Supervisor, Land Engineering Coordinators (In Ofc 4 Days/Wk)

Southern Company • Atlanta, GA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for leading and supervising a team of project coordinators who oversee the planning, coordination, and execution of surveying and mapping activities. The role ensures timely and accurate completion of field and remote sensing (LiDAR) surveying/mapping services.

The supervisor provides guidance, removes obstacles, ensures workflow efficiency, and maintains high quality standards, compliance, and project delivery across all assigned initiatives.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience leading teams or individuals engaged in technical work.
• Strong technical understanding of land surveying, mapping workflows, and geospatial data management, including familiarity with industry standards, field-to-finish processes, and quality control requirements.
• Demonstrated leadership and team‑development skills, with the ability to coach, mentor, and motivate project coordinators in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment.
• Advanced project management skills, including scheduling, resource allocation, risk identification, and ensuring on-time, on-budget project delivery.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder‑management abilities, capable of translating technical information for non‑technical audiences and facilitating smooth collaboration across engineering, field crews, and clients.
• Strong problem‑solving and decision‑making abilities, with the capacity to resolve project issues, prioritize competing demands, and maintain high standards of accuracy and compliance.
• Strong leadership abilities and alignment with Our Values.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to effectively supervise and motivate teams.
• Customer service focus and sense of urgency.
• Exceptional verbal, written, listening, and presentation communication skills.
• Initiative and creativity to develop innovative ideas, processes, and tools.
• Strong teamwork orientation; promotes constructive collaboration and leverages individual strengths.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to perform effectively under pressure.
• Bachelor'ss Degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Project/Construction Management, Surveying, or Geomatics preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Georgia Registered Land Surveyor license preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.
• Experience in surveying, mapping, or project management preferred.
• Construction experience preferred
• Project management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to Land Engineering staff, including performance management, coaching, goal setting, training, and professional development.
• Guides and empowers project coordinators responsible for planning and managing surveying and mapping activities across company properties, including transmission rights‑of‑way, substations, generating plant sites, reservoirs, and related facilities.
• Collaborates with internal customers such as Power Delivery (Transmission and Distribution), Land Acquisition, Environmental Affairs, and Generation.
• Direct and coordinate activities related to budgeting, staffing, cost control, and goal achievement.
• Maintain quality assurance standards and ensure compliance with laws and regulations governing surveying and mapping.
• Assign major work projects and represent the organization in external professional and technical forums.
• Ensure documentation and continuous improvement of workgroup procedures.
• Oversee procurement, training, and supervision of Land Engineering’s contract workforce, when needed.

Benefits

• Southern Company invests in the well-being of its employees and their families through a comprehensive total rewards strategy that includes competitive base salary, annual incentive awards for eligible employees and health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being.
• This position may also be eligible for additional compensation, such as an incentive program, with the amount of any bonus/awards subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan(s).
• A summary of the benefits offered for this position can be found here https://seo.nlx.org/southernco/pdf/SOCO-Benefits.pdf
• Additional and specific details about total compensation and benefits will also be provided during the hiring process.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees