Senior LiDAR & Geospatial Production Lead

Centurion Planning & Design, LLC; Grapevine (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Centurion Planning & Design, LLC is seeking an experienced Geospatial & LiDAR Production Manager to lead and expand our LiDAR processing and reality capture production capabilities. You will own a growing production group, establish efficient workflows, develop staff, and deliver high-quality geospatial products for complex infrastructure projects, including major airports and transportation facilities.

This role requires strong leadership, deep technical expertise in point-cloud processing,

Qualifications

• 7+ years in LiDAR or geospatial processing.
• Experience leading geospatial production teams.
• Advanced knowledge of point-cloud registration and georeferencing.
• Experience with terrestrial and mobile LiDAR datasets.
• Proficiency with major platforms (Leica Cyclone, TopoDOT, TerraSolid, MicroStation/OpenRoads, Civil 3D/ReCap).
• Understanding of survey control, coordinate systems, datums, and geospatial accuracy requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day LiDAR processing and geospatial production operations.
• Oversee terrestrial, mobile, and other LiDAR data processing workflows.
• Establish production schedules, assign resources, monitor progress, and meet project deadlines.
• Lead point-cloud registration, georeferencing, classification, feature extraction, and QA activities.
• Oversee preparation of deliverables including registered point clouds, DTMs, surfaces, CAD files, and other geospatial products.
• Develop production standards, workflows, and QC procedures.

Skills

LiDAR production

Geospatial data processing

Project management

Team leadership

Budgeting & scheduling

Quality control

Education

Bachelor's degree in geomatics or related

ASPRS certification

Tools

Leica Cyclone

REGISTER 360

TopoDOT

TerraSolid

Bentley MicroStation

OpenRoads

Autodesk Civil 3D

ReCap

Job description

Centurion Planning & Design, LLC is seeking an experienced Geospatial & LiDAR Production Manager to lead and expand our LiDAR processing and reality capture production capabilities. You will own a growing production group, establish efficient workflows, develop staff, and deliver high-quality geospatial products for complex infrastructure projects, including major airports and transportation facilities.

This role requires strong leadership, deep technical expertise in point-cloud processing,