Senior Geospatial Leader Reality Capture & Data

STV; Waco (TX); On-site; USD 130,963 - 149,672; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance with HSA option

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Disability insurance

Life Insurance and AD&D

401(k) Plan

Retirement Counseling

Employee Assistance Program

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Back-Up Dependent Care

Parental Leave

Continuing Education Program

Licensure and Society Memberships

Job summary

STV is seeking an experienced Geospatial Manager to lead survey, reality capture, and digital delivery across Texas, primarily based in Frisco with flexibility for other Texas offices. The role offers a chance to guide technical teams, mentor staff, and shape how high‑quality project data is captured, processed, and delivered for major infrastructure work.

You will work with a collaborative team investing in future infrastructure delivery, combining survey expertise with automation, AI, and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in surveying, geomatics, geospatial technology, reality capture, or related field.
• Hands‑on experience with UAV/UAS, LiDAR, laser scanning, photogrammetry, GNSS, and geospatial data processing workflows.
• Strong knowledge of survey principles, coordinate systems, control networks, field‑to‑finish workflows, and data quality standards.
• Experience supporting transportation, municipal, utility, land development, construction, or infrastructure projects.
• Proficiency with tools such as Trimble Business Center, Civil 3D, Microsoft Office, Leica Cyclone, Pix4D, DJI Terra, ArcGIS Pro, OpenRoads, MicroStation, Carlson Survey, or similar platforms.
• Strong communication, problem‑solving, organization, and collaboration skills.
• Registered Professional Land Surveyor (RPLS) license is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage and guide UAV/UAS, laser scanning, mobile mapping, LiDAR, GNSS, and reality capture efforts for transportation, utility, municipal, construction, and infrastructure projects.
• Process, manage, and quality-check geospatial data using industry tools.
• Develop accurate digital deliverables including point clouds, orthomosaics, terrain models, and 3D reality capture datasets.
• Collaborate with survey crews, engineers, utility teams, construction professionals, and project managers to turn field data into reliable project intelligence.
• Support boundary, deed, easement, right-of-way, survey, utility, construction, and as‑built deliverables with licensed survey professionals.
• Integrate geospatial data into design and digital delivery workflows using Civil 3D, OpenRoads, ArcGIS, MicroStation, and related applications.
• Advance STV’s Better Data, Faster initiative by improving workflows, applying automation, and supporting AI, digital twins, and reality capture tech.
• Lead technical input for scopes, proposals, estimates, client discussions, standards, and best practices for geospatial and reality capture services.
• Serve as a trusted technical and managerial resource for field teams, CAD staff, survey technicians, engineers, and multidisciplinary project teams.

Skills

UAV/UAS operations

LiDAR

laser scanning

photogrammetry

GNSS

geospatial data processing

survey principles

coordinate systems

field-to-finish workflows

data quality standards

communication

problem-solving

organization

collaboration

RPLS license (plus)

Tools

Trimble Business Center

Civil 3D

Microsoft Office

Leica Cyclone

Pix4D

DJI Terra

ArcGIS Pro

OpenRoads

MicroStation

Carlson Survey

Job description

STV is seeking an experienced Geospatial Manager to lead survey, reality capture, and digital delivery across Texas, primarily based in Frisco with flexibility for other Texas offices. The role offers a chance to guide technical teams, mentor staff, and shape how high‑quality project data is captured, processed, and delivered for major infrastructure work.

You will work with a collaborative team investing in future infrastructure delivery, combining survey expertise with automation, AI, and