Survey Team Leader

The role

The Survey Team Leader will lead the technical and professional direction of a group of land surveyors and geospatial professionals in Massachusetts. The role covers planning, data collection, and delivery of land surveying products, along with managing field and office survey staff and supporting their growth.

What you will do

• Prepare surveying and mapping solutions to support project and program requirements.
• Coach, mentor, direct, and delegate tasks to technical team members.
• Perform analysis for complex boundary surveys and prepare plats and boundary descriptions.
• Conduct advanced calculations involving field survey data.
• Assist with right-of-way plans and conduct QA/QC on those plans.
• Prepare or review survey reports and legal descriptions.
• Develop scopes of work, schedules, and estimates for survey projects.
• Ensure project quality control and quality assurance processes are in place.
• Responsible for planning and scheduling workload and performance of team members.
• Hire and supervise technical survey staff and field teams.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or a minimum of 8 years of related work experience in land surveying.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to travel to Woolpert or customer sites across Massachusetts, potentially nationally.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Strong technical proficiency in Microsoft Office, Trimble software and hardware, AutoCAD C3D, MicroStation Open Roads Designer, INRoads, and GeoPAC.
• Experience coordinating, planning, and scheduling survey tasks and field crews.
• Strong client interaction skills and the ability to set and uphold project standards.
• Ability to quickly adapt and respond to industry changes and internal initiatives.
• Valid driver's license with an insurable driving record.

Nice to have

• Massachusetts Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) License, or the ability to obtain licensure.

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, and employee assistance program.

Before you apply

• Woolpert is unable to provide visa sponsorship; applicants must already have work authorization in the country where the job is located.

About the company

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