Hybrid Survey Manager

at Wade Trim

• Job title: Survey Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cloud
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Taylor, United States

About the role

• Survey Manager overseeing CAD standards and mentoring survey staff in a collaborative environment. Engaging in operational leadership while supporting multi-discipline projects across various states.

Responsibilities

• Provide division-wide operational leadership and serve as a senior technical resource for Survey Managers and field staff across multiple states and market sectors
• Develop, implement, and maintain CAD standards and templates across the survey division, driving consistency and quality in all deliverables
• Train and mentor survey staff on CAD workflows, production efficiency, and deliverable quality expectations
• Serve as the primary internal point of contact for CAD-related deliverable standards and quality control
• Review and assist with scope, budget, and schedule development for new project tasks
• Monitor task budgets and project progress; identify and report variances proactively
• Assist with and lead preparation of proposals
• Conduct on-site inspections and provide technical oversight as needed across active project areas
• Prepare project status reports and other division-level reporting as required
• Coordinate with and support Project Managers on multi-discipline projects
• Attend client, public, project, and staff meetings including client progress reviews, plan reviews, and preconstruction conferences
• Maintain and grow client relationships with a focus on long-term partnership
• Maintain a safe working environment and promote a safety-first culture across the division
• Conduct various types of surveying including boundary, topographic, ALTA/NSPS, subdivisions, construction stakeouts, and energy/utility corridor surveys as needed
• Perform and review survey calculations, legal descriptions, and record research in support of project deliverables
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Land Surveying, Geomatics, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Licensed Professional Surveyor (PLS/PS) in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Florida - reciprocal licensure in additional states a plus
• 10+ years of progressive surveying experience with demonstrated field and office proficiency
• Prior leadership, mentoring, or supervisory experience strongly preferred
• Experience managing multi-project workloads across diverse market sectors including energy/utility, transportation, and boundary.
• Operational Leadership
• Demonstrated ability to manage and coordinate survey operations across multiple simultaneous projects and teams
• Experience developing and monitoring project scopes, budgets, and schedules
• Proven track record of mentoring and developing survey staff at various experience levels
• Strong working knowledge of proposal development and client management
• Ability to identify operational inefficiencies and implement process improvements
• Advanced proficiency in AutoCAD Civil 3D is required, including survey database management, figure prefix libraries, linework code sets, and description key sets
• Experience building and managing point databases, importing/exporting field data, and maintaining survey project file structures
• Demonstrated ability to develop and manage drawing templates, layer standards, and border/title block libraries specific to survey deliverables
• Proficiency in preparing and QC-reviewing plats, legal descriptions, ALTA/NSPS surveys, topographic maps, and as-built drawings to client and regulatory standards
• Experience developing, documenting, and enforcing CAD standards across a multi-person production team
• Ability to troubleshoot Civil 3D and Trimble Business Center workflow issues and train staff to a consistent deliverable standard
• Proficiency in Trimble Business Center for field data processing, traverse adjustments, and coordinate geometry workflows with demonstrated ability to integrate TBC output into Civil 3D production environments
• Working knowledge of GIS integration and geospatial data management as it relates to survey deliverable output
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for client-facing interaction, proposal writing, and internal coordination
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage competing priorities across a multi-state operation
• Strong mathematical aptitude and ability to interpret complex legal descriptions and survey data
• Collaborative approach to problem solving with the ability to work effectively across disciplines and office locations
• Preferred but Not Required
• Experience with LiDAR, UAV operations, photogrammetry, or 3D scanning workflows
• Familiarity with Trimble Business Center, Leica Cyclone, or similar point cloud processing platforms
• Multi-state licensure or active reciprocity applications.

Benefits

• Our excellent salary and benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long-term disability coverage, education reimbursement, 401(k), performance bonuses, and an employee stock program.
• Employee Resource Groups and Programs offered include the Young Professionals Group, Women at Wade Trim, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Professional Development, Leadership Development, Rotation Program, Mentor Program, Sustainability Program, and Wellness Program.