Senior Survey Project Manager - Military veterans preferred

Surveying And Mapping, LLC


Senior Survey Project Manager

US-VA-Glen Allen

Job ID: 25-6982
Type: Regular Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Survey
Richmond

Overview

For over thirty years, SAM has built a reputation as a trusted, knowledgeable, and innovative partner. Our licensed professionals transform petabytes of complex spatial data into intelligent insights in a holistic Managed Geospatial Services™ (MGS™) framework. As North America's premiere MGS™ company, SAM provides practical, precise, and high-fidelity solutions designed to enhance decision-making, mitigate risks, achieve strategic objectives, and drive costs out of our client's business. Our vision is to advance spatial data acquisition, improve analysis capabilities, and develop predictive analytics to redefine and transform how infrastructure assets are developed and managed throughout their lifecycles.

The Senior Survey Project Manager is a key leadership role responsible for managing a team of project managers, overseeing large-scale and complex land survey projects, and collaborating with Market Leads and senior leadership to grow market presence. This individual serves as a subject matter expert within the surveying discipline and plays a vital role in strategic planning, client engagement, and operational efficiency.

• Lead and manage multiple project managers and their teams across large-scale land survey projects

• Develop project work plans, define staffing needs, and allocate resources to ensure timely and efficient project delivery

• Oversee the preparation of scopes of work, budgets, and quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) procedures

• Implement and refine systems and operational procedures to enhance productivity and efficiency

• Analyze performance metrics including financial data, budgets, and activity reports to evaluate progress toward goals

• Mentor and develop professional staff to support growth, performance, and retention

• Prepare RFQs (Requests for Qualifications) and fee proposals in support of business development efforts

• Collaborate with Market Leads and Market Managers to formulate strategies for expanding the customer base and increasing market share

• Deliver compelling presentations to clients and stakeholders to communicate project goals, progress, and outcomes

• Maintain effective relationships with sub-consultants and other key business partners

• Provide cross-functional support to other operational units as needed

• Represent the company at industry meetings, conferences, and trade shows to strengthen visibility and foster relationships

• Proven previous industry related work experience in a professional or management capacity
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to clearly define assignments/deliverables to team members
• Ability to oversee, mentor and motivate a project team
• Ability to meet or exceed aggressive deadlines while maintaining teamwork and collaboration with others
• Demonstrated experience in project/phase management for large scale land survey projects
• Demonstrated leadership skills to manage multiple registered surveyors, technicians and field crews to deliver multi-disciplinary projects
• Demonstrated success in business development, marketing, and networking
• Successful experience in contract negotiations, budgets, and fee estimates
• Professional License required

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