Senior Survey & ROW Program Lead

Network Building + Consulting

Baltimore (MD)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Network Building + Consulting is seeking a Senior Project Surveyor to lead the Survey and ROW Department in a nationwide network development practice. You will oversee office and field survey operations, boundary and ALTA surveys, ROW research, GIS integration, and basemap development for telecom, utilities, EV infrastructure, and related projects.

The role requires a PLS license, a bachelor’s degree in a surveying-related field, and 10+ years in surveying with strong leadership, QA/QC, and GIS

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Surveying, Geomatics, Civil Engineering Technology, or a related field.
Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible land surveying experience.
Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) license in the employee’s state of residence required.
Ability to obtain reciprocal licensure in additional states as needed.
Experience supervising survey field crews and coordinating office and field operations.
Experience with ROW research, easement interpretation, title research, and utility corridor projects.
Experience supporting telecommunications, utilities, EV infrastructure, or land development projects.
AutoCAD proficiency required; Civil 3D experience preferred.
Experience with ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online preferred.
Experience with GNSS, robotic total stations, data collectors, and LiDAR preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead and manage the company’s Survey and ROW Department.
Report to Engineering Market Manager on staffing, workload, departmental standards, budgeting, and strategic growth.
Supervise and perform quality assurance and quality control for survey, ROW, GIS, and engineering basemap deliverables.
Oversee survey field crew operations, including scheduling, resource allocation, technical direction, safety, equipment management, and quality control.
Develop and maintain standards, procedures, templates, and best practices for field surveys, ROW research, GIS integration, data management, and basemap production.
Supervise, manage, perform, and coordinate: Boundary and topographic surveys; ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys; Utility and existing-conditions surveys; Construction layout and staking; ROW and property ownership research; Easement exhibits and legal descriptions; Parcel and acquisition exhibits; Engineering basemap development.
Lead due diligence research involving deeds, plats, easements, title reports, subdivision records, utility records, DOT records, municipal records, and other public land records.
Oversee the development and maintenance of ArcGIS Online (AGOL), GIS databases, and survey data management systems.
Ensure the accuracy, consistency, and integrity of field data, survey control, ROW information, GIS datasets, and engineering basemaps.
Review and professionally endorse surveys, plats, exhibits, legal descriptions, and other documents requiring a Professional Land Surveyor’s signature and seal.
Perform field reconnaissance and in-house survey work as needed.
Provide technical oversight of conventional, GNSS, robotic total station, UAV, LiDAR, mobile mapping, and other data-collection methods.
Coordinate survey and ROW activities with engineering, permitting, land acquisition, utility coordination, and construction management teams.
Manage survey subcontractors, including scope development, scheduling, coordination, quality review, and deliverable acceptance.
Track assignments, prioritize work, and maintain effective project and department workflow.
Evaluate deliverables for completeness, constructability, accuracy, and compatibility with engineering requirements.
Mentor and train survey staff, field crews, ROW researchers, GIS personnel, and other technical team members.
Assist with recruiting, staffing, resource planning, workload forecasting, and performance management.
Evaluate and implement technologies such as GIS automation, AI-assisted ROW research, LiDAR, UAV mapping, mobile mapping, and cloud-based collaboration tools.
Support business development through proposal preparation, scope development, budgeting, client coordination, and expansion of surveying and ROW services.