DescriptionJob Summary:The Senior Survey Project Manager manages survey tasks and resources through project completion.
Typical Duties and Responsibilities:- Plans, organize, execute and coordinates surveying services on assigned projects.
- Utilizes creativity, foresight, and judgment in anticipation and solving technical problems.
- Prepares scope and budgets for assigned projects.
- Markets the firm's services and attends practice related functions.
- Assures all work performed is done to professional standards and guidelines.
- Maintains working knowledge of survey procedures, quality control and legal principles.
- Maintains excellent working relationships with clients and associates.
- Assures all work produced meets or exceeds industry standards.
Knowledge, skills and abilities:- Ability to read communication styles of team members and contractors who come from a broad spectrum of disciplines.
- Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including upper management, clients, and other departments.
- Ability to defuse tension among project team, should it arise.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Adept at conducting research into project-related issues and products.
- Must be able to learn, understand, and apply new technologies.
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial.
Work Environment:- Work predominantly operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, etc.
- Work may occasionally be conducted at landfills, construction sites, etc.
Education, certification and experience:- Registered Professional Land Surveyor (RPLS)
- Twelve years direct work experience in a project management capacity, including all aspects of process development and execution.
- Solid working knowledge of current survey equipment and software technologies, including but not limited to Carlson and AutoCAD.
- Strong familiarity with project management methods and strategies.
- Experience with practical survey and pipeline construction methods, including survey control, boundary recovery, topographic and hazard survey, construction staking, field design and as-built methodologies.
- Practical knowledge of State Land Survey Requirements and Client standards.
Physical Requirements:- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- This is largely a sedentary role. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate firm services with potential clients, communicate within a team setting and both discipline and request support from upper-level management regarding team members.
- The employee is regularly required to move about the office to use professional office machinery such as phones, photocopiers and computers as well as move about field construction sites in a safe manner.
- May require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bend or stand on a stool as necessary.
- The employee may be required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
