Field Survey Technical Manager

Field Survey Technical Manager

What We're Looking For

The Field Survey Technical Manager serves as a senior technical leader for field survey operations throughout California.

Reporting to the California Field Survey Team Lead, this role is responsible for driving technical excellence, consistency, safety, efficiency, and professional development across field survey operations.

This position provides leadership and oversight to Chiefs of Parties and Field Survey Supervisors and supports the broader field organization, including Party Chiefs, Instrument Operators, Chainmen, Survey Technicians, and other field personnel.

The Field Survey Technical Manager will serve as a key mentor and technical resource for field leadership, promoting professional ownership, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate combines extensive technical surveying expertise with strong leadership and coaching skills to maximize staff utilization, strengthen technical capabilities, and maintain high standards of client service and project delivery.

What You'll Do


* Provide technical leadership and oversight for field survey operations throughout California.


* Mentor, coach, and develop Chiefs of Parties and field leadership personnel to strengthen leadership effectiveness, technical proficiency, and workforce development.


* Develop Chiefs of Parties into effective leaders who can successfully develop, deploy, and support their field teams.


* Establish, implement, and maintain field surveying standards, procedures, and best practices.


* Ensure consistency in field methodologies, data collection procedures, project execution, and quality standards across California field operations.


* Perform technical reviews of field procedures, workflows, calculations, and deliverables to ensure quality objectives are achieved.


* Assist Chiefs of Parties with maximizing the utilization, development, and effectiveness of field personnel.


* Develop and implement training programs for Party Chiefs, Instrument Operators, Chainmen, Survey Technicians, and other field personnel.


* Identify technical skill gaps and support employee development and career progression.


* Monitor staffing needs, workforce capabilities, and technical competencies across the field organization.


* Partner with Project Managers, Project Surveyors, Mapping Managers, CAD personnel, and other technical leaders to strengthen coordination between field and office operations.


* Assist with field resource planning, staffing coordination, scheduling, and equipment deployment strategies.


* Lead the evaluation and implementation of new technologies, equipment, software, and field workflows.


* Ensure proper care, maintenance, calibration, security, and accountability of field equipment and vehicles.


* Support quality control initiatives, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions related to field operations.


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