Survey Team Leader

Woolpert; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Freedom to Work program

Principal program

Flexible paid time off

Career development

Health, vision, and dental insurance

Retirement plan

Job summary

Woolpert, a global leader in architecture, engineering, and geospatial services, seeks a Survey Team Leader in Massachusetts. Lead the Survey and Geomatics team, directing land surveyors and geospatial professionals, overseeing data collection, boundary work, and QA/QC of surveying products.

You will mentor staff, develop scopes of work, and collaborate with clients across MA while leveraging Trimble, AutoCAD C3D, MicroStation, and BIM workflows. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or a minimum of 8 years of related work experience in the land surveying field.
• Massachusetts Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) License preferred or ability to obtain licensure.
• Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to travel across Massachusetts and potentially nationally.
• Strong technical proficiency with common suite tools and survey workflows.

Responsibilities

• Prepare surveying and mapping solutions to support project requirements.
• Coach, mentor, and delegate tasks to technical team members to ensure quality deliverables.
• Perform analysis for complex boundary surveys and prepare plats and boundary descriptions.
• Conduct advanced calculations from field survey data.
• Support right-of-way plans and QA/QC of surveying plans.
• Prepare or review survey reports and legal descriptions.
• Interpret complex spatial data to create 2D/3D deliverables including BIM elements and asset inventories.
• Plan scan workflows and ensure proper registration, alignment, and quality control.
• Develop scopes of work, schedules, and estimates for survey projects.
• Ensure project QA/QC processes are in place.
• Provide technical leadership during proposals and planning phases.
• Manage survey staff resources, hiring, and supervision.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Survey software

AutoCAD C3D

MicroStation

Trimble

Geospatial data

Education

Bachelor’s degree

8+ years land surveying experience

Tools

AutoCAD C3D

MicroStation

Open Roads Designer

INROADS

GeoPAC

Trimble software/hardware

Job description

We seek to move the world forward through innovative thinking.

Woolpert is an award-winning, global leader in architecture, engineering, and geospatial services. We blend design excellence with cutting-edge technology to deliver exceptional client value. Our team is passionate about their work and committed to building the next generation of industry leaders, and as a certified Great Place to Work ® , Woolpert embraces progress and innovation to create limitless opportunities for career growth.

Position Overview:

Woolpert is hiring a Survey Team Leader to join our Survey and Geomatics team in Massachusetts. The Survey Team Leader will lead the technical and professional direction of a group of land surveyors and geospatial professionals in Massachusetts. The Land Surveying Team Leader will be responsible for overseeing the planning, data collection, development, and delivery of quality land surveying products, managing and directing field and office survey staff, and supporting the professional growth of the survey team members. This role requires strong leadership skills, technical expertise, and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment. Expectations include boundary determination, pricing & scoping, quality assurance and quality control of surveying products and procedures, communication with internal and external clients and other survey discipline team members, and crew scheduling. The candidate should have foundational knowledge of topographic, control/geodetic, transportation, subsurface utility, boundary/ROW determination, scanning FeX, feature extraction, point

We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must already possess work authorization in the country the job is located.

What You Will Do:

• Prepare surveying and mapping solutions to support project/program requirements.
• Coach, mentor, direct, and delegate tasks to technical team members to ensure quality project deliverables.
• Perform analysis for complex boundary surveys and prepare associated plats and boundary descriptions.
• Conduct advanced calculations involving field survey data.
• Assist with the preparation of right-of-way plans and conduct quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) on said plans.
• Prepare or review survey reports and legal descriptions.
• Experienced with registration workflows, noise reduction, meshing, and preparing data for CAD/BIM environments.
• Capable of interpreting complex spatial data to create accurate 2D/3D deliverables, including floor plans, BIM elements, topographic features, and asset inventories.
• Skilled in planning scan workflows, capturing comprehensive datasets, and ensuring proper registration, alignment, and quality control.
• Develop scopes of work, schedules, and estimates for survey projects.
• Ensure project quality control and quality assurance processes are in place.
• Provide technical expertise and leadership during the proposal and planning phases.

Management Responsibilities:

• Responsible for effective planning and scheduling of workload and performance of team members.
• Manage survey staff resource levels, including hiring and supervising all technical survey staff and field teams.
• Facilitate the personal and professional growth of team members through coaching, training, and development activities.
• Support sales efforts, including relationship building, opportunity identification, proposal preparation, project estimating, and participating in interviews by sharing technical knowledge.
• Maintain and monitor fleet and equipment assets.
• Representing the firm at various functions as needed.

What You Will Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree or a minimum of 8 years of related work experience in the land surveying field.
• Massachusetts Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) License preferred (or the ability to obtain licensure).
• Demonstrated ability to organize and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to travel to Woolpert or customer sites across Massachusetts, potentially nationally.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Strong technical proficiency, including Microsoft Office products, Trimble software/hardware, AutoCAD C3D, and MicroStation Open Roads Designer, INRoads, and GeoPAC platforms.
• Experience in coordinating, planning, and scheduling survey tasks and field crews.
• Strong client interaction skills and the ability to set and uphold project standards.
• Ability to quickly adapt and respond to industry changes and internal initiatives.
• Valid driver’s license with an insurable driving record.

Personal & Professional Growth:

As a Survey Team Leader, you’ll have multiple career progression paths. You can advance to senior management roles, focusing on discipline, practice, or market management, including corporate strategic oversight. Alternatively, you can specialize as a manager or Subject Matter Expert (SME) in advanced technologies and methodologies. Another path is project management, where you can lead infrastructure projects of varying scales, supporting business and corporate growth. This flexibility allows you to tailor your career growth to your strengths and interests, contributing to both personal and organizational success. Commitment and performance can also lead to company ownership opportunities, elevating your personal and professional recognition.

Benefits You Will Love:

Certified as a Great Place to Work, Woolpert is one of the fastest-growing architecture, engineering, and geospatial companies in the world. With over 75 offices and countless projects around the globe, you’ll work on meaningful assignments that improve quality of life around the world. In addition to offering competitive pay, we provide employees with a robust set of unique benefits, including:

• Freedom to Work program: Set your own schedule and location (as appropriate).
• Principal program: Earn the opportunity to become an owner of the firm.
• Flexible paid time off/vacation: Take time off when it makes sense for you and your team.
• Career development: Explore a wide range of learning and growth opportunities within and across industries.
• Health, life, vision, and dental insurance: Cover all your medical bases.
• Paid sick time, retirement plan, fitness reimbursement, pet insurance, identity protection, technology stipend, employee assistance program, and more!

Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Woolpert is an equal-opportunity employer. Woolpert is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. You may view more about EEO on our website: Equal-Employment-Opportunity-The-Law.pdf and EEO is the Law Poster Supplement.