Project Surveyor, Aviation & Geodesy

Openkrill; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Woolpert is seeking an experienced Project Surveyor to support survey and geospatial projects across the United States. The role provides technical leadership, coordinating survey work and deliverables with field crews, technicians, engineers, GIS staff, and clients.

You will mentor staff, support proposals and business development, ensure QA/QC, and comply with surveying standards while integrating UAV, lidar, mobile mapping, and photogrammetry workflows to deliver accurate design-ready data.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Associate degree in Surveying, Geomatics, Civil Engineering, Engineering Technology, Geography, GIS, or a related discipline preferred; equivalent relevant professional experience will be considered.
• Aviation surveys (18B) experience; LSIT or Surveyor Intern certification preferred.
• Experience leading or coordinating survey work for infrastructure, transportation, aviation, utility, land development, or construction projects.
• Strong knowledge of boundary and topographic surveying, GNSS/GPS, total station, right-of-way, and construction survey support.
• Familiarity with UAS, terrestrial lidar, mobile mapping, aerial photogrammetry, GIS, and high-accuracy GNSS.

Responsibilities

• Lead survey tasks and project phases from planning and scoping through final delivery.
• Review project scopes, RFPs, plans, specifications, records, and client requirements to establish survey limits, technical approaches, staffing, schedules, and budgets.
• Develop survey methodologies based on project requirements, site conditions, accuracy standards, schedule, and available technology.
• Coordinate boundary and property research, including deeds, plats, easements, field evidence, and right-of-way determinations.
• Prepare and review survey deliverables including plats, legal descriptions, exhibits, reports, control documentation, basemapping, and design-ready datasets.

Skills

Survey leadership

Project coordination

GNSS/GPS

CADD/ GIS collaboration

UAS/ lidar/ photogrammetry

Technical mentoring

Communication with clients

Education

Bachelor's or Associate degree in Surveying/Geomatics/Geography

Tools

Trimble Business Center

AutoCAD Civil 3D

MicroStation/OpenRoads Designer

Open-source GIS tools

Job description

We seek to move the world forward through innovative thinking.

Woolpert is an award-winning, global leader in architecture, engineering, and geospatial services. We blend design excellence with cutting-edge technology to deliver exceptional client value. Our team is passionate about their work and committed to building the next generation of industry leaders, and as a certified Great Place to Work®, Woolpert embraces progress and innovation to create limitless opportunities for career growth.

Position Overview:

Woolpert is seeking an experienced Project Surveyor to support survey and geospatial projects throughout the United States. This position provides technical leadership and project coordination for infrastructure, transportation, aviation, utility, and other geospatial projects. The Project Surveyor will plan, coordinate, review, and deliver survey work in accordance with project scope, schedule, budget, quality standards, and professional requirements. This role works closely with project managers, field crews, survey technicians, CADD professionals, engineers, geospatial specialists, subconsultants, and clients to produce accurate, fit-for-purpose deliverables. The successful candidate will bring strong technical surveying knowledge along with project leadership, communication, quality management, and familiarity with emerging geospatial technologies. This role will also mentor staff, support proposals and business development, and help strengthen client relationships. This position may be located within the United States and will support projects and teams across multiple geographic regions.

We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must already possess work authorization in the country the job is located.

What You Will Do:

• - Lead survey tasks and project phases from planning and scoping through final delivery.
• - Review project scopes, RFPs, plans, specifications, records, and client requirements to establish survey limits, technical approaches, staffing, schedules, and budgets.
• - Develop survey methodologies based on project requirements, site conditions, accuracy standards, schedule, and available technology.
• - Plan and coordinate horizontal and vertical control, GNSS/GPS observations, total station surveys, leveling, topographic, construction, boundary, right-of-way, and supplemental design surveys.
• - Coordinate boundary and property research, including deeds, plats, easements, field evidence, and right-of-way determinations.
• - Prepare and review survey deliverables including plats, legal descriptions, exhibits, reports, control documentation, basemapping, surface models, and design-ready datasets.
• - Integrate conventional survey data with technologies such as UAS, terrestrial lidar, aerial imagery and photogrammetry, mobile mapping, GNSS, GIS, and other geospatial datasets.
• - Oversee survey data processing, adjustments, feature coding, terrain development, planimetric mapping, and CADD production.
• - Coordinate survey and subsurface utility information, including utility records, field evidence, test holes, and Quality Level A and B data when included in project scope.
• - Apply applicable federal, state, local, client, CADD/GIS, and professional surveying standards.
• - Develop and implement project-specific QA/QC procedures and review field observations, calculations, control networks, mapping, boundary and right-of-way determinations, surfaces, and final deliverables.
• - Monitor project scope, schedule, staffing, and budget; identify risks or variances and coordinate corrective actions with project managers.
• - Coordinate field activities, staffing, equipment, property access, traffic control, permitting, restricted-access requirements, and project-specific safety expectations.
• - Provide technical direction and mentorship to survey crews, technicians, CADD personnel, and geospatial staff.
• - Collaborate across engineering, transportation, aviation, utilities, GIS, photogrammetry, remote sensing, and other disciplines to support multidisciplinary projects.
• - Communicate with clients, contractors, subconsultants, property owners, utility representatives, government agencies, and internal teams to resolve project needs and recommend practical solutions.
• - Support proposals, scopes of work, staffing plans, schedules, fee estimates, presentations, interviews, and other business development activities.
• - Maintain organized project documentation and promote a culture of safety, quality, collaboration, accountability, innovation, and client service.
• - Perform other duties as assigned.

What You Will Bring:

• - Bachelor's or Associate degree in Surveying, Geomatics, Civil Engineering, Engineering Technology, Geography, GIS, or a related discipline preferred; equivalent relevant professional experience will be considered.
• - Extensive experience with Aviation surveys (18B) and a strong background in Geodesy strongly preferred. LSIT or Surveyor Intern certification preferred.
• - Demonstrated experience leading or coordinating survey work for infrastructure, transportation, aviation, utility, land development, construction, or similar projects.
• - Strong knowledge of professional land surveying practices, including boundary and topographic surveying, horizontal and vertical control, right-of-way, GNSS/GPS, total station surveying, differential leveling, aviation surveys, and construction survey support.
• - Experience establishing, processing, adjusting, and documenting survey control networks.
• - Familiarity with modern geospatial technologies, including UAS, terrestrial lidar, mobile mapping, aerial photogrammetry, remote sensing, GIS, and high-accuracy GNSS.
• - Experience interpreting engineering plans, survey scopes, deeds, plats, easements, right-of-way plans, utility records, construction documents, and technical specifications.
• - Experience preparing and reviewing survey calculations, plats, legal descriptions, exhibits, control reports, basemaps, terrain models, and related deliverables.
• - Strong understanding of survey QA/QC principles and applicable surveying, mapping, CADD, and GIS standards.
• - Ability to manage scopes, schedules, budgets, staffing plans, project changes, and multiple concurrent assignments.
• - Strong technical judgment, organization, and written and verbal communication skills.
• - Ability to collaborate across disciplines and provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior staff.
• - Commitment to professional ethics, quality, safety, client service, and applicable surveying laws and standards.
• - Proficiency with Microsoft Office and commonly used project collaboration tools.
• - Ability and willingness to travel, including occasional overnight travel.

Preferred Qualifications

• - Experience as a Project Surveyor, Survey Task Lead, Technical Lead, or Survey QA/QC Reviewer on multidisciplinary projects.
• - Experience with Trimble Business Center and related Trimble surveying technologies.
• - Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D, MicroStation, OpenRoads Designer, or comparable CADD platforms.
• - Experience with GIS, mobile mapping, terrestrial lidar, UAS, aerial photogrammetry, or other remote sensing workflows.
• - Experience with high-order horizontal or vertical control surveys.
• - Experience leading survey work for state DOTs, airports, municipalities, federal agencies, utilities, or other public-sector clients.
• - Experience working on active transportation or aviation facilities with significant access, safety, traffic control, security, or operational requirements.
• - Experience supporting proposals, fee development, technical approaches, interviews, qualifications packages, or other business development activities.
• - Demonstrated experience mentoring and developing junior survey staff.

Physical Requirements

• - Ability to perform prolonged computer and office work and operate standard office equipment.
• - Ability to occasionally visit active survey, roadway, aviati