Lead Surveyor & Team Lead – Hybrid, Employee-Owned

Fishbeck; Toledo (OH); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Wellness reimbursement

Tuition, continuing education, and PD

Vacation and sick time, parental leave

Hybrid schedules

Stock ownership opportunities (ESOP)

Job summary

Fishbeck is seeking a Senior Surveyor to lead field survey operations and expand the firm’s surveying practice in Ohio. The role involves planning, coordinating, and delivering boundary, topographic, construction, and control surveys across regional projects.

You’ll mentor junior staff, develop scopes and workplans with engineers and clients, and help drive QA/QC, budgeting, and proposals. Ohio licensure and a degree in surveying are required.

Qualifications

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Surveying, Geomatics, Civil Engineering, or a related field.
• Licensed Professional Surveyor in Ohio.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee field survey operations, ensuring accuracy and efficiency.
• Plan and coordinate survey projects, including scheduling and resource management.
• Interpret legal documents, plats, and engineering drawings to determine property boundaries.
• Perform complex calculations and data analysis for boundary, topographic, construction, and control surveys.
• Review and validate survey data for compliance with industry and regulatory standards.
• Collaborate with engineers, project managers, and clients to develop scope and workplans for a variety of projects.
• Mentor junior survey staff and promote technical growth.
• Prepare and review survey reports, plats, and documentation for clients and agencies.
• Establish survey workflows, QA/QC processes, and best practices for a growing team.
• Assist in project budgeting, estimating, and proposal development.
• Help grow Fishbeck’s presence in Ohio by strengthening relationships with ODOT, counties, municipalities, and local partners.

Skills

Leadership

Attention to detail

Communication

Field operations

Problem solving

Education

Degree in Surveying/Geomatics

Ohio Professional Surveyor license

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

MicroStation

Robotic total stations

RTK GPS

Data collectors

Job description

Fishbeck is seeking a Senior Surveyor to lead field survey operations and expand the firm’s surveying practice in Ohio. The role involves planning, coordinating, and delivering boundary, topographic, construction, and control surveys across regional projects.

You’ll mentor junior staff, develop scopes and workplans with engineers and clients, and help drive QA/QC, budgeting, and proposals. Ohio licensure and a degree in surveying are required.