Senior Director of Surveying & Technical Excellence

The AES Group; Kissimmee (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The AES Group in Kissimmee, FL is seeking a Florida-licensed Professional Surveyor & Mapper (PSM) to serve as Director of Surveying. You will lead the department, manage day-to-day operations, ensure quality, and drive growth while maintaining client relationships and project budgets.

You will oversee boundary, topographic, ALTA/NSPS, and other surveying services, champion modern workflows with Civil 3D, GNSS, UAV/drone, LiDAR and GIS, and partner with leadership to expand surveying services

Qualifications

• Florida PSM license required or ability to obtain immediately through endorsement.
• Strong technical experience in boundary, topographic, platting, construction surveying, and professional survey review.
• Proven leadership experience managing surveying professionals, technical staff, and field crews.
• Strong working knowledge of AutoCAD Civil 3D and modern field-to-finish survey workflows.
• Strong financial and business acumen, including project budgeting, pricing, utilization, and profitability.
• Strong client relationship and communication skills.
• 10+ years of professional surveying experience preferred.
• 5+ years of project, team, or departmental leadership experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Survey Department and oversee its day-to-day operations, staffing, workload, schedules, resources, and long-term goals.
• Serve as client s senior technical authority for professional surveying matters, including professional review and signing and sealing deliverables as appropriate.
• Oversee boundary, topographic, ALTA/NSPS, subdivision plat, construction, as-built, and other professional surveying services.
• Establish and maintain QA/QC standards and ensure surveying deliverables meet Florida law, applicable Standards of Practice, client requirements, and Client's standards.
• Lead and develop the survey team, including professional, technical, office, and field staff, while establishing clear expectations and accountability.
• Own the department s financial performance, including revenue, profitability, utilization, project budgets, staffing, and growth goals.
• Oversee surveying projects from proposal through completion and serve as a senior client contact for significant or technically complex assignments.
• Support business development and growth, including developing client relationships, preparing scopes and fee proposals, and identifying opportunities to expand surveying services.
• Champion modern surveying technology and workflows, including Civil 3D, GNSS/GPS, UAV/drone surveying, terrestrial scanning, LiDAR, and GIS.

Skills

PSM licensed

Leadership experience

Client relations

Financial acumen

Communication skills

Survey tech knowledge

Team development

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Job description

The AES Group in Kissimmee, FL is seeking a Florida-licensed Professional Surveyor & Mapper (PSM) to serve as Director of Surveying. You will lead the department, manage day-to-day operations, ensure quality, and drive growth while maintaining client relationships and project budgets.

You will oversee boundary, topographic, ALTA/NSPS, and other surveying services, champion modern workflows with Civil 3D, GNSS, UAV/drone, LiDAR and GIS, and partner with leadership to expand surveying services