Survey Manager
Accurate data is the top priority for our Geospatial team. Through our work, we measure, process, and analyze spatial data and define land boundaries. We provide our clients with a full range of Geomatics, surveying, and mapping services. Join a team of inspired and talented professionals who continually find inventive ways to get the job done safer, better, faster, and smarter.
Your Opportunity
Stantec’s Geospatial and Survey group has an opportunity for a Survey Manager in Honolulu, HI to help our growing geospatial market. The Survey Manager will ensure the preparation of accurate, complete and value-added survey work products to consistently meet clients’ project goals. The ideal candidate must be able to work in a team environment and supervise other members of the survey crew.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Manages survey projects and is responsible for planning, scheduling, conducting and coordinating the technical aspects of projects.
- Responsible for survey calculations, construction plan review, analysis, map checking, and record drawings research.
- Coordinate with contractors to provide survey services.
- Identify controls for property lines and make the appropriate decisions regarding how to proceed with the survey.
- Gather all necessary information needed to properly conduct the survey in the most time efficient manner and assign tasks to crew members.
- Discuss work with clients, as necessary.
- Make calculations and maintain records essential to survey.
- Work in a safe manner and obey all safety regulations.
- Communicate with management to maximize efforts and man-hours.
- May serve as the leader on the team. Coordinates activities of field crews, including providing job assignments, information, direction, and daily checking of work product.
- Assists with business development, proposal preparation, project management, and final review for all surveys prepared (QA/QC).
- Performs other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.
Your Capabilities and Credentials
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent cooperative skills in working efficiently with a team, and training, coordinating, and leading others in accomplishing work activities.
- Well-developed understanding of general concepts of relevant areas of survey work.
- Thorough knowledge of residential and commercial construction stakeout procedures and practices.
- Familiar with field procedures for performing boundary and ALTA/ACSM land title surveys.
- Requires advanced knowledge of local survey laws, surveying principles, techniques and procedures, occupational hazards and safety precautions.
- Demonstrates intermediate to advanced skills in survey processing software such as Trimble TBC.
- Demonstrates intermediate to advanced skills using AutoCAD Civil 3d
- Working knowledge of field instrumentation, GPS, and robotic total stations.
- Preferably familiar with Field to Finish workflows for topographic surveying.
- Ability to solve complex problems using sound professional judgment, creativity, and innovation.
- Demonstrates strong math skills, including algebra and trigonometry.
- Ability to work outside in all seasons.
- Must be willing to travel during the week.
- Valid driver’s license and good driving record required.
Education and Experience
- AS or BS Degree or equivalent in Geomatics, Surveying or related field preferred.
- Licensed by the state of Hawaii or California in Land Surveying preferred.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience.
Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.
Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.