SUE Project Manager

McAdams; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading firm in land planning and civil engineering seeks a Geomatics Project Manager in Charlotte, NC. This role involves managing Subsurface Utility Engineering projects, ensuring quality control, and mentoring staff. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in SUE and a commitment to professional growth.

Qualifications

• 8 years of relevant experience required, including 5 years of SUE fieldwork.
• Advanced understanding of SUE and associated equipment.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Manage SUE projects from end to end, ensuring profitability and schedule adherence.
• Oversee utility mapping and data processes, ensuring compliance with regulations.
• Mentor less experienced staff and assist practice leaders with training needs.

Skills

Subsurface Utility Engineering

Project Management

Client Relationship Management

Utility Mapping

Training and Mentoring

Tools

Electromagnetic Locating Equipment

Ground Penetrating Radar

Vacuum Excavation

Job description

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

McAdams is a full-service land planning, landscape architecture, civil engineering, transportation and geomatics firm located in North Carolina, Texas and Florida. We seek a partnership with our clients to create meaningful experiences through inspired design. Our employees are what makes McAdams different. We bring experiences to the forefront of everything we do and to do that takes special people.

Position Purpose
If you are looking to continue your career in the Subsurface Utility Engineering/Utility locating industry in an environment that encourages professional growth and rewards hard work, the Geomatics group at McAdams is the place for you. This exciting role is responsible for planning, conducting, and directing work of one or more projects within SUE of the Geomatics Group. Our Geomatics staff is immersed in a fast-paced working environment with diverse projects, including NCDOT, locally administered (Municipal), university, etc.

Essential Functions + Responsibilities
• This exciting role is responsible for planning, conducting, and directing work of one or more projects within SUE of the Geomatics practice
• Manage SUE projects from end to end, while remaining profitable, on-schedule, and within budget constraints
• Build and maintain client relationships, ensuring ongoing communication about project scope and delivery
• Work on many different types of surveys
- Training of SUE technicians in the theory of utility designating and practical application of designating methods
- Training and supervision of SUE crews in vacuum excavation (test holes)
• Work in teams and individually to manage aspects of the typical survey projects, including project schedules, goals, and directing efforts of our field crews and technicians
• Oversee and approve utility mapping and data processes, ensure compliance with ASCE 38-22 and local regulations, and implement quality control measures to maintain accurate and reliable utility data.
• Mentor less experienced staff and assist practice leaders with training needs

Qualifications
• 8 years of relevant experience required, including 5 years of SUE fieldwork experience and 3 years of experience with oversight of field crews and assisting in managing projects
• Advanced understanding and knowledge of Subsurface Utility Engineering and associated equipment
• Advanced knowledge of regulations and professional standards
• Advanced understanding of A/E/C industry terminology and procedures
• Advanced skills in the operation of Electromagnetic Locating Equipment, Ground Penetrating Radar, Vacuum Excavation
• Commitment to diversity of thought, contributing new ideas and perspectives while also respecting different points of view
• Pass a drug test
• Driver's License required; able to pass a driving record check
• Must be willing to perform work after regular business hours, on weekends when necessary
• Legal authorization to work in the United States, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for an employment-based visa
• You are willing and able to perform the physical demands of the position, including squatting, bending, lifting up to 50 lbs., climbing ladders, traversing difficult terrain, and accessing construction sites in all weather conditions
• You are willing and able to frequently move and operate land surveying equipment

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