Lead Project Surveyor, Power Infrastructure

Westwood-Professional-Services; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Project Surveyor to lead survey projects in our Power Division, directing overall project execution, QA/QC, and coordination with project managers.

You'll guide technical work, ensure compliance with standards, and mentor staff. The role requires a professional survey license with multi-state licensure if possible, a four-year degree, and strong verbal and written communication, leadership, and multitasking abilities.

Qualifications

• Duties include leading planning and implementation of survey projects.
• Subject matter expert for survey activities such as construction staking, topographic surveying, platting, legal description writing, boundary analysis, exhibit preparation, and legal principles.
• Works with the Project Manager to define project tasks, schedule and resource requirements.
• Requires effective verbal and written communication and independent judgment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and implementation of projects and monitors the operational effectiveness throughout.
• Serves as subject matter expert for survey related activities such as construction staking, topographic surveying, platting, legal description writing, boundary analysis, exhibit preparation, and legal principles.
• Works with the Project Manager to define project tasks, schedule and resource requirements.
• Works with Project Manager to evaluate project budget, scope, and fee.
• Complies with and helps the enforcement of company standards, policies, and procedures.
• Conduct team meetings with project team to evaluate and coordinate the project.
• Stays current on service-specific trends, technology, software, hardware, and equipment.
• Provide day-to-day guidance and mentoring to project team staff as needed.
• Responsible for quality control and quality assurance related to the survey activities on each project.
• Ensures division, regional, and company policies and practices are consistently followed within the survey service.
• Lead by example – display solid judgment, good values, trust, honesty, openness, and professionalism.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Leadership

Multitasking

Independent judgment

Education

Bachelor's degree in surveying or related field

Professional survey license with multi-state licensure

Job description

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Project Surveyor to lead survey projects in our Power Division, directing overall project execution, QA/QC, and coordination with project managers.

You'll guide technical work, ensure compliance with standards, and mentor staff. The role requires a professional survey license with multi-state licensure if possible, a four-year degree, and strong verbal and written communication, leadership, and multitasking abilities.