Senior Survey Manager — Lead NM Practice

Stantec; Silver City (NM); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec is seeking an experienced Survey Manager to lead and grow its Albuquerque, NM surveying practice. You will provide responsible charge, direct field and office operations, develop staff, and manage project delivery and finances while building client relationships across public and private sectors.

You will guide proposals, work plans, and staffing, ensuring compliance with NM laws and Stantec quality standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in surveying, geomatics, or related field.
• 10+ years of land surveying experience including project management.
• 3+ years in a responsible-charge supervisory capacity.
• Experience managing survey projects, teams, clients, equipment resources, and financial performance is required; experience growing a survey practice or supporting business development is strongly preferred.
• Experience with transportation, public infrastructure, utilities, land development, or municipal projects in New Mexico or the Southwest is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead boundary, topographic, ALTA/NSPS, right-of-way, control, construction staking, platting, and related surveying assignments for infrastructure and land development projects.
• Provide responsible charge, sign and seal professional survey documents, and ensure deliverables comply with NM laws and Stantec quality requirements.
• Direct survey projects from initiation through delivery, including scope, work planning, schedules, budgets, staffing, and invoicing support.
• Lead day-to-day field and office personnel, coordinate schedules, and ensure deliverables are accurate and complete.
• Plan workloads across multiple projects, forecast resources, and adjust to meet client and project team commitments.
• Review field data, calculations, legal descriptions, plats, maps, and final deliverables for accuracy.
• Mentor staff, support licensure, and develop leadership capacity within the team.
• Promote accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement across operations.
• Champion safety and ensure compliance with procedures and project requirements.
• Oversee readiness and maintenance of survey equipment and resources.
• Serve as client contact for technical and project matters; manage expectations.
• Support growth of NM survey practice through client relations and proposals.
• Collaborate with engineers and planners to integrate survey into project delivery.
• Advance modern survey technologies and standardized workflows.

Skills

Professional surveyor leadership

Project management

GNSS technology

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Field operations leadership

Client relationship management

Budgeting & forecasting

Education

Bachelor's degree in surveying/geomatics

10+ years land surveying experience

3+ years supervisory leadership

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Survey processing software

GNSS equipment

Job description

Stantec is seeking an experienced Survey Manager to lead and grow its Albuquerque, NM surveying practice. You will provide responsible charge, direct field and office operations, develop staff, and manage project delivery and finances while building client relationships across public and private sectors.

You will guide proposals, work plans, and staffing, ensuring compliance with NM laws and Stantec quality standards.