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Verdantas

Group Leader – Land Surveying

Verdantas

. Lead and manage a team of survey crew chiefs, technicians, and support staff across multiple offices and project sites .

Posted 11/10/2026full-timeWilmington • United StatesSenior💰 $135,000 - $150,000 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in leading survey teams, managing complex surveying projects, and fostering client relationships while ensuring compliance with industry standards and best practices. Proficient in advanced geospatial services and reality capture technologies, with a strong focus on continuous improvement and team development.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) License10+ Years of Land Surveying ExperienceTeam Leadership and ManagementBusiness Development and Client Relationship ManagementReality Capture and Geospatial Services

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Hard Skills
Survey Data ManagementSurvey Law KnowledgePlan PreparationField OperationsCost EstimatingSurvey Task SchedulingLeveling and TraversingBathymetric Survey TechniquesTechnical Oversight and Quality ControlSurvey Equipment Proficiency
Soft Skills
Mentorship and CoachingCollaborationCommunicationProblem-SolvingContinuous Improvement Mindset
Tools & Technologies
AutoCAD Civil 3DTrimble Business CenterArcGISRobotic Total StationsGPSData CollectorsUAV/LiDARTerrestrial ScanningMobile MappingPhotogrammetry
Certifications & Qualifications
Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) License
Industry Keywords
Geospatial ServicesSurveyingBoundary SurveysTopographic SurveysALTA SurveysConstruction LayoutUtility SurveysMid-Atlantic RegionConsulting EngineeringMultidisciplinary Firm

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead and manage a team of survey crew chiefs, technicians, and support staff across multiple offices and project sites
  • Foster a collaborative, safety-focused, and high-performance team culture
  • Provide mentorship, coaching, and professional development to advance technical and leadership skills
  • Support hiring, onboarding, workload planning, and succession planning for the survey group
  • Serve as a primary client liaison for key surveying and geospatial accounts in Delaware and Maryland
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with public and private sector clients
  • Support and lead business development efforts, including scoping, pricing, proposals, and interviews
  • Identify opportunities to expand services and grow repeat work
  • Provide technical oversight and quality control for boundary, topographic, ALTA/NSPS, construction layout, and utility surveys
  • Support and integrate Reality Capture services such as terrestrial scanning, mobile mapping, UAV/LiDAR, and photogrammetry
  • Establish and reinforce best practices, standards, and workflows for survey and reality capture deliverables
  • Ensure compliance with state licensure requirements, safety standards, and QA/QC procedures
  • Manage group performance related to financial results, utilization, backlog, and client satisfaction
  • Collaborate with the Mid-Atlantic Survey Leader on annual business planning and staffing forecasts
  • Promote continuous improvement through technology adoption and process efficiency

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) license in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and/or Maryland (or ability to obtain within a reasonable timeframe)
  • 10+ years of progressive land surveying experience, including leadership or supervisory responsibilities
  • Demonstrated experience managing survey teams and overseeing complex surveying projects
  • Proven ability to build client relationships and contribute to business development efforts
  • Strong understanding of field operations, CAD/GIS workflows, and survey data management
  • Knowledge of and experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D (2018 or newer), Trimble Business Center, ArcGIS
  • Well-versed in survey-related technology and equipment (Robotic Total Stations, GPS, Data Collectors)
  • Knowledge of and understanding of plan preparation (i.e. topographic surveys, boundary surveys, ALTA Surveys, base mapping, etc.)
  • Knowledge of the principles of performing surveys: leveling, traversing, metes and bounds surveys, bathymetric survey, etc.
  • Strong knowledge of survey law (legal descriptions), cost estimating, survey research, and survey task scheduling
  • Multi-state licensure or experience working across the Mid-Atlantic region
  • Experience supporting or delivering Reality Capture and advanced geospatial services
  • Familiarity with survey data integration into engineering and design workflows
  • Experience in a consulting engineering or multidisciplinary firm environment

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Flexible Work Environment
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life and AD&D Insurance
  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
  • 401(k) with Company Match
  • Paid Time Off + Holidays