Join our Data Collection BureauJoin our team and play a key leadership role in advancing the District's mission of protecting water resources, minimizing flood risks, restoring natural systems, and ensuring a sustainable water supply. This position oversees the daily operations of a highly skilled team of eight professional survey staff, guiding the successful delivery of survey projects that support the District's core objectives. In partnership with the Mapping & GIS Section Manager, this role contributes to critical functions such as staff hiring, supervision, coaching, and professional development. The ideal candidate will excel in project management, succession planning, workflow documentation, and cross-training, while ensuring compliance with professional surveying standards and overseeing the signing and sealing of essential documents. This is a meaningful opportunity to lead, innovate, and strengthen the District's surveying operations.
The District supports employees who prefer a flexible schedule or a remote work schedule so that they can enjoy their time outside of the District through work-life balance. This role is considered hybrid, which means the employee will be required to come on-site and work a portion of their time remotely (must live in Florida). Come build a career that is challenging, fulfilling, and helps support the District's mission to protect Florida's water resources.
District employees are offered an excellent total rewards package that includes:- Florida Retirement System (FRS) District Total Contribution 14.03%
- 9 paid holidays (+ 1 floating holiday)
- Generous vacation and sick leave
- Paid Parental Leave, including Maternity, Bonding and Family Supportive Work Program
- Medical and dental insurance (91- 97% District paid)
- Vision insurance
- Deferred Compensation Program
- Basic and voluntary life and AD&D insurance
- Long-term disability (District Paid)
- Prescription drug coverage & mail order program
- Health savings & flexible spending accounts
- Flexible schedule for work-life balance
- Legal and Identity Theft protection
- Wellness program
- Public service loan forgiveness qualified employer
- Tuition reimbursement ($5,250/year)
- State adoption benefit qualified employer
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Transfer in years of service for other public sector work - towards the FRS program and sick time
Starting Compensation:Land Survey Supervisor 2 $79,650.00 - $96,132.24
Land Survey Supervisor 3 $90,270.00 - $115,000.00The
starting salary range for the Scientific Supervisor position reflects the minimum to 77.6% of the compensation. The starting salary will be based on the education and experience of the successful candidate. The District conducts annual performance evaluations that may award applicable pay increases based on positive employee performance.
Essential Functions- Supervise surveying and mapping activities of four (4) field staff and four (4) office staff. This includes coordinating the work with District staff as needed. Responsible for completing performance appraisals for all direct report staff.
- Assists the Mapping & GIS Section Manager with hiring, supervision, coaching, and staff development.
- Manages survey projects that support the District's core missions, including water resource protection, flood control, restoration, and water supply.
- Leads project management activities, succession planning, cross-training, workflow documentation, and development of training plans.
- Perform research, planning & developing scope of services, execute and manage surveying & mapping work, produce final deliverables. Provide professional land surveying data and reports.
- Review staff and consultant conducted surveys, GIS, and photogrammetric products to ensure that products meet the technical standards.
- Certify surveys and maps as a Florida registered Professional Surveyor and Mapper. Provide expert witness testimony on land surveying and mapping matters.
- Maintain effective business relationships with subject matter experts throughout the District as well as with technical representatives from external partners associated with a project.
- Responsible for budget development and ensuring compliance with professional surveying standards.
- Signs and seals pertinent documents while supporting District objectives.
Working ConditionsPhysical, Visual Acuity Requirements: Light Work, Close Acuity, Climbing, Balancing, Stooping, Kneeling, Crouching, Crawling, Reaching, Standing, Walking, Pushing, Pulling, Lifting, Fingering, Grasping, Talking, Hearing, Repetitive Motion
Working Environmental Conditions: BothInOut, Heat, Hazards, Atmosphere, Hiking, Bites, Remote, Weather, Measuring, Driving, PowerTools, Wading, Boat, Feral
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Employee may be subject to call-in outside of regularly scheduled work hours, or required to be on call, including on nights, weekends or holidays, to respond to emergency management activities or other incidents requiring rapid response in support of District operations.
Required Credentials for Land Survey Supervisor Land Survey Supervisor 2
- Bachelors degree (or higher) in Geomatics or related field
- Six (6) years related work experience in survey and mapping related work experience (equivalent combination of education and experience is accepted)
- Two (2) years of supervisory experience
- Professional Surveyor and Mapper with the Florida Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers
- Valid driver's license
Land Survey Supervisor 3
- Masters degree (or higher) in Geomatics or related field
- Eight (8) years related work experience in survey and mapping related work experience (equivalent combination of education and experience is accepted)
- Four (4) years of supervisory experience
- Professional Surveyor and Mapper with the Florida Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers
- Valid driver's license
Preferred Credentials for Land Survey Supervisor - Experience with AutoCAD or Civil 3D, ArcGIS, Leica Infinity, and Trimble Business Center.
- Project Management experience
Application ProcessThe District will determine eligibility for employment solely from the information provided on a District employment application. All applicants are required to complete, in full, the District employment application. Incomplete applications will not be considered. A resume
will not be considered as a substitute for the required District application for the purpose of qualification. Applicants who are within 30 days of graduation, if selected are not allowed to start until all minimum qualifications are met.
Additional DetailsThe primary work location for this position is out of the Brooksville, FL office. This position is eligible for compensatory time for hours worked over 40 hours, in a week.
Travel RequiredYes. Some travel, using District vehicle, within District's coverage area.
Accepting applications until August 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM 
