Survey Division Manager - Northern Virginia

Trilon Group; Manassas (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) with employer match

HSA enrollment

Disability insurance

Paid holidays

Job summary

RDA is seeking a Survey Division Manager in Northern Virginia to lead field and office surveying activities, oversee budgets, and drive client success across projects. You will juggle proposals, schedules, staffing, and marketing while ensuring high-quality data and client satisfaction.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years of combined field and office surveying experience and a Professional Land Surveyor license is preferred. Strong leadership and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of combined field and office surveying experience.
• Professional Land Surveyor (LS/PLS) license preferred.
• Proven experience managing survey projects, schedules, and client relationships.
• Strong knowledge of boundary, topographic, route, and construction surveying.
• Ability to lead teams and mentor junior staff.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Meet with prospective clients, prepare proposals, and establish budgets and schedules.
• Maintain close liaison with clients to resolve project questions including technical and billing issues.
• Review project changes and staffing/budget implications with the manager.
• Supervise project personnel to meet high professional standards.
• Coordinate with internal departments to satisfy project requirements.
• Define scope of multiple complex projects and develop execution plans.
• Monitor progress toward deliverable schedules and compile status reports.
• Review job cost sheets and prepare monthly billings.

Skills

Field surveying

Office surveying

Project management

Client relationship management

Budgeting

Team leadership

Boundary surveying

Communication

Mentoring

Education

Professional Land Surveyor (LS/PLS) license preferred

Job description

Survey Division Manager - Northern Virginia

Department: Survey/Geomatics

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Manassas, VA

Compensation: $120,000 - $139,000 / year

Description

Ready to help shape communities one project at a time? We're looking for a Survey Division Manager to support our NoVa survey operations. Someone who knows their way around the field, the office, and everything in between. If you can juggle projects, lead teams, maintain and build client relationships, and still appreciate a good set of clean survey data, this might be your kind of role. Join a team where your expertise is valued, your leadership makes an impact, and no two projects are ever the same.

What You'll Do:

• Meet with prospective clients, prepare proposals, and establish budgets and schedules.
• Maintain close liaison with clients to resolve all project questions, such as, but not limited to, technical requirements, completion requirements and billing inquiries.
• Review with manager all project changes, pending or anticipated alterations to the contract, additional work requests, and all other factors, which may significantly affect staffing requirements or budget.
• Supervise work of all project personnel to ensure that it meets the highest professional standards.
• Coordinate with other internal departments to meet project requirements.
• Define the scope of multiple, complex projects and develop plan to accomplish projects.
• Monitor progress toward deliverable schedules.
• Compile project status reports.
• Review job cost sheets and prepare monthly billings.
• Ensure assigned projects stay within budget allocation.
• Participate in and formulate marketing presentations and attend marketing meetings.
• Secure repeat business from existing clients and identify new clients.
• Supervise the work of project managers when assigned.
• Ensure timely services, RDA QA/QC compliant document delivery by personal oversight or effective delegation of task management.

What You'll Need:

• 8+ years of combined field and office surveying experience
• Professional Land Surveyor (LS/PLS) license preferred
• Proven experience managing survey projects, schedules, and client relationships
• Strong knowledge of boundary, topographic, route, and construction surveying.
• Ability to lead teams and mentor junior staff
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills

Why Join RDA?

At RDA, you'll be part of a team where your work matters, your ideas are valued, and you have the opportunity to build meaningful relationships while growing your career. Our collaborative culture gives you the personal connection and teamwork of a local firm, backed by the resources, expertise, and opportunities that come with being part of the larger Trilon Group Family of Companies.

Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match and Roth contribution option
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Employer-paid life and AD&D insurance
• Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability
• Progressive PTO program designed to offer greater flexibility
• 8 federal holidays plus 1 floating holiday
• Paid parental leave
• A collaborative and supportive team culture

RDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintains a drug-free workplace.

Applicants that require an employment visa sponsorship now or in the future will not be considered.

Pay Transparency

The base salary range for this role is indicated in the posting. This range reflects the company’s good faith estimate of the compensation for this position at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, internal equity, and geographic location.