services, and long-term clients. Prepare proposals, scopes, project approaches, fee estimates, and staffing plans.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Geomatics Engineering, Civil Engineering, or equivalent years of experience in Land Surveying
• 15+ years’ relevant experience in Land Surveying
• Professional Land Surveyor License (LS) in California
• Experience managing staff
• Experience with Project Management
• General knowledge of computers, Microsoft office, Adobe, Internet, Bluebeam, etc.
• Proficient knowledge of AutoCAD Civil 3D
• Proven ability to manage workload, staffing, and resource allocation