Project Surveyor, Aviation & Geodesy

The role

You will lead survey tasks and project phases from planning through final delivery on infrastructure, transportation, aviation, utility and other geospatial projects. You will coordinate field crews, technicians, CADD staff and engineers, and deliver accurate survey products to clients.

What you will do

• Lead survey tasks and project phases from planning and scoping through final delivery.
• Review scopes, RFPs, plans, specifications, records and client requirements to set survey limits, approaches, staffing, schedules and budgets.
• Plan and coordinate control, GNSS/GPS, total station, leveling, topographic, construction, boundary, right-of-way and design surveys.
• Prepare and review plats, legal descriptions, exhibits, reports, control documentation, basemapping and surface models.
• Integrate conventional survey data with UAS, lidar, photogrammetry, mobile mapping, GNSS and GIS datasets.
• Develop and apply project-specific QA/QC procedures and review final deliverables.
• Monitor scope, schedule, staffing and budget, and coordinate corrective actions with project managers.
• Coordinate field activities, property access, traffic control, permitting and site safety.
• Provide technical direction and mentorship to survey crews, technicians and CADD staff.
• Support proposals, fee estimates, presentations and client relationships.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's or Associate degree in Surveying, Geomatics, Civil Engineering, Engineering Technology, Geography, GIS or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading or coordinating survey work for infrastructure, transportation, aviation, utility, land development or construction projects.
• Strong knowledge of professional land surveying practices, including boundary, topographic, control, right-of-way, GNSS/GPS, total station and leveling work.
• Experience establishing, processing, adjusting and documenting survey control networks.
• Familiarity with UAS, terrestrial lidar, mobile mapping, aerial photogrammetry, remote sensing, GIS and high-accuracy GNSS.
• Experience interpreting engineering plans, deeds, plats, easements, right-of-way plans, utility records and technical specifications.
• Experience preparing and reviewing survey calculations, plats, legal descriptions, exhibits and terrain models.
• Understanding of survey QA/QC principles and applicable surveying, mapping, CADD and GIS standards.
• Ability to manage scopes, schedules, budgets, staffing and multiple concurrent assignments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to collaborate across disciplines.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and common project collaboration tools.
• Ability and willingness to travel, including occasional overnight travel.

Nice to have

• Extensive experience with Aviation surveys (18B) and a strong background in Geodesy.
• LSIT or Surveyor Intern certification.
• Experience as a Project Surveyor, Survey Task Lead, Technical Lead or Survey QA/QC Reviewer on multidisciplinary projects.
• Experience with Trimble Business Center and related Trimble surveying technologies.
• Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D, MicroStation, OpenRoads Designer or comparable CADD platforms.
• Experience with GIS, mobile mapping, terrestrial lidar, UAS, aerial photogrammetry or remote sensing workflows.
• Experience with high-order horizontal or vertical control surveys.
• Experience leading survey work for state DOTs, airports, municipalities, federal agencies or utilities.
• Experience on active transportation or aviation facilities with access, safety, traffic control or security requirements.
• Experience supporting proposals, fee development, technical approaches or interviews.

Benefits

• Freedom to Work program: set your own schedule and location (as appropriate).
• Principal program: opportunity to become an owner of the firm.
• Flexible paid time off and vacation.
• Career development and learning opportunities within and across industries.
• Health, life, vision and dental insurance.
• Paid sick time.
• Retirement plan.
• Fitness reimbursement.
• Pet insurance.
• Identity protection.
• Technology stipend.
• Employee assistance program.

Before you apply

• Visa sponsorship is not offered for this position. Applicants must already have work authorization in the country where the job is located.
• A technical or professional certification such as LSIT or Surveyor Intern is preferred but not required.

About the company

Woolpert is a leading global architecture, engineering and geospatial firm with over 75 offices. The company is certified as a Great Place to Work.