Survey Manager

Civil Science is seeking an experienced Survey Division Manager to take ownership of our survey operations and lead the growth of our North Dakota survey division. This is an opportunity to influence how the division operates, build and mentor your team, and establish a clear direction for long-term success.

You’ll lead both the business and technical sides of the divisionfrom staffing, budgets, and project delivery to client relationships and business development. Working alongside company leadership, you’ll identify growth opportunities, strengthen operational processes, and build the team and resources needed to deliver quality surveying services throughout the region.

We’re looking for a leader who takes initiative, develops people, and turns strategy into action. If you’re ready to help build a division and take responsibility for its performance and future, we’d like to connect.

***Can be located anywhere in North Dakota, Offices are in Fargo, Dickinson, and Williston***

What You’ll Do

Own Survey Operations

• Lead day-to-day survey operations across North Dakota, including staffing, scheduling, resource allocation, and project delivery.
• Manage division planning, budgets, forecasts, and financial performance.
• Oversee multiple projects, balancing scope, schedule, budget, and technical quality.
• Establish consistent workflows and uphold quality, risk management, and safety standards.
• Coordinate with Civil Science’s engineering and construction teams to support shared projects and client needs.

Build and Develop Your Team

• Identify staffing needs and partner with Talent Acquisition to recruit and build a strong survey team.
• Mentor survey professionals and field staff, establish clear expectations, and support career development.
• Create a culture of ownership, accountability, collaboration, and technical excellence.
• Align team capabilities and resources with current workloads and future opportunities.

Shape the Division’s Future

• Set the strategic direction for the North Dakota survey division in partnership with company leadership.
• Identify target markets, service opportunities, and investments that support sustainable growth.
• Build and maintain relationships with public agencies, municipalities, private clients, and community partners.
• Lead business development, proposal preparation, and the pursuit of new and repeat work.
• Represent Civil Science at client meetings, industry events, and professional organizations.

What You’ll Bring

• 12+ years of surveying experience with strong technical knowledge.
• North Dakota Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) license preferred but not required.
• Experience leading survey operations, managing multiple projects, and developing teams.
• Proven ability to build and sustain revenue-generating client relationships in the North Dakota surveying market.
• Strong business judgment and experience with budgeting, scheduling, forecasting, and resource planning.
• Demonstrated ability to implement and maintain quality management processes.
• Strong communication, organization, negotiation, and mentoring skills.
• Ability to balance technical responsibilities with operational leadership and business development.
• Willingness to travel throughout North Dakota and potentially surrounding states to support projects and clients.

Physical and Field Requirements

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds as needed.
• Ability to work on active construction sites with uneven terrain, varying weather conditions, and moderate-to-high noise levels.
• Ability to perform field activities that may include standing, walking, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling.

Why Join Civil Science?

Ownership in Your Future: Join a 100% employee-owned firm where our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) provides an opportunity to build retirement value while contributing to the company’s success.

Opportunity to Make an Impact: Help determine the division’s priorities, build its capabilities, and influence the future of our North Dakota operations.

Room to Grow: Our agile structure supports initiative, leadership development, and career growth.

Work-Life Harmony: We value your time outside of work and offer flexibility to support your professional and personal commitments.

Comprehensive Benefits: Full-time employees receive three weeks of PTO, eight holidays, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, tuition reimbursement, and a 401(k) plan.

About Civil Science

Civil Science is a 100% employee-owned firm serving public and private clients through engineering, surveying, planning, and construction services. Our people take ownership of their work, invest in relationships, and deliver solutions that strengthen the communities we serve.

Join a team where your experience, leadership, and ideas can help shape what comes next.

Candidates must have a valid driver’s license and be able to pass both a criminal background check and driving record review.

Civil Science evaluates and determines on a case-by-case basis whether it is willing to sponsor an individual to receive a temporary or permanent work visa (e.g., E-3, H-1B, H-1B1, or TN visa status).

Civil Science provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Civil Science is a full-service civil engineering firm established in 2002 through an employee buyout of a local firm which has been continuously providing consulting engineering services since 1978. Civil Science provides services through the expertise of highly qualified professional engineers, licensed surveyors, planners, and a support pool of technicians to a wide array of both public sector and private clientele in multiple states. In 2015, Civil Science transitioned to a 100% Employee-Owned company in order to benefit our employees and clients through increased collaboration, and commitment.

Civil Science employee-owners are passionate about teaming with clients to develop solutions that are innovative, instill lasting value, and provide for mutual success. This focus results in an effective balance of cost and functionality that serves the long-term interests of people and communities.

We provide a diversity of experience and industry professionals in a wide variety of public and private infrastructure disciplines. From our numerous successful projects, we have established a reputation for meeting tight project deadlines with high quality deliverables in a cost-efficient manner.