National Survey Director
We are partnered with a growing national engineering and Geospatial firm looking to hire a National Survey Director in Tennessee, preferably in Nashville or Chattanooga. With an established surveying operation, strong project backlog, and continued investment into Geospatial technology, this is an opportunity to take ownership of and grow the firm's national Geospatial offering across Survey, LiDAR, UAV, GIS, and reality capture.
The National Survey Director will be responsible for:
- Leading the firm's national Survey and Geospatial practice, overseeing strategy, growth, operations, and technical delivery.
- Expanding capabilities across LiDAR, UAV/drone mapping, mobile and terrestrial scanning, GIS, photogrammetry, reality capture, and traditional surveying.
- Identifying and implementing new Geospatial technologies, workflows, and equipment to improve efficiency and develop new service offerings.
- Leading and developing Survey and Geospatial teams across multiple offices, including regional leaders, Project Managers, licensed surveyors, technicians, and field teams.
- Driving business development and pursuing major Geospatial opportunities across infrastructure, transportation, utilities, energy, and land development.
- Building relationships with existing and prospective clients while partnering with engineering leadership to cross-sell Geospatial services.
- Maintaining national standards around QA/QC, data accuracy, project delivery, safety, and profitability as the practice continues to scale.
The National Survey Director should have the following qualifications:
- Professional Land Surveyor (PLS/RLS) license, with Tennessee licensure or the ability to obtain it preferred.
- 15+ years of experience across Surveying and/or Geospatial services with a strong understanding of modern Geospatial technology.
- Experience with LiDAR, UAV, 3D laser scanning, GNSS, GIS, photogrammetry, reality capture, and other developing Geospatial technologies.
- Proven leadership experience managing and growing a Survey or Geospatial team, division, or multi-office practice.
- Demonstrated ability to win work, develop client relationships, and grow revenue within the Geospatial market.
- Strong commercial understanding around project performance, utilization, profitability, technology investment, and resource planning.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to identify new markets, technologies, and service lines and turn them into commercially successful offerings.
Benefits:
- Project-win bonuses providing direct financial upside for bringing new Survey and Geospatial projects into the business.
- Executive-level role with significant autonomy over the direction and growth of the national practice.
- Continued investment in new Geospatial technology, equipment, software, and capabilities.
- Opportunity to build and expand Survey and Geospatial teams across multiple U.S. markets.
- Comprehensive health, retirement, and company benefits.
- Long-term career progression as the Geospatial practice continues to scale nationally.
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