Job Description:

Ardurra is seeking a Survey Project Manager to join our survey team in Ocala, FL

Education and Experience Requirements

• Education: High School or equivalent (required). Associates or Bachelors degree in Geomatics, Survey, Forestry or Engineering (preferred but not required)


• Surveyor In Training (SIT) certificate (preferred but not required)


• 3+ years of Survey Technician experience, candidate must be proficient with AutoCAD/Civil3D.


• Strong mathematical skills.


• Capable of solving problems using Trigonometric and Geometric functions.


• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and work ethic.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.


• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Bluebeam (or Adobe).


• Must be team-oriented and self-motivated.


• Experienced at working with clients and other Project Managers.

Job Description

Responsible for establishing a work outline for completion of assigned projects. Understands project requirements, budgets, and deliverables. Possess a broad technical knowledge of field survey methods, field instruments, techniques for data collection, and capable of preparing field procedures for specific project assignments. Survey Project Managers will be responsible for records research, preparing calculations, and assists the Project Surveyor with resolution of surveyed boundaries. Provides direct supervision to Survey staff with technical support involving multiple office software, computer skills, record keeping, and general inquiries. Candidate will exercise excellent organizational and customer service skills. Survey Project Managers will coordinate scheduling of work assignments to technical staff as needed and provide assistance and guidance as necessary to complete the project. While closely adhering to established Quality Assurance guidelines, Project Managers will perform primary survey calculations and work closely with the Project Surveyor for final resolution of property boundaries.

Primary Duties

• Directly supervise, schedule assignments, and provide support for Survey Technician staff.


• Provide technical duties such as CAD drafting, preparing draft and final Word documents, generating reports, scanning, and filing.


• Provide in-office support to the department.


• Capable of managing technical and CAD production of all Survey deliverables.


• Perform data entry, sort, and CAD drafting.


• Proficient with Ardurra’s standard CAD template.


• Trains and orients new staff with Ardurra’s drafting and CAD standards.


• Assist in other technical support as needed.


• Input and analyze data from field survey work into AutoCAD/Civil3D or other database and drafting or data processing systems.


• Read and analyze legal descriptions from deeds and other records.


• Plot parcel lines based on metes and bounds descriptions, plats, and surveys.


• Prepare legal descriptions in Word.doc format.


• Prepare Sketch and Legal Descriptions.


• Prepare surveys, plats, legal descriptions, and reviews.


• Assist with right-of-way, deed, or other records research.


• Collaborate with Surveyors, Engineers, and Technicians as assigned or needed.

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 adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential function of this job. The employee works outside in all types of weather conditions, possibly for extended periods of time. The terrain may be rough, steep, wet or swampy. Vegetation may be dense, and insects, snakes or animals may be encountered.

Why Ardurra?

While Ardurra offers competitive compensation and rich benefits programs, it is our culture that truly sets us apart from our peers. We nurture a family-like culture, striving to create a work environment that is enjoyable, challenging and rewarding but also fun. We are acutely focused on developing our staff, whether through our internal Ardurra Academy or through our industry-leading Leadership program. We have made a deliberate and focused commitment to nurture a people-centric culture where people are: valued as individuals; supported in their professional and career development with multiple, varied career paths; provided the tools and resources to be successful, engaged, and satisfied in their work; and positive benefits, time-off programs, and flexibility to help maintain a healthy balance between work and home.
Ardurra is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

Ardurra does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Agency Agreement, Ardurra will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. If a resume or candidate is submitted to any hiring manager without a previously signed agreement, Ardurra reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. These candidates will be considered property of Ardurra. We’re not currently looking to add any more agencies to our list of approved vendors, so please do not contact any of our managers or recruitment team with sales calls or details of your candidates.

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