Land Survey Project Manager

Psomas

$150K — $175K *
Real Estate & Construction
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Licensed Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) in California
  • 10+ years of progressively responsible land surveying and mapping experience
  • 3+ years of project management experience
  • Proficiency with AutoCAD, Trimble Business Center, Microsoft Office, and Teams
  • Familiarity with state and county mapping requirements
  • Strong leadership, communication, and client relationship management skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead project management efforts from initiation to completion
  • Support marketing initiatives and maintain strong client relationships
  • Provide technical oversight on diverse survey projects
  • Mentor and develop surveying staff and subconsultants
  • Manage project meetings and ensure effective communication

Benefits

  • Incentives: Discretionary performance bonus program
  • Time Off: 4 weeks PTO plus 8 paid holidays
  • Total Rewards: Employer-paid medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage
Full Job Description
Land Survey Project Manager

As our Land Survey Project Manager for our Survey & Geospatial team in Southern California, you'll step into a leadership role, guiding project delivery, supporting a growing team, and helping expand our surveying and mapping services across complex infrastructure projects.
What You'll Do

As our Land Survey Project Manager, you will lead surveying and mapping projects from initiation through completion, ensuring quality, schedule, and budget expectations are met while mentoring staff and supporting business development efforts.
  • Project Management & Oversight
    Lead project management efforts including scope development, fee proposals, scheduling, and contract negotiations while ensuring successful project delivery.
  • Business Development & Client Engagement
    Support marketing initiatives including proposals, presentations, and responses to RFPs/RFQs while cultivating and maintaining strong client relationships across Southern California.
  • Technical Leadership
    Provide technical oversight and strategic direction across survey projects including transportation design surveys, right-of-way engineering and mapping, construction surveys, ALTA surveys, and topographic mapping.
  • Team Leadership & Mentorship
    Mentor and develop survey staff, CAD drafters, and subconsultants, supporting professional growth and team development.
  • Project Coordination & Communication
    Lead project meetings, manage communication, and ensure alignment between internal teams, clients, and stakeholders.
Required Qualifications
  • Licensed Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) in California
  • 10+ years of progressively responsible land surveying and mapping experience
  • 3+ years of project management experience
  • Proficiency with AutoCAD, Trimble Business Center, Microsoft Office, and Teams
  • Familiarity with state and county mapping requirements
  • Strong leadership, communication, and client relationship management skills
Compensation & Benefits
  • Salary: $150,000 - $175,000 annually (commensurate with experience)
  • Incentives: Discretionary performance bonus program
  • Time Off: 4 weeks PTO plus 8 paid holidays
  • Total Rewards: Employer-paid medical (HMO, PPO & HSA), dental, vision, life, and disability coverage for employees
Our Hiring Approach

Our recruiting team reviews every application personally and will keep candidates informed throughout the process. If a candidate's background aligns with what we need, we'll reach out to discuss next steps.

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