Professional Surveyor

Primary Function

Manages the full life cycle (proposal-initiation-execution/control-closeout) of surveying projects for Ardurra.

This includes managing all activities related to project scope, schedule, cost, cash flow, quality, communications, resources, procurement, and risk elements required to optimize client service, quality, and fiscal responsibility.

The Project Manager’s overall objective is to build and maintain a positive client relationship, and to achieve or exceed the estimated profit margin for the project.

Primary Duties


* Participates in project costing and bid preparation to the extent required


* Writing proposals and negotiating with government agencies


* Reviews assigned project(s) after award to determine work procedures/sequences, develop schedules, budgets, and billing


* Establishes contractor-client liaison network to keep all interested parties informed of project planning, start date, and work progress


* Oversees field crew work and CAD drafting work and sees that responsibilities are assigned, and execution of tasks are begun and completed according to schedule


* Review, sign / seal, and delivery of survey product consistent with state statutes, client expectations and best surveying procedures and practices


* Maintains a continuing business relationship with major clients


* Write project plans for projects


* Estimate time and costs for project completion


* Budget planning

Education and Experience Requirements


* Professional Land Surveyor license required


* Degree with survey related courses preferred


* 7+ years of experience required


* Substantial knowledge in all areas of surveying, including boundary, leveling, GPS, topography, scanning; R/W plats and descriptions, including both field and office work


* Experience performing survey related research is desire

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work requires using a machete, shovel and sledgehammer or other appropriate tools.

Lifting and carrying equipment weighing up to 50 lbs.

over rough terrain may be required.

Hand-eye coordination is necessary to operate various pieces of field equipment.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is often required to sit, stand, walk, use hands/fingers to handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms, speak, and hear.

The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and smell.

Able to get in and out of vehicle multiple times a day; drive 30 to 60 miles daily.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to ...