Survey Project Manager / RPLS

About the role

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Survey Project Manager / RPLS to support the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, quality assurance/quality control, and completion of professional survey services. This role includes training and mentoring junior staff, ensuring client satisfaction, and contributing to business development under the direction of the Survey and Market Leaders.

Responsibilities

• Manage project tasks, schedule, and resource requirements.
• Oversee project budget and analyze project profitability, revenue, margins, billing rates, and utilization.
• Conduct team meetings to evaluate and coordinate project progress.
• Stay current on service-specific trends, technology, software, hardware, and equipment.
• Drive innovation to create value.
• Work with the Survey Service Leader to establish, implement, monitor, and maintain procedures and quality standards for the survey group.
• Ensure consistent appearance and efficient delivery of survey work products across the local land survey team.
• Collaborate with Survey Service Leader and Market Leaders on staffing, utilization, and workload related to survey projects.
• Work with division Survey Leaders and Market Leaders to grow Westwood’s local and national land survey presence, focusing on strategic pursuits of large survey projects.
• Support office and market-based business development by providing technical expertise and generating revenue.
• Build, maintain, and grow a strong culture for survey that aligns with division goals, objectives, strategies, and Westwood’s core values.
• Ensure division, regional, and company values, policies, and practices are consistently followed within the survey service.
• Lead by example, demonstrating solid judgment, good values, trust, honesty, openness, and professionalism.

Requirements

• Professional Survey License preferred but not required; non-licensed individuals will be evaluated based on relevant experience.
• Four-year degree preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in a consulting business.
• Multi-discipline experience and a strong understanding of all aspects of the Land Surveying profession.
• 5+ years’ experience in the land surveying industry.
• Strong background in project management.
• Effective verbal communication and independent judgment.
• Proven leadership and supervisory skills.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities and projects.