Job Description

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Geomatics Regional Manager for our offices in Colorado, Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico to expand our Mountain Pacific Region Geospatial / Surveying Team. The candidate will be responsible for project management (geospatial) for all survey projects in our Albuquerque New Mexico office. The successful candidate will be part of a team conducting surveys of transportation related projects such as conventional surveys, terrestrial surveys, registration and extraction of LiDAR data using Leica Cyclone, Leica Infinity, Riegl RiProcess, Reigl RiPrecision, Bentley Microstation, Autodesk Civil 3D, TopoDOT, TerraSolid, and other software's. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with an exceptional management team, highly regarded in the market, and within a supportive and collaborative company culture.

This is an exceptional opportunity to join a robust and rapidly growing Geospatial team offering ongoing training/mentoring and promotional opportunities, as well as a stable backlog.

Your Impact

• Serve as Southwest Geomatics Regional Manager and work with other team members in conventional surveys, aerial/UAS surveys, Terrestrial scanning, and Mobile LiDAR projects.
• Demonstrates leadership, teamwork and maintain open communication between the field, office and clients.
• Manage multi-discipline projects.
• Client Relations
• Staff training and management
• Perform project scoping meetings and project kick-off meetings as needed.
• Assist with review of digital models and mapping of LiDAR and other types of traditional survey projects.
• Assist with quality control review of deliverables.
• Report on status of vehicles, survey and safety equipment.
• Assistance with Mobile LiDAR processing and Mobile LiDAR processing training utilizing Riegl software's.
• Prepare Mobile LiDAR panel/control plans.
• Preparation of strategic business plans.
• Preparation of yearly operating budgets.
• Preparation of Subconsultant agreements.
• Assist in the selection of conventional/MBE/SBE/DBE survey firms to establish project control, topographic surveys, easement exhibits, survey plats, etc... In some cases, minority firms are required to meet participation goals on certain projects.
• Perform business development of the survey group to pursue strategic opportunities, cultivate new partnerships, and identify new markets.
• Prepare scope and fee documents for survey projects.
• Conduct meetings and phone calls with key personnel and officials of organizations and companies.
• Observe and comply with all company and related safety rules to provide professional survey assistance that accounts for accurate survey data, and determines conformance with applicable rules, standards, codes, boundaries, and construction specifications.
• Preparation of survey reports.
• Work collaboratively with other professionals, engineers, scientists, project control, and technicians on assigned survey tasks.
• Ensure that both you and your personnel comply daily with WSP and client specific safety guidelines and provide required safety documentation and records.
• Engage in occasional contact with client personnel to schedule and coordinate project survey activities.
• Remain current in latest survey knowledge, techniques, and practices.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct and adhere to WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Build Geomatics team within the Southwest Region.
• Manage Southwest Region Geomatics Group.
• Business Development for new clientele.
• Invoice and bill clients for work performed.
• Oversee operations of Geospatial Group in New Mexico.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Surveying, GIS, or a related field (or equivalent experience.)
• 12+ years surveying experience
• Ability to work independently, and as part of a diverse team
• A working knowledge of surveying mathematics, land surveying practices and procedures.
• Staffing management experience.
• Experience should include preparation of work plans, maintaining schedules and budgets, managing resources, preparing and reviewing base maps and other deliverables, working with clients and quality control.
• Proven leadership, team building, and collaborations skills, including a proven track record for meeting established project and business goals.
• Experience in Bentley software.
• Experience in Riegl Software
• Excellent communication skills
• Overall knowledge of conducting field operations
• Understanding of office operations
• Valid driver's license and clean driving record
• Experience with project management and project scheduling
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies
• Experience with TopoDot, TerraSolid software's
• Experience with Leica Infinity software
• Must be able to work within team environment and collaborate with others.
• Competent self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
• Must successfully complete and pass WSP's Motor Vehicle screening, including a valid Driver's license
• Able to work occasional overtime as per project
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree is preferred.
• Bentley MicroStation Experience
• Riegl Software (RiProcess, RiPrecision, RiAcquire)
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook

WSP Benefits:

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation

Expected Salary (all locations): $163,900 - $250,000

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant's sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

Expected Salary (Colorado only): $163,900 - $250,000

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position within the state of Colorado, based on the successful applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant's sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.
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