Professional Surveyor 1 - #2887

What We Offer:   Our excellent salary and benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long-term disability coverage, education reimbursement, 401(k), performance bonuses, and an employee stock program. Employee Resource Groups and Programs offered include the Young Professionals Group, Women at Wade Trim, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Professional Development, Leadership Development, Rotation Program, Mentor Program, Sustainability Program, and Wellness Program. Position Description: This position requires periods of intense concentration, as well as average strength and stamina and good balance. This position must resolve problems of moderate scope and complexity. This position is considered a field position with an average amount of exposure to noise, dust fumes, etc., and requires some travel to job sites Typical responsibilities include:

Provide division-wide operational leadership and serve as a senior technical resource for Survey Managers and field staff across multiple states and market sectors 

Develop, implement, and maintain CAD standards and templates across the survey division, driving consistency and quality in all deliverables 

Train and mentor survey staff on CAD workflows, production efficiency, and deliverable quality expectations 

Serve as the primary internal point of contact for CAD-related deliverable standards and quality control 

Review and assist with scope, budget, and schedule development for new project tasks 

Monitor task budgets and project progress; identify and report variances proactively 

Assist with and lead preparation of proposals 

Conduct on-site inspections and provide technical oversight as needed across active project areas 

Prepare project status reports and other division-level reporting as required 

Coordinate with and support Project Managers on multi-discipline projects 

Attend client, public, project, and staff meetings including client progress reviews, plan reviews, and preconstruction conferences 

Maintain and grow client relationships with a focus on long-term partnership 

Maintain a safe working environment and promote a safety-first culture across the division 

Conduct various types of surveying including boundary, topographic, ALTA/NSPS, subdivisions, construction stakeouts, and energy/utility corridor surveys as needed 

Perform and review survey calculations, legal descriptions, and record research in support of project deliverables 

Perform other duties as assigned

Education:

Bachelor's Degree in Land Surveying, Geomatics, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Licensed Professional Surveyor (PLS/PS) in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Florida - reciprocal licensure in additional states a plus

Skills/Experience:

10+ years of progressive surveying experience with demonstrated field and office proficiency

Prior leadership, mentoring, or supervisory experience strongly preferred

Experience managing multi-project workloads across diverse market sectors including energy/utility, transportation, and boundary.

Operational Leadership

Demonstrated ability to manage and coordinate survey operations across multiple simultaneous projects and teams

Experience developing and monitoring project scopes, budgets, and schedules

Proven track record of mentoring and developing survey staff at various experience levels

Strong working knowledge of proposal development and client management

Ability to identify operational inefficiencies and implement process improvements

CAD & Technical Proficiency

Advanced proficiency in AutoCAD Civil 3D is required, including survey database management, figure prefix libraries, linework code sets, and description key sets 

Experience building and managing point databases, importing/exporting field data, and maintaining survey project file structures 

Demonstrated ability to develop and manage drawing templates, layer standards, and border/title block libraries specific to survey deliverables 

Proficiency in preparing and QC-reviewing plats, legal descriptions, ALTA/NSPS surveys, topographic maps, and as-built drawings to client and regulatory standards 

Experience developing, documenting, and enforcing CAD standards across a multi-person production team 

Ability to troubleshoot Civil 3D and Trimble Business Center workflow issues and train staff to a consistent deliverable standard 

Proficiency in Trimble Business Center for field data processing, traverse adjustments, and coordinate geometry workflows with demonstrated ability to integrate TBC output into Civil 3D production environments

Working knowledge of GIS integration and geospatial data management as it relates to survey deliverable output

Communication & Professional Skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills for client-facing interaction, proposal writing, and internal coordination

Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage competing priorities across a multi-state operation

Strong mathematical aptitude and ability to interpret complex legal descriptions and survey data

Collaborative approach to problem solving with the ability to work effectively across disciplines and office locations

Preferred but Not Required

Experience with LiDAR, UAV operations, photogrammetry, or 3D scanning workflows

Familiarity with Trimble Business Center, Leica Cyclone, or similar point cloud processing platforms

Multi-state licensure or active reciprocity applications