Assistant Manager, Surveying

DFW International Airport•Grapevine, TX

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision of the Assistant Vice President, Code, Construction & Survey, the Assistant Manager, Surveying manages and oversees the Design, Code & Construction Land Survey Group. The role plans, programs, and directs survey work, including boundary, topographic, and other surveys required by the Airport, in compliance with standards established by the Texas Board of Professional Land Surveyors. It develops and maintains project schedules and budgets, manages resources and implementation, reviews survey issues, and makes recommendations to Airport departments, consultants, and contractors. The position may oversee consultants, provides project documentation, and performs work independently. This is a people-leader role requiring a consistent physical on-site presence at DFW Airport to coach teams, develop culture, and support cross-functional alignment. The role leads survey projects and staff, develops organizational policy and practice related to land surveying, evaluates new technology and equipment, maintains Airport survey control networks, and develops GIS data and processes. It also coordinates with tenants and public agencies and manages project quality, costs, schedules, and environmental compliance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Five years of survey experience.
Two years of supervisory experience.
Possession of a valid Class C driver’s license.
Knowledge of professional land surveying principles and accepted practices.
Knowledge of standard land survey reference sources.
Knowledge of land survey technology and the ability to evaluate related equipment.
Knowledge of GIS data collection and processing.
Skill in preparing detailed cost estimates and specifications for new equipment purchases.
Ability to perform computations, analyses, and studies; compile survey data; and present appropriate conclusions.
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, orally and in writing.
Ability to establish and maintain effective internal and external working relationships.
Registered as a Professional Land Surveyor in Texas, or able to obtain a Texas Professional Land Surveyor license within two years of employment.
Any equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be substituted for the stated education and experience requirements.
Ability to work in an office environment and at construction sites, sit for prolonged periods, use keyboard devices and a computer monitor, perform mathematical calculations, apply substantial reasoning in problem-solving, exchange information by telephone, in writing, and in person, and drive to locations on and off Airport property.
Consistent physical on-site presence at DFW Airport is required.

Responsibilities

Plan, program, and direct the Survey Group’s work on assigned projects, providing boundary, topographic, and other survey information to Airport departments, engineering and architectural staff, and consultants.
Develop and interpret organizational policy and practice related to land surveying.
Monitor new technology and evaluate and authorize purchases of equipment and supplies for land survey operations.
Establish and maintain a horizontal and vertical control network throughout Airport property.
Develop GIS data from aerial photogrammetric records, GPS, and standard survey sources, and develop methods for efficiently uploading new GIS data into the Airport database.
Interact with airport tenants, the FAA, local, state, and federal agencies, and other public agencies involved in airport development projects.
Manage project quality control, cost containment, timeliness, and environmental compliance.
Hire, train, evaluate, and discipline subordinate staff.
Develop and maintain schedules, budgets, resource plans, and project implementation plans for assigned survey projects.
Review survey issues and make recommendations to Airport departments, consultants, and contractors.
Provide documentation required for the administration and execution of survey projects.
Coach teams and support workplace culture and cross-functional alignment through a consistent on-site presence.