Manager, Surveying - IN/OH/MN

CenterPoint Energy • Houston, TX

21d

About The Position

Manages Surveying and Right of Way activities for electric and gas distribution and/or transmission projects, with a focus on distribution survey in CenterPoint Energy’s Indiana and Minnesota service territories. The role oversees full-time employees and contract resources, ensures contractors follow company survey standard operating procedures, and manages processes and workflow to meet service-level agreements. It also oversees employee and contractor safety, performance, development, discipline, and related personnel matters; manages the division budget; and represents the enterprise before governmental agencies, developers, landowners, and in legal proceedings. The position reports directly to the Director of Land and Field Services.

The manager oversees survey projects to ensure accurate, reliable data is collected on schedule and in accordance with state regulations and company standards. The role directs right-of-way and other land-rights acquisition, negotiates agreements and claims, oversees vendors and funds disbursed for easement purchases, and establishes due diligence, quality assurance, and operational procedures. It plans and schedules division work, manages workload and budgets, evaluates internal and external developments, seeks continuous improvement, and communicates division activities through reports, presentations, and meetings.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Geometrics, Surveying, Engineering, GIS, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least eight years of experience in Land Surveying, Real Estate, GIS, or Civil Engineering with specialization in Land and Title Rights and Document Management, or equivalent education.
• Professional Land Surveyors License in the State of Indiana and/or Minnesota.
• At least five years of team leadership experience focused on dispatching, scheduling, and project management of a team.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in electric and pipeline right-of-way projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage Surveying and Right of Way activities and projects for electric and gas distribution and/or transmission, with a focus on distribution survey in Indiana and Minnesota.
• Manage full-time employees, contractors, and vendors supporting Surveying and Right of Way; oversee safety, performance, procedures, development, discipline, counseling, and workforce changes.
• Ensure contractors follow CenterPoint Energy survey standard operating procedures and manage workflow to meet service-level agreements.
• Ensure survey data collection is accurate and reliable, projects meet timelines, and work complies with state regulations and company standards.
• Direct acquisition of rights-of-way, fee, easement, and permit rights, and settlement of related damage claims.
• Negotiate contracts, licenses, right-of-way easement agreements, and damages.
• Execute or approve bills of sale, assignments, easement releases, trespass cases, rental or lease agreements, and similar instruments; manage related progress, real estate, and acreage reports.
• Represent the company and division before governmental agencies, developers, landowners, in legal proceedings, and on relevant task forces, committees, and work teams.
• Establish due diligence reviews and schedules for potential acquisitions involving routes, areas, sites, electric lines, and pipelines.
• Develop and implement plans, policies, procedures, and schedules to achieve enterprise objectives and goals.
• Monitor and evaluate workflow and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Review labor, material, contract, workload, and project requirements for budget planning and forecasting; prepare and monitor budgets and ongoing and future expenses.
• Manage and monitor disbursement of funds for easement acquisitions through departmental checking accounts and/or company credit cards.
• Establish quality assurance guidelines and promote safety, including warning and protecting the public from hazards associated with enterprise activities.
• Evaluate the effects of technology changes, regulations, business opportunities, and emerging trends, and implement process adjustments as appropriate.
• Consult, negotiate, and coordinate with company officers, directors, managers, agents, and internal and external business partners.
• Plan and schedule division operations, assign tasks, develop goals, and follow through to ensure work is completed.
• Evaluate alternatives and make decisions concerning division operations, programs, activities, facilities, employees, and equipment to improve productivity and effectiveness.
• Prepare and deliver oral and written communications about division activities, including reports, presentations, and department meetings.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Paid training
• Benefits eligibility beginning on the first day
• Transit subsidies
• Flexible work schedule
• Paid holidays and paid time off
• Access to fitness club discounts and an on-site wellness center at the Houston headquarters
• Professional growth and development programs, including tuition reimbursement
• 401(k) Savings Plan with a dollar-for-dollar company match up to 6% and an additional company contribution of 3% regardless of employee contribution

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager