RPLS- Senior Survey Project Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary: The Senior Survey Project Manager manages survey tasks and resources through project completion.

Typical Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plans, organize, execute and coordinates surveying services on assigned projects.
• Utilizes creativity, foresight, and judgment in anticipation and solving technical problems.
• Prepares scope and budgets for assigned projects.
• Markets the firm’s services and attends practice related functions.
• Assures all work performed is done to professional standards and guidelines.
• Maintains working knowledge of survey procedures, quality control and legal principles.
• Maintains excellent working relationships with clients and associates.
• Assures all work produced meets or exceeds industry standards.

Knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Ability to read communication styles of team members and contractors who come from a broad spectrum of disciplines. 
• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including upper management, clients, and other departments. 
• Ability to defuse tension among project team, should it arise. 
• Strong written and oral communication skills. 
• Strong interpersonal skills. 
• Adept at conducting research into project-related issues and products. 
• Must be able to learn, understand, and apply new technologies. 
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial.

Work Environment:

• Work predominantly operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, etc.
• Work may occasionally be conducted at landfills, construction sites, etc.

Education, certification and experience:

• Registered Professional Land Surveyor (RPLS) 
• Twelve years direct work experience in a project management capacity, including all aspects of process development and execution.
• Solid working knowledge of current survey equipment and software technologies, including but not limited to Carlson and AutoCAD. 
• Strong familiarity with project management methods and strategies.
• Experience with practical survey and pipeline construction methods, including survey control, boundary recovery, topographic and hazard survey, construction staking, field design and as-built methodologies. 
• Practical knowledge of State Land Survey Requirements and Client standards.

Physical Requirements: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This is frequently a sedentary role operating in variable settings.
• While performing the duties of this job, the team member is continually required to talk or hear.
• This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, digital camera and devices.
• The team member is frequently required to stand, walk and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee may be required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Why Join EHRA?

At EHRA Engineering, we foster a collaborative and innovative environment where your contributions directly impact the success of our projects. Join our team and take the next step in your career journey with opportunities for growth and development.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job.  It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or physical requirements.  Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.