Lead Survey Manager: Field Operations & Data Precision

Phillips Infrastructure; Fort Myers (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Phillips Infrastructure oversees survey tasks to deliver precise land feature data for engineering, construction, and mapping projects. The role emphasizes accuracy, data analysis, and coordination with engineers and clients.

Experience with GPS/GNSS, robotic total stations, and AutoCAD Civil 3D is preferred. The position includes supervisory duties and safety/compliance responsibilities in a field setting.

Qualifications

• Plan, direct, and coordinate survey work, integrating activities with other staff, certifying survey results, and writing legal land descriptions.
• Compute geodetic measurements and interpret survey data to determine positions, shapes, and elevations of geomorphic and topographic features.
• Coordinate findings with engineering and architectural personnel, clients, and other stakeholders.
• Strong working knowledge of construction surveying, site control, GPS/GNSS, robotic total stations, grade verification, as-builts, layout, topographic surveys, and machine control workflows.
• Ability to coordinate with Project Managers, Superintendents, Engineers, Subcontractors’ Owners, and licensed Professional Surveyors when signed/sealed survey products are required.
• Ability to develop and maintain project specific survey standards, including point numbering/ coding, file organization, model revisions, data collection procedures, control documentation, and field- to- office workflows.
• Strong understanding of coordinate systems, datums, benchmarks, State Plane Coordinates, and project- specific/ localized coordinate systems.
• Experience building GPS system design surface models. Experience with Trimble Business Center and AutoCAD Civil 3D preferred.
• Interpretation of drone survey data for quantity tracking, as-built program, and monthly billing reports.
• Florida licensed Professional Surveyor and Mapper preferred, not required.

Responsibilities

• May supervise up to 5 workers, including surveyors, technicians, and support staff.

Skills

Survey planning & coordination

Geodetic computations

Data interpretation

GPS/GNSS knowledge

Robotic total stations

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Trimble Business Center

Drone data interpretation

Education

High school diploma

Surveying-related training or certification

CPR/First Aid certification

Tools

Trimble Business Center

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Job description

Phillips Infrastructure oversees survey tasks to deliver precise land feature data for engineering, construction, and mapping projects. The role emphasizes accuracy, data analysis, and coordination with engineers and clients.

Experience with GPS/GNSS, robotic total stations, and AutoCAD Civil 3D is preferred. The position includes supervisory duties and safety/compliance responsibilities in a field setting.