What are the responsibilities and job description for the Survey Project Manager position at Schneider Geomatics?
Schneider Geomatics is a third generation, family-owned, surveying and civil engineering firm celebrating over 60 years. Schneider is committed to being supportive and collaborative to ensure our people have avenues to celebrate their passions and grow their careers.
We are looking to add a Survey Project Manager to our Energy and Utility team in Indianapolis, Indiana. This position requires a current Indiana Land Surveyor License. This position is eligible to work a hybrid (home/office) schedule.
What you can expect in this role:
- Plan, organize and lead the daily survey activities of assigned staff in the accomplishment of client project tasks. Identify and manage priorities of assigned staff to meet client, team and corporate goals. May function in a lead position with respect to actual accomplishment of tasks and/or may function as technical consultants to other team members. Schedule and assign field crew work daily and coordinate the work of subcontractors as needed.
- Function as a primary contact point for the client concerning the surveying aspects of his/her project, including conflict resolution. Facilitates good communications among the client, all organizational departments and team groups and applicable governing bodies.
- With the Energy and Utility Team Lead, attend and participate in initial client meetings regarding new project proposals as well as new project kickoffs to ensure a clear understanding of the complete project in order to be able to effectively contribute to the preparation of proposals & contracts and to facilitate the proper completion of assigned tasks.
- Assist Team Leader in preparing proposals for clients including a clear and complete scope of work, pricing, time schedule and resource requirements (both Schneider and subconsultants).
- Review and approve a) the technical approach to project tasks and b) the intermediate & finished work product to ensure that they meet objectives of client while adhering to local, state, and federal laws. Also assure compliance with company procedures and quality assurance/control standards.
- This position will be responsible for signing and sealing drawings.
- Ensure that additional work requested by the client that is outside the scope of the original contract is identified, and that SSA’s are issued and approved by the client before this additional work is done.
- In cooperation with the Team Leader, assure that all internal paperwork such as project proposals, contracts, project budget reviews, timecard submittals, invoicing and project startup and closeouts follow established company policy, procedures and standards, and are accomplished in a timely, accurate and efficient manner. May be required to review and approve field and office timecards and expense reports weekly to ensure correct allocation of time to projects or overhead accounts.
- Perform initial QA/QC and final review of the survey documents if surveyor of record.
- Supervise and lead assigned staff in accomplishing their essential duties related to client and government agency communication & relationships and company internal paperwork.
- Ensure that staff is aware of and abides by all appropriate safety and loss prevention guidelines and policies.
- Participate in the marketing efforts of the firm by ensuring that, while conducting normal project tasks, clients are made aware of all the related services that the firm offers.
- May function as a Project Surveyor when one is absence or when the team is too small to support a separate Project Surveyor function.
- React to change productively and handle other essential tasks as assigned.
Experience & Education
- Professional Registration as a land surveyor in Indiana is required. Professional licensure in other states is desired and pursuit of such additional licensure is strongly encouraged.
- Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in survey project management with progressive growth in technical and managerial skills.
- Demonstrated ability in the management of multiple or large projects is required.
- Familiarity with MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and AutoCAD C3D software is required.
- Good verbal and written communications skills required.
- Familiarity with applying financial data to project management; thinking and planning strategically; the building, organization and leadership of teams and an understanding of project management skills is highly desirable.
- Must be able to handle multiple projects and tasks at one time.
Salary : $76,700 - $97,100
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