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Director of Surveying & Geospatial Services
Menadier Engineering, LLC | Alachua, Florida
Full-Time | Onsite | Senior Leadership
Menadier Engineering, LLC is seeking an experienced Director of Surveying & Geospatial Services to lead and grow our surveying practice in Florida.
This is not simply a project surveyor position. We are looking for an established Florida-licensed Professional Surveyor and Mapper (PSM) who is ready to lead a department, grow client relationships, develop a team, and play a significant role in the continued expansion of a growing Florida engineering and surveying firm.
The ideal candidate will have 10 years of professional surveying experience in Florida, demonstrated leadership capabilities, and an established book of business and professional network.
What You'll Do
As Director of Surveying & Geospatial Services, you will lead the technical, operational, financial, and business-development functions of Menadier Engineering's surveying division.
Responsibilities include:
- Lead and grow Menadier Engineering's Surveying & Geospatial Services division.
- Serve as the responsible Florida PSM for applicable projects.
- Review, sign, and seal professional surveying deliverables.
- Manage projects from proposal and scheduling through fieldwork, drafting, QA/QC, certification, and final delivery.
- Oversee and mentor field crews, survey technicians, CAD personnel, and future department hires.
- Maintain technical and regulatory compliance with Florida surveying requirements.
- Develop scopes, proposals, budgets, schedules, and fee estimates.
- Manage department workload, backlog, utilization, profitability, and project performance.
- Build upon an established book of business and generate new surveying opportunities.
- Develop relationships with developers, contractors, municipalities, counties, attorneys, title companies, architects, engineers, and property owners.
- Pursue private-sector projects, municipal work, continuing-services contracts, RFQs, and RFPs.
- Work directly with Menadier's ownership and leadership team on strategic growth.
- Help expand the firm's surveying and geospatial capabilities, technology, personnel, and geographic reach.
What We're Looking For
Required
- Active Florida Professional Surveyor and Mapper (PSM) license in good standing
- 10 years of professional surveying experience
- Extensive professional experience in Florida
- Established book of business and Florida professional network
- Proven ability to develop and maintain client relationships
- Survey project and personnel management experience
- Strong knowledge of Florida surveying laws and standards
- Experience with boundary, topographic, ALTA/NSPS, construction, as-built, right-of-way, easement, platting, legal description, and related surveying services
- Strong QA/QC capabilities
- Excellent leadership and client communication skills
- Ability to develop scopes, budgets, proposals, and project schedules
- Valid Florida driver's license
- Must be local to Florida and able to work onsite in Alachua, Florida
Highly Preferred
- 15 years of surveying experience
- Previous Survey Director, Department Manager, or Practice Leader experience
- Experience building or expanding a surveying department
- Public- and private-sector project experience
- Existing relationships within North Central Florida
- Municipal and county continuing-services experience
- AutoCAD Civil 3D experience
- GIS, GNSS, LiDAR, drone/UAS, photogrammetry, and other geospatial technology experience
Why Menadier Engineering?
This position offers more than a traditional PSM role. It is an opportunity to lead and grow a surveying practice, work directly with firm ownership, influence staffing and technology decisions, develop new business, and help shape the long-term direction of the Surveying & Geospatial Services division.
Benefits
Company-Paid Benefits
- 100% company-paid employee-only health insurance
- Company-paid group life insurance
- Company-paid Short-Term Disability insurance
- Company-paid Long-Term Disability insurance
- 8 paid holidays
- 2 weeks of Paid Time Off
- 1 week of paid sick leave
Voluntary Benefits
Employees may elect additional coverage, including:
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Voluntary life insurance
Additional Benefits & Opportunities
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Professional development and continuing-education opportunities
- Professional licensing support, as applicable
- Company-supported professional and community involvement
- Direct access to firm ownership and leadership
- Opportunity to build and develop a surveying team
- Long-term advancement and leadership opportunities
- Competitive compensation based on experience, leadership capability, qualifications, and demonstrated book of business
Who We Are
Menadier Engineering, LLC is a Florida civil engineering and land surveying firm serving public- and private-sector clients throughout Florida.
Our team is guided by six core pillars:
Communication. Focus. Integrity. Perseverance. Enthusiasm. Dedication.
We are looking for a surveying leader who shares those values and is ready to help take our Surveying & Geospatial Services division to its next stage of growth.
Position: Director of Surveying & Geospatial Services
Employment: Full-Time
Work Location: Onsite – Alachua, Florida
License: Florida Professional Surveyor and Mapper – Required
Experience: 10 Years – Required
Menadier Engineering, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Menadier Engineering LLC is an EEO Employer - M/F/Disability/Protected Veteran Status