Licensed Survey Manager

CWE, an Apex Company, is seeking an experienced Licensed Surveyor Manager to join our team in our Roseville, California office. As a California Registered Professional Land Surveyor, you will take leadership on delivering our survey projects by taking a hands‑on approach, working with teammates and clients, and optimizing internal processes and standards. This role is ideal for a candidate with strong technical, management, and interpersonal skills who thrives on delivering precise, high‑quality results. The PLS will oversee fieldwork, documentation, deliverables, client relations, and ensure that projects adhere to the firm's Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) standards. Responsibilities Lead and supervise the Roseville office surveyors and survey technicians as they develop and create solutions to technical problems and oversee work production and quality control. Provide day‑to‑day assignments and technical guidance to survey staff. Under limited supervision, manage a variety of surveying service functions that could include drafting, survey support, field survey, document control, or other surveying support activities. Ensure the timely, thorough, and accurate completion of all survey services projects. Ensure survey deliverables and documentation packages are complete. Maintain project number assignments and customer documentation. Hire, train, supervise, and mentor employees; manage project budgeting, project scheduling; and design administrative procedures for the survey department. Write performance reviews and solve internal issues. Provide party chief services on various field surveying duties, including boundary and topographic surveys, ALTA surveys, and construction staking. Other activities include in‑office survey and mapping calculations and plans, and preparation of construction staking cut sheets. Perform survey mapping and survey field work, ensuring that high‑quality products are produced within the schedule required by clients. Use the firm's QA/QC checklists for survey deliverables. Maintain a minimum 70% utilization rate, stay within allotted budgets for tasks, and maintain quality control. These performance measures will be analyzed and revisited periodically and serve as direct indicators of your performance. Your role will grow over time to include harvesting and winning new work from new and existing clients. Write scope and approach narratives for proposals and develop cost/fee estimates for work. Keep abreast of state‑of‑the‑art survey techniques. Maintain good relationships with team members, sub‑consultants, vendors, and clients. Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and sub‑consultants in a timely and clear fashion. Be the liaison with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis. Develop new business relationships to broaden the firm's client base. Travel to conduct field visits, survey activities, and consult with clients and agencies. Required Competencies and Qualifications California Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) license. 12+ years of experience in surveying, civil engineering or related field(s). Demonstrated leadership experience overseeing and guiding office surveyors and survey technicians. Expertise in survey equipment use, configuration, troubleshooting, procurement, and repair (e.g., theodolite, total station, drones, GPS/GNSS). Expertise in survey software, including GIS/GPS, aerial and non‑aerial cartography, and data collectors. Proficient knowledge of AutoCAD Civil 3D, PDF software such as Bluebeam and Adobe Acrobat, and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Project). Ability to grasp and become proficient in new software and technologies. Attention to detail with a high level of accuracy. Strong work ethic. Good interpersonal abilities for working in a team environment. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Ability to multi‑task, prioritize, and take direction. Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills. Ability to self‑motivate and work productively without supervision. Proactive approach, self‑starter, takes initiative. Ability to kneel, climb, and lift up to 50 lbs. Valid California driver's license and insurable driving record. Desired Competencies and Qualifications Background in surveying for complex properties and right‑of‑way issues. Knowledge of land geographic information systems (GIS) and boundary law. Familiarity with surveying for subdivisions, planned unit developments (PUD), and parcel maps. High attention to detail, flexibility, and adaptability to work in varying conditions. Benefits Company‑subsidized medical and dental. Company‑paid life, short‑ and long‑term disability. 401(k) match, tuition assistance, and more. 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