Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Bowman Consulting is seeking a Survey Project Manager to join their team remotely in Texas. The role involves performing administrative and technical coordination of projects and field crews to ensure successful project completion on time and within budget.
Responsibilities
- Receive broad guidance from senior-level management relating to overall key objectives, critical issues, new concepts, and policy matters and general parameters for execution. Manage people and processes to ensure effective execution. Review work produced by staff for quality assurance
- Assist with the marketing of the firm’s capabilities to identify and establish new clients and enhance relationships with existing clients to secure repeat business
- Consult and coordinate with clients and contractors, as well as other internal departments such as engineering and planning, to meet project requirements
- Meet with prospective clients, prepare proposals, and establish budgets and schedules
- Maintain close liaison with clients to resolve all project questions, such as, but not limited to, technical requirements, completion requirements and billing inquiries
- Oversee all surveying and/or survey mapping activities, including review of all project changes, pending or anticipated alterations to the contract, additional work requests, and all other factors, which may significantly affect staffing requirements or budget
- Provide day-to-day assistance to survey crews in the field and/or survey CAD technicians, often by telephone. Gather any information needed by staff and communicate promptly
- Define the scope of multiple, complex projects and develop plan to accomplish land survey projects. Monitor progress toward deliverable schedules
- Compile project status reports, calculations and maintain records essential to survey
- Ensure assigned projects stay within budget allocation, review job cost sheets/prepare monthly billings and collect outstanding monies due from assigned clients
- Participate in and formulate marketing presentations and attend marketing meetings
- Review project changes, pending or anticipated alterations to the contract, additional work requests, and all other factors, which may significantly affect staffing requirements or budget
- Provide technical assistance in the resolution of design problems including field investigation or inspections, detailed design work, detailed review of design computations done by others and general coordination of design aspects
- Serve as primary project point of contact to coordinate surveying and mapping services between Survey Party Chief and the client
- Provide miscellaneous computing, as needed, to complete the sheets for stakeouts, etc
- Procure and maintain inventory of supplies and equipment needed by survey crews and ensure that survey trucks are properly maintained
- Identify controls for property lines and make the appropriate decisions regarding how to proceed with the survey
- Assist with survey quality control and assurance
Skills
- High school diploma or GED required
- Seven or more (7+) years of land surveying experience including experience at the party chief level, or related land development experience to include construction stakeout
- Knowledge of AutoCAD, Civil 3D, roadway software, MicroStation and Carlson principles
- Thorough knowledge of residential and commercial construction stakeout procedures and practices
- Thorough knowledge of field procedures for performing boundary and ALTA/ACSM land title surveys
- Ability to perform all aspects of data collected field, run topographic surveys, road frontage cross-section surveys and as-built surveys
- Thorough knowledge of total station and data collection, with the ability to adapt to new equipment and technologies
- Strong local jurisdictional knowledge for plat preparation and approval
- Associate's or bachelor's degree in Land Surveying or related field preferred, or commensurate relevant experience
- Professional Land Surveying registration preferred
- Project management experience preferred
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
- Paid time off, sick leave, and paid holidays
- Tuition reimbursement and professional development support
- Discretionary bonuses and other performance-based incentives
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP), wellness initiatives, and employee discounts
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