CHICAGO or JOLIET | Survey Project Manager
LVI Associates is partnering with a well-established multidisciplinary engineering and infrastructure consulting firm seeking a Survey Project Manager to support and lead surveying projects across the Chicagoland region.
This opportunity is ideal for a survey professional who enjoys balancing project management, client relationships, technical oversight, and team leadership. The successful candidate will oversee a variety of survey projects, including construction staking, topographic surveys, boundary surveys, and infrastructure-related work while serving as a key point of contact for clients and project teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage survey projects from initial planning through final delivery and project closeout.
- Oversee construction layout, staking, topographic surveys, and boundary surveys.
- Develop project scopes, schedules, budgets, and resource plans.
- Review contracts and project requirements to ensure successful execution.
- Coordinate field crews and survey personnel to maintain project schedules and deliverables.
- Monitor project budgets, schedules, quality control, and change orders.
- Conduct field safety reviews and ensure compliance with company and project requirements.
- Collaborate with contractors, engineers, technicians, and project stakeholders.
- Prepare proposals, cost estimates, reports, and final client deliverables.
- Build and maintain strong client relationships while supporting business development efforts.
- Mentor and supervise field crews and support staff.
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Surveying, Engineering, Construction, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience.
- 7+ years of professional experience
- Proven experience managing survey or construction-related projects.
- Strong leadership and client management skills.
- Experience coordinating field crews and managing project schedules and budgets.
- Proficiency with:
- AutoCAD
- Civil 3D
- Trimble Survey Equipment
- Leica Scanners
- Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to safely access and navigate active construction sites.
Preferred
- Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) license or ability to obtain licensure.
- Experience supporting transportation, infrastructure, municipal, or construction projects.
- Business development and proposal experience.
- Experience managing multiple concurrent projects and teams.
Why Consider This Opportunity?
- Join a nationally recognized infrastructure consulting organization with a diverse portfolio of transportation, municipal, and construction projects.
- Lead a variety of survey projects with significant responsibility and client interaction.
- Opportunity to contribute to project delivery while helping grow client relationships and future business.
- Collaborative environment with strong technical resources and multidisciplinary support.
- Clear opportunities for career advancement and professional development.
- Strong project pipeline throughout the Chicagoland region.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA)
- 401(k) with Traditional and Roth Options
- Paid Parental Leave
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Coverage
- Wellness Program and Reimbursement Benefits
- Comprehensive Employee Benefits Package
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