Project Manager - Survey

The Thrasher Group; Bridgeport (WV); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Health Savings Account with company i?

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Paid parental leave

Professional registrations support

Job summary

The Thrasher Group is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead our Survey Division out of our Bridgeport, WV office. You will provide technical oversight, mentoring, and project management while contributing to the strategic growth of the practice.

Bring 5–10 years of professional surveying, WV PLS license (preferred), and strong communication to drive results and maintain high-quality service delivery across projects in West Virginia.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of professional surveying in a professional office environment.
• Ability to obtain WV PLS license; current WV PLS preferred but not required.
• Current principles, techniques, and technologies in land surveying.
• Proposals, budget tracking, and billing review for survey projects.
• Clear professional written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to mentor staff and grow the practice through marketing and networking.

Responsibilities

• Support business development and implement sales strategies to drive growth of the survey practice.
• Identify and pursue opportunities to expand survey services throughout West Virginia.
• Collaborate across Thrasher’s practice areas to deliver integrated, client-centered solutions.
• Provide technical oversight, including quality assurance and quality control of procedures and work product.
• Promote and monitor field and office procedures to maintain high-quality service delivery.
• Assist with identifying and recruiting key personnel to strengthen the team.

Skills

Project management

Mentoring

Team leadership

Client communication

Budget tracking

Land surveying

Tools

Surveying equipment

Job description

About Thrasher

The Thrasher Group has been improving the communities where we live and work since 1983 – not as outside consultants, but as residents and neighbors. Thrasher is the largest privately owned architecture, engineering, and surveying firm in West Virginia, and maintains a growing presence in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia. Our roots throughout central Appalachia and the Mid-Atlantic region have allowed us to build a reputation for doing meaningful work for communities of all sizes.

What does this mean for you? Thrasher provides real opportunities to be a part of vital projects, handle real-world responsibility, and develop a career that grows with you. Our multi-disciplinary teams work across the full life cycle of a project and with an array of industry professionals – giving you the knowledge and experience to do more. In short, we're not a steppingstone. Thrasher is a firm where people build better careers and better communities, all in the places they call home.

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead our Survey Division out of our Bridgeport, WV office. In this role, you will provide technical oversight, mentoring, and project management while contributing to the strategic growth of the practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Support business development and implement sales strategies to drive sustainable growth of the survey practice
• Identify and pursue opportunities to expand survey services throughout West Virginia
• Collaborate across Thrasher’s practice areas to deliver integrated, client-centered solutions
• Provide technical oversight, including quality assurance and quality control of procedures and work product
• Promote and monitor field and office procedures to maintain consistent, high-quality service delivery
• Assist with identifying and recruiting key personnel to strengthen the team

What You'll Bring

• 5–10 years of professional surveying in a professional office environment
• Ability to obtain WV PLS license; current WV PLS preferred but not required
• Current principles, techniques, and technologies in land surveying
• Proposals, budget tracking, and billing review for survey projects
• Clear professional written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to mentor staff and grow the practice through marketing and networking

Benefits

• We offer a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance; flexible spending and dependent care accounts; a Health Savings Account with company contributions; company-paid short- and long-term disability; and a $100,000 life insurance policy paid for by the company.
• We also offer supplemental life, dental, and vision insurance, along with accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness coverage for added peace of mind.
• We invest in our employees' futures through a traditional and Roth 401(k) with up to a 4% company match, profit sharing, and discretionary bonuses.
• Employees enjoy paid time off, paid parental leave, and support for continuing education and professional registrations, plus assistance with warehouse club memberships, gym, and race entry fees.
• We recognize the importance of work-life balance and offer schedule flexibility within a family-oriented culture that's been building communities across the Mid-Atlantic for over 40 years.

The Thrasher Group conducts pre-employment drug screens and background checks on all applicants who accept offers of employment. Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition of employment. EEO / AA / E-Verify employer.