Director of Surveying

Position Title: Director of Surveying, PSM
Location: Kissimmee, FL

About The AES Group:
For over 20 years, The AES Group has been a trusted technology staffing and services partner to some of the world's most innovative enterprises. We bring businesses and talent together to deliver impactful cloud, data, AI, and digital solutions that transform organizations and create lasting value. At AES, we believe partnerships are the cornerstone of sustainable growth. By forging strategic alliances with IT staffing firms, MSPs, and government prime contractors, we amplify our reach, deliver greater value to clients, and accelerate innovation. Our success is built on collaboration, trust, and a shared commitment to solving complex workforce challenges together.

Job Summary

Are you a Florida-licensed Professional Surveyor & Mapper (PSM) with the experience to lead and grow an established Survey Department? Our Client is seeking a Director of Surveying to lead our team and oversee the department's technical quality, operations, financial performance, and growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Survey Department and oversee its day-to-day operations, staffing, workload, schedules, resources, and long-term goals.
• Serve as client's senior technical authority for professional surveying matters, including professional review and signing and sealing deliverables as appropriate.
• Oversee boundary, topographic, ALTA/NSPS, subdivision plat, construction, as-built, and other professional surveying services.
• Establish and maintain QA/QC standards and ensure surveying deliverables meet Florida law, applicable Standards of Practice, client requirements, and Client's standards.
• Lead and develop the survey team, including professional, technical, office, and field staff, while establishing clear expectations and accountability.
• Own the department's financial performance, including revenue, profitability, utilization, project budgets, staffing, and growth goals.
• Oversee surveying projects from proposal through completion and serve as a senior client contact for significant or technically complex assignments.
• Support business development and growth, including developing client relationships, preparing scopes and fee proposals, and identifying opportunities to expand surveying services.
• Champion modern surveying technology and workflows, including Civil 3D, GNSS/GPS, UAV/drone surveying, terrestrial scanning, LiDAR, and GIS.

Qualifications

• Florida Professional Surveyor & Mapper (PSM) license required, or ability to obtain immediately through endorsement
• Strong technical experience in boundary, topographic, platting, construction surveying, and professional survey review
• Proven leadership experience managing surveying professionals, technical staff, and field crews
• Strong working knowledge of AutoCAD Civil 3D and modern field-to-finish survey workflows
• Strong financial and business acumen, including project budgeting, pricing, utilization, and profitability
• Strong client relationship and communication skills
• 10+ years of professional surveying experience preferred
• 5+ years of project, team, or departmental leadership experience preferred