Surveying Program Manager (Finance)

Job Description

Take Your Delivery Management Career to the Next Level

Do you have a passion for managing budgets, meeting deadlines, and exceeding client expectations? Our delivery management professionals are involved in project delivery from initiation and planning to execution, monitoring, and closeout. Each phase requires strong attention to detail while communicating to internal and external stakeholders. Do you have a proven track record in managing goals and objectives ? Consider joining our team and work with peers who have vast industry knowledge and experience solving complex problems.

(Project Management, Project Controls, Coordinator, Program Management)

Step into Your New Role

Kleinfelder is seeking an experienced and dynamic Surveying Program Manager to lead and oversee a team of more than 25 survey professionals across our Maryland and Virginia offices. This is a high-impact leadership role, providing strategic direction, operational oversight, and technical expertise to ensure excellence in land surveying, civil engineering, and construction inspection. This position is available in our Hunt Valley, MD office.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic leadership and managerial oversight for surveying operations across multiple locations, ensuring efficiency and quality.
• Lead and mentor a team of survey professionals, fostering professional growth and collaboration.
• Oversee and coordinate all aspects of land surveying projects, ensuring compliance with legal, regulatory, and industry standards.
• Prepare and present detailed reports on survey findings for clients, stakeholders, and executive leadership.
• Develop and refine CAD-based property surveys, subdivision plans, and construction layouts to support engineering and development projects.
• Ensure the successful execution of FEMA Elevation certificates, boundary verifications, and topographic surveys.
• Manage the preparation of project cost estimates, proposals, and budgets to optimize operational efficiency.
• Oversee Stormwater, E&S, and NPDES designs, ensuring alignment with environmental standards.
• Coordinate with engineering teams to address survey-related design issues and technical challenges.
• Interpret complex plans, blueprints, and legal documents to guide project execution.
• Implement innovative surveying techniques and technological advancements to enhance team productivity.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in surveying, civil engineering, or a related field.
• Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) license in the State of Maryland and Virginia; multi-state registration preferred.
• Minimum 8-9 years of progressive experience in land surveying, including extensive field and office work.
• At least 3-4 years of experience managing a survey crew or leading a surveying team.
• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills to guide and support a large, multidisciplinary team.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Carlson, and other industry-leading surveying software.
• Advanced knowledge of surveying methodologies, legal principles, and mathematical computations.
• Valid State Driver's License with a track record of responsible driving.

Why Join Kleinfelder?

This role offers the opportunity to lead a dynamic and talented surveying team within a growing organization committed to excellence, innovation, and professional development. Join us and take your career to the next level as we shape the future of land surveying in Maryland and Virginia.

Move Forward with Kleinfelder

Kleinfelder has been connecting great people to the best work since 1961. We are engineers, scientists, and construction professionals providing solutions that improve our clients' transportation, water, energy, and other private infrastructure. As a responsive, cross-disciplinary team of bright, curious, and innovative problem-solvers, we are dedicated to doing the right thing, every day, on every project from over 85 offices in the US, Canada, and Australia. Connecting great people to the best work is our purpose - together, we deliver.

Progress with an Employer that Values You

Kleinfelder is an inclusive organization free from discrimination. We are a stronger organization when we are a diverse workforce and believe that through diversity, equity, and inclusion comes creativity, innovation, and unity. We are proud to offer the following:

Benefits: Kleinfelder offers an excellent compensation and benefits package, including: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid holidays. The expected salary range for the position is displayed in accordance with the Maryland Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. Final agreed upon compensation is based upon individual qualifications and experience. Salary range: $128,871 -$186,000.

Career Development: We are committed to investing in the professional development of our staff, offering each employee every opportunity to grow, develop, and take control of their career paths. We support these efforts through reimbursements for continuing education as well as many of the expenses associated with trainings and certifications, and opportunities for career development through our internal Mentoring Program.

Equal Opportunity: Kleinfelder is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans. (Compliant with the new VEVRAA and Section 503 rules)

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES

Please note that Kleinfelder does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, Kleinfelder will not consider or agree to payment for any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Kleinfelder explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resume, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Kleinfelder.