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We blend design excellence with cutting-edge technology to deliver exceptional client value. Our team is passionate about their work and committed to building the next generation of industry leaders, and as a certified Great Place to Work®, Woolpert embraces progress and innovation to create limitless opportunities for career growth.\nPosition Overview:\nWoolpert is seeking an experienced Project Surveyor to support survey and geospatial projects throughout the United States. This position provides technical leadership and project coordination for infrastructure, transportation, aviation, utility, and other geospatial projects. The Project Surveyor will plan, coordinate, review, and deliver survey work in accordance with project scope, schedule, budget, quality standards, and professional requirements. This role works closely with project managers, field crews, survey technicians, CADD professionals, engineers, geospatial specialists, subconsultants, and clients to produce accurate, fit-for-purpose deliverables. The successful candidate will bring strong technical surveying knowledge along with project leadership, communication, quality management, and familiarity with emerging geospatial technologies. This role will also mentor staff, support proposals and business development, and help strengthen client relationships. This position may be located within the United States and will support projects and teams across multiple geographic regions.\nWe are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must already possess work authorization in the country the job is located.\nWhat You Will Do:\nLead survey tasks and project phases from planning and scoping through final delivery.\nReview project scopes, RFPs, plans, specifications, records, and client requirements to establish survey limits, technical approaches, staffing, schedules, and budgets.\nDevelop survey methodologies based on project requirements, site conditions, accuracy standards, schedule, and available technology.\nPlan and coordinate horizontal and vertical control, GNSS/GPS observations, total station surveys, leveling, topographic, construction, boundary, right-of-way, and supplemental design surveys.\nCoordinate boundary and property research, including deeds, plats, easements, field evidence, and right-of-way determinations.\nPrepare and review survey deliverables including plats, legal descriptions, exhibits, reports, control documentation, basemapping, surface models, and design-ready datasets.\nIntegrate conventional survey data with technologies such as UAS, terrestrial lidar, aerial imagery and photogrammetry, mobile mapping, GNSS, GIS, and other geospatial datasets.\nOversee survey data processing, adjustments, feature coding, terrain development, planimetric mapping, and CADD production.\nCoordinate survey and subsurface utility information, including utility records, field evidence, test holes, and Quality Level A and B data when included in project scope.\nApply applicable federal, state, local, client, CADD/GIS, and professional surveying standards.\nDevelop and implement project-specific QA/QC procedures and review field observations, calculations, control networks, mapping, boundary and right-of-way determinations, surfaces, and final deliverables.\nMonitor project scope, schedule, staffing, and budget; identify risks or variances and coordinate corrective actions with project managers.\nCoordinate field activities, staffing, equipment, property access, traffic control, permitting, restricted-access requirements, and project-specific safety expectations.\nProvide technical direction and mentorship to survey crews, technicians, CADD personnel, and geospatial staff.\nCollaborate across engineering, transportation, aviation, utilities, GIS, photogrammetry, remote sensing, and other disciplines to support multidisciplinary projects.\nCommunicate with clients, contractors, subconsultants, property owners, utility representatives, government agencies, and internal teams to resolve project needs and recommend practical solutions.\nSupport proposals, scopes of work, staffing plans, schedules, fee estimates, presentations, interviews, and other business development activities.\nMaintain organized project documentation and promote a culture of safety, quality, collaboration, accountability, innovation, and client service.\nPerform other duties as assigned.\nWhat You Will Bring:\nBachelor's or Associate degree in Surveying, Geomatics, Civil Engineering, Engineering Technology, Geography, GIS, or a related discipline preferred; equivalent relevant professional experience will be considered.\nExtensive experience with Aviation surveys (18B) and a strong background in Geodesy strongly preferred. LSIT or Surveyor Intern certification preferred.\nDemonstrated experience leading or coordinating survey work for infrastructure, transportation, aviation, utility, land development, construction, or similar projects.\nStrong knowledge of professional land surveying practices, including boundary and topographic surveying, horizontal and vertical control, right-of-way, GNSS/GPS, total station surveying, differential leveling, aviation surveys, and construction survey support.\nExperience establishing, processing, adjusting, and documenting survey control networks.\nFamiliarity with modern geospatial technologies, including UAS, terrestrial lidar, mobile mapping, aerial photogrammetry, remote sensing, GIS, and high-accuracy GNSS.\nExperience interpreting engineering plans, survey scopes, deeds, plats, easements, right-of-way plans, utility records, construction documents, and technical specifications.\nExperience preparing and reviewing survey calculations, plats, legal descriptions, exhibits, control reports, basemaps, terrain models, and related deliverables.\nStrong understanding of survey QA/QC principles and applicable surveying, mapping, CADD, and GIS standards.\nAbility to manage scopes, schedules, budgets, staffing plans, project changes, and multiple concurrent assignments.\nStrong technical judgment, organization, and written and verbal communication skills.\nAbility to collaborate across disciplines and provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior staff.\nCommitment to professional ethics, quality, safety, client service, and applicable surveying laws and standards.\nProficiency with Microsoft Office and commonly used project collaboration tools.\nAbility and willingness to travel, including occasional overnight travel.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience as a Project Surveyor, Survey Task Lead, Technical Lead, or Survey QA/QC Reviewer on multidisciplinary projects.\nExperience with Trimble Business Center and related Trimble surveying technologies.\nExperience with AutoCAD Civil 3D, MicroStation, OpenRoads Designer, or comparable CADD platforms.\nExperience with GIS, mobile mapping, terrestrial lidar, UAS, aerial photogrammetry, or other remote sensing workflows.\nExperience with high-order horizontal or vertical control surveys.\nExperience leading survey work for state DOTs, airports, municipalities, federal agencies, utilities, or other public-sector clients.\nExperience working on active transportation or aviation facilities with significant access, safety, traffic control, security, or operational requirements.\nExperience supporting proposals, fee development, technical approaches, interviews, qualifications packages, or other business development activities.\nDemonstrated experience mentoring and developing junior survey staff.\nPhysical Requirements\nAbility to perform prolonged computer and office work and operate standard office equipment.\nAbility to occasionally visit active survey, roadway, aviation, infrastructure, utility, and construction sites.\nAbility to safely work around active construction or transportation environments using required personal protective equipment.\nAbility to walk on uneven terrain and occasionally reach, bend, climb, balance, and lift or move equipment associated with project activities.\nAbility to safely and effectively perform the essential duties of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.\nBenefits You Will Love\nCertified as a Great Place to Work, Woolpert is one of the fastest-growing architecture, engineering, and geospatial companies in the world. With over 75 offices and countless projects around the globe, you’ll work on meaningful assignments that improve quality of life around the world. In addition to offering competitive pay, we provide employees with a robust set of unique benefits, including:\nFreedom to Work program: Set your own schedule and location (as appropriate).\nPrincipal program: Earn the opportunity to become an owner of the firm.\nFlexible paid time off/vacation: Take time off when it makes sense for you and your team.\nCareer development: Explore a wide range of learning and growth opportunities within and across industries.\nHealth, life, vision, and dental insurance: Cover all your medical bases.\nPaid sick time, retirement plan, fitness reimbursement, pet insurance, identity protection, technology stipend, employee assistance program, and more!\nBase pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.\nPay Range\n$57,800—$86,600 USD\nFind out more about what Woolpert has to offer here: http://woolpert.com/about-us/\nWoolpert is an equal-opportunity employer. Woolpert is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. You may view more about EEO on our website: Equal-Employment-Opportunity-The-Law.pdf and EEO is the Law Poster Supplement.\nApplicants who require an accommodation throughout the application and interview process should request this in advance by contacting your Recruiter\nTo all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of Woolpert or any of our subsidiaries about this requisition. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at Woolpert via email, the internet, or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of Woolpert, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by Woolpert's Talent Acquisition Team for this requisition and a valid agreement is in place. 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