Survey Manager/PLS

AKP Recruiting•Houston, TX

About The Position

Survey Manager/PLS Role Description: This role will manage the survey department and oversee project budgets. The successful candidate will be a professional land surveyor registered in the state of Texas with 10 years of experience in various land survey projects. TxDOT experience preferred. They will have at least 5 years of experience in managing survey projects and survey staff. This is a good opportunity for a survey manager who enjoys managing and motivating survey staff, cultivating client relationships, and ensuring that qualify survey projects are delivered. Location: Houston, Texas Employment Type: 40 FT Hours Compensation Type: Salary Registration(s): Texas Registered Surveyor required

Requirements

Texas registered Surveyor required.
Minimum 10 years' experience overseeing and performing Land Survey.
Office production experience including TxDOT, boundary, topographic and construction surveying.
Business development experience.
Proficient in MicroStation, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Geopak, Carlson Survey and C&G.
Passion for building client relationships, marketing surveying, and engineering services.
Business development experience.
Strong desire to build a positive culture among staff.
Valid Texas Driver's License and clean driving record.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work for in the U.S. without employer sponsorship.
Currently, We does not sponsor H1-B or any other work visa petitions.

Nice To Haves

TxDOT experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage several survey projects simultaneously which includes scheduling, staffing and budgets.
Prepare scope of services and detailed project budget for multiple projects.
Ensure technical quality, scheduling, and profitability of projects.
Act as primary client contacts and build relationships with clients.
Negotiate scope and fees of projects with clients and follow up on billing/collections.
Conduct marketing of surveying and engineering services and business development to obtain additional survey projects.
Prepare proposals, cost estimates, plats, legal descriptions and sketches roadway databases, topographic surveys, compute survey data, TxDOT right of way maps, etc.
Ensure QA and QC review is completed.
Manage survey staff and mentor them to develop professionally.
Plan and coordinate work of field survey parties performing design survey and construction staking.
Prepares and follows comprehensive Project Framework Instructions and proper work planning for a project. Ensures proper staff is assigned and utilized on their projects.
Reviews project reports and performance metrics to track project progress and budget. Leads successful projects (profit, on-schedule, quality, satisfied client).
Contributes to successful delivery and performance of projects
Cultivates relationships with clients and holds strong relationships with clients
Understands, follows, and enforces company business process including weekly rhythm
Takes active steps in the pursuit of winning new business or additional opportunities with existing clients and may be responsible for a stated portion of office sales goal. Assists and/or leads team in pursuit of new work (repeat work, SOQ and Proposals). Develops and/or executes project Win strategy.
Understands and follow QMS and Quality initiatives. Ensures quality control measures are being adhered to on projects and daily operations.
Actively engages and participates in the training, coaching, and mentoring of junior staff
Understands duties and responsibilities, possesses necessary job knowledge and technical skills, maintains job knowledge current.