• (Professional Land Surveyor) PLS in California is preferred, but not required.
• Allocates, organizes, and assigns tasks within the survey team to ensure efficient and cost-effective use of personnel to meet deadlines.
• Discovers, suggests, implements, and develops methods for staff productivity and efficiency.
• Guides and supports staff with company policies, procedures, and techniques.
• Participates in meetings for coordination and scheduling of tasks with all departments.
• Drafts proposals for projects and handles subsequent project management duties.
• Understands project requirements and communicates these to support staff.
• Tracks and manages project budgets and productivity.
• Exhibits creativity, foresight, and sound surveying judgement in predicting and resolving issues.
• Establishes standards and guidelines.
• Plans and executes improvements for the surveying department, both short-term and long-term.
• Considers and applies appropriate suggestions from support staff.
• Involves in the hiring, training, and development of new surveyors.
• Keeps records of survey personnel performance and provides written and verbal reports.
• Offers training opportunities to ensure staff stays current with industry and company standards.
• Manages and performs surveying tasks within company and industry standards using computers for drafting and document preparation.
• Produces accurate, complete, and value-added work products and performs complex survey calculations.
• Ensures timely document delivery by completing tasks on or ahead of schedule and understands how activities relate to overall project status.
• Manages construction-staking calculations.
• Coordinates construction staking schedules with general contractors and maintains positive client relationships.
• Reviews and evaluates the work of survey crews.
• Develops and enforces field codes and data collection methods.
• Prepares cut sheets for field crews.
• Interprets design plans for construction staking calculations, identifies discrepancies and conflicts, and coordinates with engineering staff to ensure proper interpretation.
• Understands tolerances and accuracy requirements for projects.
• Maintains both digital and physical filing systems.
• Reviews title reports and legal descriptions.