Survey Division Manager

ESP Associates has an immediate opportunity for a Charlotte market lead - Survey Division Manager to support and grow our Community Infrastructure Business Unit in the Charlotte MSA with locations in Fort Mill, SC and Huntersville, NC.  

As a leader, you will contribute to setting the pace for ESP’s growth in the North Carolina Community Infrastructure market and beyond!  You will lead decisions regarding strategy, market penetration, team growth/development, and continuous improvement.   

The successful candidate will have an outgoing, can-do attitude to grow and develop staff while working closely with clients, engineers, and sub-consultants to ensure their needs are met. This will include leading business planning, marketing, meeting financial performance goals, and fulfillment of the firm’s strategy in North Carolina, as well as supporting the Community Infrastructure Division overall. 

Responsibilities: 

• Develops and maintains relationships with clients to increase Company exposure and position the Company for survey contracts.


• Business development teaming and lead for Community Infrastructure Survey in the Charlotte market.


• Manage and oversee all aspects of survey projects and operations, ensuring adherence to project specifications, safety standards, and quality control measures.


• Administer contracts and manage projects, interpret, organize, execute and coordinate assignments. 


• Assist Managers with workforce planning, monthly billing, and final review of completed reports and maps.


• Manage the division which includes multiple groups and office locations to achieve expected profitability and growth.

Qualifications: 

• Professional Land Surveyors (PLS) licensure in North Carolina required.  Additionally, South Carolina PLS preferred.


• Experience performing business development and maintaining relationships with clients.


• 10 years of progressive experience in surveying management, specifically supporting community infrastructure survey projects.


• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, and communication skills to effectively and professionally interact with team members, clients, governmental review authorities, government officials, and the public.


• Demonstrated expertise adjusting to priorities and demands from multiple clients and projects in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, multi-disciplinary environment.


• Firm understanding of risk management and loss prevention.


• Superior organizational and planning skills with keen attention to detail.


• Extensive knowledge of survey and mapping principles, practice standards, procedures and project management.


• Experience with survey computations and platting using Trimble Business Center, AutoCAD Civil 3D, and ArcGIS, as well as field experience with Trimble Survey field equipment. 


• Candidate must be able to pass a drug screen, background check, and have a satisfactory driving record in accordance with the company’s driving (MVR) policy.  

Corporate Information:

ESP is a multi-discipline engineering design and consulting firm providing our clients with civil engineering, surveying, planning/landscape architecture, geosciences, environmental, subsurface utility engineering, and construction engineering inspection.

Through years of dedicated service to our clients, ESP has received a designation of 195 on the 2025 ENR Top 500 Design Firm rankings. For the firm's primary territory, the ENR Texas & Southeast Top Design Firms, ESP received a 2025 ranking of 52.

ESP offers an excellent employee benefits package including:  

• Competitive compensation with yearly performance reviews and discretionary annual bonuses


• 401(k) (Traditional & Roth plans) with a guaranteed employer match of 100% up to the first 3% and 50% on the next 2% (eligibility after 60 days)


• PTO (Paid Time Off) & 10 Paid Holidays


• VTO (Volunteer Time Off) of 4 hours each year (prorated during first year based on hire date)


• Tiered Health, Vision & Dental Insurance Options (eligibility after 30 days)


• Behavioral Medicine through Teladoc


• Short-Term Disability Insurance (Employer paid)


• Long-Term Disability Insurance


• Life Insurance


• Pet Insurance


• Education Reimbursement Opportunities


• Flexible and Dependent Benefits Plan


• Referral Bonuses