Supervising Surveyor

About the role

CenterPoint Energy is seeking a Supervising Surveyor to perform a full range of surveying and civil engineering supervisory capacities and administrative duties related to employees and contractors. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in surveying, real estate, GIS, or civil engineering, with a specialization in land and title rights, and document management.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all Surveying and Geomatics operations for CenterPoint Energy
• Provides supervision, coaching, and mentoring to junior and reporting personnel
• Exercises disciplinary actions when necessary
• Establishes, reviews, and improves business and technical processes in areas of responsibility
• Actively pursues initiatives aimed at continuous improvement of services provided to internal and external customers
• Leads technical reviews of Surveying and Geomatics technology and prepares report on findings and recommendations
• Establishes measures and KPIs for production, performance, and workload
• Supervises staff and contractors, and leads acquisition related survey activities with individual landowners, companies, corporations, federal, state, and local governmental agencies
• Represents Company as a liaison with municipalities, governmental, and regulatory agencies to insure compliance with land acquisition and easement requirements
• Possesses an advanced understanding of property rights, land rights, acquisition, and property transactions
• Facilitates and leads activities involving real estate, construction, and associated documents
• Reviews and recommends changes to legal documents utilized in land acquisition and management of company’s real property assets
• Initiates and/or participates on cross functional business unit teams
• Coordinates with outside staffing and contract resources, where needed
• Engages and coordinates with Contractors and Consultants to ensures the scope, quality, and consistency of work
• Appears as expert professional witness in legal proceedings
• Dedicated to meeting customer and business requirements
• Reviews and approves field and office work of junior staff as applicable
• Coordinates the preparation and presentation of technical and business documents
• Consults and supports management on technical matters related to surveying & right-of-way
• Manage within budgetary constraints, develop and implement cost controls, evaluate and recommend changes to fee schedules for charges related to services and grants of property rights

Requirements

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in Business, Geometrics, Surveying, Engineering, GIS, or related discipline from an accredited college/university or a combination of education and experience providing equivalent level of knowledge and experience
• Must be a Registered Professional Land Surveyor (RPLS) in the State of Texas
• Requires a minimum of seven (7) years of experience in Surveying, Real Estate, GIS, or Civil Engineering with specialization in Land and Title Rights, and Document Management or equivalent education

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Paid training
• Benefits eligibility begins on your first day
• Transit subsidies
• Flexible work schedule, paid holidays and paid time off
• Access to discounts at fitness clubs and an on-site wellness center at our headquarters in Houston
• Professional growth and development programs including tuition reimbursement
• 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match dollar-for-dollar up to 6% and a company contribution of 3% regardless of your contribution