Survey Manager - Rocky Mountain Region

Kiewit Corporation; Hutchinson (KS); On-site; USD 118,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Per diem and travel support

Travel to multiple project sites

Job summary

Kiewit is seeking a Survey Manager to lead survey teams on heavy civil construction projects across the Central District. The role emphasizes accuracy, safety, and collaboration with engineering and construction staff to ensure precise field data and coordination with BIM workflows.

Applicants should have significant field surveying leadership experience, proficiency with Trimble tools and CAD software, and a willingness to travel for project assignments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; PLS certification is an asset (certification assistance offered).

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage surveying operations for construction projects, ensuring accuracy and efficiency.
• Develop and implement surveying plans and schedules; collaborate with PMs, engineers, and stakeholders.
• Lead a survey team, provide training and mentorship, and manage performance.
• Coordinate with design and construction teams to align field execution with design intent.
• Utilize surveying technology (GPS, total stations, LiDAR, drones) for data capture and analysis.
• Perform quality control checks and ensure regulatory compliance and safety standards.
• Manage survey data processing and integration with BIM/PM software; maintain detailed reports and logs.

Skills

Survey leadership

Strong communication

Self-starter

Team mentoring

Safety-focused

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) certification (asset)

Tools

Trimble Access/Business Center

GPS/Total Stations/LiDAR

CAD (AutoCAD/Civil 3D/MicroStation)

GIS platforms

Job description

Requisition ID: 182668

Job Level: Senior Level

Home District/Group: Central District

Department: Surveying

Market: Transportation

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Overview

We are hiring Survey Managers that are looking for a career in Heavy Civil Construction Survey. Our Survey Teams support work throughout the Central US region. We are a highly regarded General Contractor executing self-performed projects all over the US. You will play an integral role in leading survey teams on projects that range from $50M to $1Billion, working within tight tolerances and ensuring accuracy in the field. Our Survey leaders are essential to our self-perform construction and play an integral role in establishing and maintaining methods for a safe, accurate and efficient survey and control on our projects. These roles requires strong technical expertise in surveying for construction, attending to tollerances and quality, team leadership, and excellent communication skills to collaborate wih engineering and construction teams to ensure precision and efficiency in all surveying activities.

District Overview

Kiewit's Central District operates in the central and south-central regions of the United States. We build heavy civil and transportation projects, including highways, airports, mass transit systems, canals, dams and tunnels. With one of the largest equipment fleets in the region, we can mobilize to any location as a full-service construction team capable of self-performing mass grading, drainage, bridge construction, aggregate production, paving, rail and utility construction.

Location

Our Survey Teams go where the work is! As a Survey Manager you could be assigned to projects across the regions we support, which could include assignments to any of these states: CO, MT, WY, NM, ND, SD, NE, KS, MO, IA, and MN. In this role, you must be willing to travel to project sites as needed and visit our district office in Lone Tree Colorado occasionally for training and meetings. When assigned to a project site, we provide per diem and pay for trips home and cover expenses to get to the site. Before your project ends, we will provide your next project assignment.

Responsibilities

• Lead/Manage surveying operations for the construction of assigned projects, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and adherence to project specifications.

• Develop and implement surveying plans, methodologies, and best practices to optimize field data collection and layout. Collaborate with project managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to develop survey plans and schedules.

• Lead a team of surveyors and field personnel, providing training, mentorship, and technical guidance.

• Coordinate with project managers, engineers, and construction teams to ensure alignment between design intent and field execution.

• Skilled in the utilization of advanced surveying technology, including GPS, total stations, LiDAR, and drones, to capture and analyze data.

• Conduct quality control checks to verify survey accuracy and compliance with contractual requirements.

• Manage survey data processing, ensuring integration with project management and BIM software.

• Prepare and maintain detailed survey reports, logs, and documentation for project records.

• Ensure all survey activities comply with local, state, and federal regulations, as well as company policies and standards.

• Ensure compliance with safety standards and regulatory requirements in all surveying activities.

• Troubleshoot and resolve survey-related challenges on-site, adapting to changing project conditions.

• Skilled with Trimble Business Center and with CAD (AutoCAD, Civil 3D and/or Microstation) with the ability to use CAD to do calculations, key in elevations from a plan and drawings.

• Communicate effectively with superintendents, field crews, engineers, project managers, and clients to ensure alignment on scope, schedule, and deliverables.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree is preferred. Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) Certification is an asset. (We assist with certification if you do not have it).

• 7+ years of field construction survey experience, and leadership of Survey Crews, peforming dimentional control, industrial measurements, conducting field surveys. Prefer experience with heavy civil highway, bridge construction, power plants, water, tunneling.

• Proficiency with Trimble Access/Business Center is required.

• Proficiency with Survey equipment, such as GPS, total stations, and LiDAR, and data collection tools (drones).

• Must be able to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry to perform calculations (area, volume, circumference, proportion, percentage)

• Must have prior experience as a Survey Manager in Construction Survey andhave advanced Experience with CAD software (AutoCAD, or Civil 3D or Microstation ) and GIS platforms is required. Proficient with MS Office Suite.

• Dynamic thinker with the desire to lead, motivate, mentor and manage performance of your teams. Must be a self-starter with the ability to set standards of excellence in safety, quality and productivity

• Excellent written/verbal skills; Strong self-awareness, Able to engage with stakeholders at all levels, and solve problems effectively.

• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel regionally

• Accustomed to Outdoor fieldwork in varied terrain and weather conditions

• Willing to travel as necessary to projects. We provide per diem and trips home, when long durations.

• Physical ability to lift equipment and perform manual tasks; Strong work ethic, and Committed to safety and getting the work done right the first time. #LI-JLS

Other Requirements

• Regular, reliable attendance
• Work productively and meet deadlines timely
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment
• Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
• Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
• FIELD ROLES ONLY May work at various different locations and conditions may vary.

Base Compensation: $118,000/yr - $124,000/yr

Actual compensation is subject to variation due to such factors as education, experience, skillset, and/or location

This posting will be active from: 10/16/2026 - 01/05/2027

We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

Company: Kiewit