Project Manager - Survey

Thrasher Group, Inc.; Bridgeport (WV); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Thrasher Group, Inc. in Bridgeport, WV is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the Survey Division. You will provide technical oversight, mentoring, and project management to drive growth of the practice.

This role focuses on client-centered surveying services across West Virginia, with opportunities to recruit talent, collaborate across disciplines, and deliver high-quality field and office work.

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.
• Knowledge of current surveying principles, techniques, and technologies.

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 QA/QC 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

Surveying experience

Project coordination

Mentoring

Job description

A great place to start a career or advance in your profession

The Thrasher Group is one of the fastest growing firms in the United States’ Mid-Atlantic Region. While continuing to expand in order to offer our clients a full-suite of development and infrastructure services, we are consistently looking for for smart, motivated people – at any stage in their careers – who are eager to collaborate with others and advance in their professions.

We are a multidisciplinary team of architecture, engineering, and survey professionals with the experience, integrity, and versatility to get the job done – and do it the right way.

Our mission is to improve the communities where we live and work. Our services go beyond engineering and architecture to make sure our clients and communities prosper. Our people are passionate about supporting the Appalachian region through their daily work as well as through contributions and volunteering with local nonprofits, programs, and initiatives.

Thrasher provides opportunities for careers within administration, engineering or architectural design, finance, human resources, IT, marketing communications, project management, and field services such as surveying, construction monitoring, and materials testing.

With excellent benefits and a work-hard, play-hard culture – Thrasher is a great place to start a career or advance in your profession.

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

Experience: 5–10 years of professional surveying in a professional office environment

Licensure: Ability to obtain WV PLS license; current WV PLS preferred but not required

Technical knowledge: Current principles, techniques, and technologies in land surveying

Project management: Proposals, budget tracking, and billing review for survey projects

Communication: Clear professional written and verbal communication skills

Leadership: 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 fees, and race entry fees.

We recognize the importance of work-life balance and offer schedule flexibility within a family-oriented culture, including Flex Fridays — a chance for employees to wrap up early once their week's work is done.

Pre-employment drug screening and background checks required. Must be authorized to work in the United States. EEO / AA / E-Verify employer.

The Thrasher Group, Inc.

Thrasher provides architectural design, engineering consulting, and field services such as environmental, survey, materials testing, and construction management.