Field Survey Manager

Rick Engineering Company; Riverside (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Profit Sharing

401K

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Personal Leave

Company Events

Holiday Parties

Team Building Activities

Job summary

Rick Engineering Company, based in Riverside, CA, is seeking a Field Survey Manager to lead a team on landmark projects in the San Diego region. The role focuses on client relationships, department strategy, and project oversight from proposals through completion.

The ideal candidate has eight+ years of land survey experience, a related degree, and a PLS or reciprocity within 1 year. Opportunities for growth and advancement accompany a competitive salary.

Qualifications

• Minimum eight years of land survey experience; A.S. or bachelor's in land surveying or 10 years equivalent.
• California Land Surveyor Registration (PLS) or reciprocity within 1 year of hire.
• Strong leadership and ability to manage a survey department.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain client relationships with owners, developers, agencies, contractors.
• Implement business strategy across the survey department.
• Prepare and oversee proposals, contracts, and project finances.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local land surveying laws and procedures.
• Oversee field staff, survey control and construction staking.
• Apply coordinate geometry, CAD, and survey data to maps and design surveys.
• Prepare boundary, ALTA surveys, and subdivision plats.
• Lead and evaluate staff; conduct interviews for open positions.

Skills

Leadership

Client relations

Project management

Team supervision

Decision making

Education

A.S. or B.S. in land surveying

Tools

Civil 3D

Trimble Business Center

Trimble Access

Vantage

Autodesk

Word

Excel

Job description

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Field Survey Manager

Full Time Regular Professional Riverside, Riverside, CA, US

Salary Range: $120,000.00 To $180,000.00 Annually

If you are looking for a place to grow your career and make a difference – RICK is the place for you! As a Field Survey Manager in Riverside, CA, you will have an opportunity to work with and lead a team on meaningful, landmark projects in the San Diego region. As a RICK team member, you will help internal and external clients and communities turn their dreams into reality. You will learn from and work alongside industry-leading experts and peers. This is a position with opportunities for future growth and advancement.

• Candidate will have a minimum of eight (8) years of land survey experience, plus an A.S. or bachelors in land surveying or equivalent work experience of ten (10) years and a California Land Surveyor Registration (PLS) or demonstrate the ability to obtain reciprocity within 1 year of accepting the position.
• The candidate must be able to effectively manage a survey department and demonstrate the ability to lead and oversee its operations.
• Candidate for this position must demonstrate strong independent thought, decision-making abilities and the ability to interact well with/lead department staff.
• Knowledge of Word, Excell, Civil 3D and ability to support the department with other field and office equipment and software use and upgrades. Software proficiency in Trimble Business Center, Trimble Access, Vantage, and Autodesk.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Responsible for developing and maintaining client relationships with owners, developers, agencies, contractors, subcontractors and other departments within the company.
• Implement business strategy across the department.
• Prepare and oversee proposals, contracts and the financial health for projects.
• Demonstrates knowledge, understanding and implementation of federal, state and local jurisdictional laws, policies and procedures as they relate to the land surveying practice.
• Demonstrates a high level of understanding of survey control, survey procedures, construction staking and jobsite safety for survey field staff.
• Demonstrates a technical expertise at the application of coordinate geometry, CAD and survey calculations together with the gathering and review data for the preparation of topographical maps and design surveys for new and existing construction.
• Responsible for preparation and review of boundary surveys, ALTA surveys, legal descriptions, subdivision maps/plats, land splits and other survey maps or plats.
• Manage and mentor staff researching, preparing calculations for the performance of boundary surveys, construction staking, and other surveys. Perform employee evaluations and interview/evaluate potential candidates for open positions.
• Ensuring that field survey crew daily work diaries are completed; quality control procedures for construction layout and calculations are established and followed; cut sheets are prepared; and weekly timesheets are completed.

What We Offer

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Profit Sharing, 401K, and Life and Disability Insurance and Personal Leave
• Company Events
• Holiday Parties, Team Building Activities

Rick Engineering Company (RICK) is an Equal Opportunity Employer

RICK employees are protected by laws designed to protect employees from discrimination based on race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, parental status, national origin, age, disability, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or any other non-merit-based factor. These protections extend to all management practices and decisions, including recruitment and hiring practices, appraisal systems, promotions, and training and career development programs. RICK employees are also protected against retaliation if they engage in a protected activity, whistleblowing, or the exercise of any appeal or grievance right provided by law.