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:
We are looking for a motivated professional to join our Survey team based out of our Michigan offices. Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree in Land Surveying, Geomatics, or related field, and be a licensed Professional Surveyor in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Florida. This role required ten or more years of experience and prior leadership experience is strongly preferred. The ideal candidate is detail‑oriented, highly organized, and demonstrates strong communication and multitasking skills. This role requires the ability to quickly learn new systems, adapt to changing priorities, and work effectively in a collaborative environment. A flexible hybrid‑remote work schedule is available after thirty days of employment.
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
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
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
Maintain a safe working environment and promote a safety-first culture across the division
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
10+ years of progressive surveying experience with demonstrated field and office proficiency is required
Experience managing multi-project workloads across diverse market sectors including energy/utility, transportation, and boundary is required
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 is required
Demonstrated ability to develop and manage drawing templates, layer standards, and border/title block libraries specific to survey deliverables is required
Proficiency in preparing and QC-reviewing plats, legal descriptions, ALTA/NSPS surveys, topographic maps, and as-built drawings to client and regulatory standards
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
Prior leadership, mentoring, or supervisory experience is strongly preferred
Experience with LiDAR, UAV operations, photogrammetry, or 3D scanning workflows is preferred
Familiarity with Trimble Business Center, Leica Cyclone, or similar point cloud processing platforms is preferred
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