Survey Manager

Licensed Survey Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Manage daily surveying operations, including field crews, office staff, project assignments, and workload distribution.

• Oversee surveying projects from initial research and fieldwork through final calculations, plats, legal descriptions, and deliverables.

• Lead and mentor professional land surveyors, survey technicians, CAD technicians, and field crews.

• Manage project budgets, estimates, contracts, schedules, staffing, and overall profitability.

• Develop and maintain relationships with existing clients while identifying opportunities for new business.

• Provide technical oversight and quality control for boundary, ALTA/NSPS, topographic, construction, route, and right-of-way surveys.

• Oversee survey research, deed and title reviews, boundary analysis, easement determinations, and legal documentation.

• Coordinate with civil engineers, developers, contractors, municipalities, DOTs, and other project stakeholders.

• Ensure compliance with state surveying regulations, professional standards, and applicable industry requirements.

• Oversee surveying technology, equipment, CAD standards, GPS systems, robotic total stations, and data collection processes.

• Support recruiting, training, professional development, and long-term growth of the surveying department.

Qualifications

• Associate's or bachelor's degree in Land Surveying, Geomatics, Civil Engineering, or a related discipline.

• Active Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) license in the applicable state.

• 8–15+ years of land surveying experience, including leadership or project management responsibilities.

• Strong background in boundary, ALTA/NSPS, topographic, construction, transportation, and right-of-way surveys.

• Experience managing field crews, CAD technicians, survey staff, and multiple concurrent projects.

• Proven ability to manage budgets, project schedules, client relationships, and departmental operations.

• Strong understanding of boundary law, deed research, legal descriptions, easements, and plat preparation.

• Proficiency with AutoCAD Civil 3D, MicroStation, Trimble Business Center, GPS, robotic total stations, and other surveying technologies.

Required Education

• Associates or Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering or land Surveying is preferred
• PLS licensure preferred, but would consider a strong LSIT

My name is Chris Albano and I place engineering professionals at all levels across the country. To confidentially discuss the next step in your career, I encourage you to email me at chris.albano@gogpac.com