Survey Department Head (Georgia PLS Required)

Title: Survey Department Head (Georgia PLS Required)
Location: Atlanta, GA (Preferred)
Remote options in SOUTHEAST. (Raleigh, NC - Charlotte, NC - Richmond, VA - Columbia, SC, - Jacksonville, FL - Orlando, FL, Chattanooga, TN )
Pay: $140,000 - $175,000 -- Plus 8%-15% Bonus

We are a nationally recognized multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, and consulting firm serving public and private sector clients throughout the United States. Our teams support transportation, aviation, municipal, commercial, industrial, education, and infrastructure projects through collaborative, integrated design and surveying services.

As our Survey Department Head, you'll step into a key leadership position with the opportunity to expand and shape our growing Geomatics practice throughout the Southeast. This is an excellent opportunity for either an experienced Survey Department Manager or a strong PLS Project Manager looking to take the next step into department leadership.

What You Will Be Doing

• Lead and grow the Georgia-based Survey/Geomatics practice
• Manage & Grow a team of approximately 6 survey professionals, including field and office staff
• Oversee survey operations, staffing, workflows, schedules, budgets, and project execution
• Review, certify, and seal survey deliverables as the Georgia Professional Land Surveyor of record
• Prepare and review proposals, scopes, and project budgets
• Coordinate with engineering, construction, aviation, and land development teams
• Mentor junior staff and help build the department as new opportunities arise
• Drive operational excellence while identifying opportunities for practice growth
• Support client relationships and participate in business development efforts
• Manage projects involving boundary, topographic, ALTA, construction staking, utility, and infrastructure surveys

What You Need For This Job

• Active Georgia Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) license (Required)
• 5+ years of land surveying experience
• Previous leadership experience managing survey personnel, crews, technicians, or projects
• Strong understanding of boundary, topographic, construction staking, and ALTA surveys
• Experience reviewing and sealing survey deliverables
• Project management and client-facing experience
• Ability to oversee operations and guide a growing survey department
• Civil 3D experience

What's In It For You

Full benefits package. (Medical, dental, health, 401K and MORE)