Survey Ops Lead — Mobile Mapping & Geospatial

Murphy Geospatial, a Woolpert Company; Municipal District of Macroom; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Owner opportunity

Performance‑related bonus

Global Woolpert partnership

Job summary

Murphy Geospatial, a Woolpert Company, is seeking an Operations & Survey Technical Manager to lead our Survey UAV Department. You will oversee planning, execution, and delivery of topographical survey projects, ensuring safety, quality, and client satisfaction.

You will coordinate field, processing and subcontractor teams, provide technical guidance, and manage staff development. This is a senior leadership role in a growing, globally connected organisation.

Qualifications

• Degree in Surveying, Geospatial, Engineering or related discipline.
• Proven experience managing surveying, geospatial, mobile mapping or similar technical operations.
• Strong understanding of topographical surveying, mobile mapping, data capture, processing workflows and project delivery.
• Experience managing multiple projects, teams and competing priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to lead operational planning, resource allocation and project execution.
• Strong client-facing experience and ability to manage stakeholder expectations.
• Experience overseeing quality assurance processes and maintaining technical standards.
• Knowledge of health and safety requirements relevant to field operations.
• Experience supporting tender submissions, budgeting, forecasting, or commercial activities.
• Previous people management, coaching or mentoring experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operations of Topographical Survey and Mobile Mapping teams.
• Plan and coordinate survey crew schedules, resource allocation, and project staffing.
• Monitor project progress and resolve operational challenges.
• Manage project mobilisation, logistics, risk assessments, and compliance requirements.
• Act as main client contact, providing updates and addressing queries.
• Oversee project lifecycle from site works to processing, QA and final delivery.
• Coordinate workflows between field teams, processing teams and subcontractors.
• Provide technical guidance to surveyors, mobile mapping operators, and processing staff.
• Ensure project information is maintained in project management systems.
• Drive quality assurance and ensure deliverables meet standards.
• Develop and maintain operational procedures, workflows and best practices.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, performance and delivery processes.
• Support tendering, project estimating, resource forecasting and departmental growth.
• Promote Murphy Geospatial service offering with clients.
• Lead recruitment, onboarding, mentoring and performance management.
• Staff development and succession planning initiatives.
• Foster a positive, collaborative, high-performing team culture.
• Support multi-disciplinary projects across the wider business when required.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Geospatial

Surveying knowledge

Mobile mapping

Client facing

Quality assurance

Staff development

Planning

Problem solving

Education

Degree in Surveying/Geospatial/Engineering

Tools

Survey data processing software

Geospatial software

Job description

Murphy Geospatial, a Woolpert Company, is seeking an Operations & Survey Technical Manager to lead our Survey UAV Department. You will oversee planning, execution, and delivery of topographical survey projects, ensuring safety, quality, and client satisfaction.

You will coordinate field, processing and subcontractor teams, provide technical guidance, and manage staff development. This is a senior leadership role in a growing, globally connected organisation.