Survey Project Manager
One of our key clients has a priority role out of Milwaukee that we are working for them!
We are seeking a Survey Project Manager to lead and deliver a variety of transportation and land surveying projects throughout Wisconsin. This role will be responsible for managing survey projects, leading field and office staff, maintaining client relationships, and ensuring the successful completion of complex survey assignments. The ideal candidate will have strong experience across WisDOT transportation projects as well as boundary, ALTA, and topographic surveys, with a proven ability to manage both people and project execution.
Responsibilities
- Manage multiple survey projects from proposal through final deliverables, ensuring projects are completed on schedule and within budget.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, project stakeholders, and internal project teams.
- Lead and mentor surveyors, technicians, and field crews while supporting staff development and performance.
- Oversee the preparation and review of boundary, ALTA/NSPS, topographic, right-of-way, and transportation-related surveys.
- Coordinate survey activities for WisDOT transportation projects including highway, bridge, roadway, and infrastructure improvements.
- Review field data, mapping, plats, legal descriptions, and survey deliverables to ensure quality and technical accuracy.
- Perform project planning, resource allocation, budgeting, scheduling, and QA/QC reviews.
- Support business development efforts through proposal preparation, client meetings, and relationship management.
- Collaborate with transportation engineers, municipalities, utility companies, contractors, and government agencies.
- Ensure compliance with Wisconsin surveying standards, WisDOT requirements, and applicable regulatory requirements.
Qualifications
- 7-20+ years of land surveying experience with progressively increasing project responsibility.
- Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) license in Wisconsin preferred. Candidates pursuing Wisconsin licensure will also be considered.
- Demonstrated experience managing survey projects, budgets, schedules, and client relationships.
- Strong experience with:
- ALTA/NSPS Surveys
- Boundary Surveys
- Topographic Surveys
- Right-of-Way Surveys
- Transportation and Infrastructure Surveys
- Direct WisDOT project experience is required.
- Previous experience supervising, mentoring, and managing survey personnel.
- Strong understanding of survey research, legal descriptions, plats, easements, and boundary resolution.
- Proficiency with survey technology and software such as AutoCAD Civil 3D, Trimble Business Center, Carlson, GPS/GNSS systems, robotic total stations, and data collection platforms.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Established relationships within the Wisconsin transportation and infrastructure market.
- Experience supporting proposal development and winning work.
- Familiarity with UAS/drone surveying, LiDAR, laser scanning, or emerging survey technologies.
- Experience coordinating multidisciplinary transportation projects involving engineers, planners, and environmental professionals.
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