Geospatial Field Services Lead — Project Management

Westwood Professional Services; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Field Services Project Lead to join our Geospatial Field Services team. This role directs project execution, quality control, and mentoring of junior staff while collaborating with Market Leaders to grow survey services.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in surveying or SUE, strong AutoCAD skills, and proven project management and client communication abilities to deliver on-budget, on-schedule outcomes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in surveying and/or private utility locating and/or SUE.
• Strong understanding of all aspects of the Private utility locating/SUE profession.
• Strong background in project management.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills are essential.
• Proven leadership and supervisory skills.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates various scopes of work and creates budgets and proposal scope language based on client requirements.
• Effectively manages project teams, tasks, schedules, and resource requirements.
• Manages project budget and analyzes project profitability, revenue, margins, billing rates, and utilization.
• Evaluates team and individual performance and provides feedback to the Service Leader.
• Conducts meetings with project team to evaluate and coordinate the project.
• Stays current on service-specific trends, technology, software, hardware, and equipment.
• Drives value based on innovation and cross-sells other Westwood services based on client needs.
• Works with the Geospatial Field Services Manager to establish, implement, monitor, and maintain procedures and quality standards for the survey group.
• Ensures that field services work products have a consistent appearance across the team and are delivered efficiently.
• Works with Field Services Manager and Market Leaders on staffing, utilization and workload as it relates to survey.
• Works with the Division Survey Leaders, and Market Leaders to grow Westwood’s local and national survey presence with a focus on developing strategic pursuits of large survey projects.
• Supports office and market-based business development by providing technical expertise and generating revenue.
• Builds, maintains, and grows a strong culture for survey that aligns with the division’s goals, objectives and strategies, and Westwood’s core values.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Mentoring

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Field Services Project Lead to join our Geospatial Field Services team. This role directs project execution, quality control, and mentoring of junior staff while collaborating with Market Leaders to grow survey services.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in surveying or SUE, strong AutoCAD skills, and proven project management and client communication abilities to deliver on-budget, on-schedule outcomes.