Senior Land Surveyor Manager

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• Base Pay $69.00 - $89.00 / Hour
• Required Degree High school
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Sanbell | Ventura, CA
Full-Time | In-Person | Monday–Friday
Compensation: $69–$89/hour

Every road that handles rush hour without a second thought, every water system that just works, and every streetscape that makes a neighborhood feel like home rather than an afterthought - someone took the first step to make that happen. Someone located the property line, staked the construction site, mapped the boundaries, gathered the critical data, and provided the spatial insights needed for the design, engineering, and long-term infrastructure management.

Someone combined proven methods with innovative technology to create enduring communities. We'relooking for that someone. We’re looking forthe surveyors behind it.

Sanbell is looking for an experienced California-licensed Professional Land Surveyor to lead our Land Survey Department in Ventura.

As Senior Land Surveyor Manager, you’ll have ownership well beyond individual survey projects. You’ll lead and develop the survey team, oversee project quality and profitability, strengthen client relationships, and help grow Sanbell’s surveying business throughout the region.

This is an opportunity for an experienced survey professional who wants to combine technical expertise with department leadership, client strategy, and business development at a growing multidisciplinary engineering and design firm.

You’ll be responsible for the performance and continued development of Sanbell’s Land Survey Department, including:

• Leading, hiring, training, and developing survey professionals
• Setting department priorities, workloads, schedules, and project budgets
• Ensuring the accuracy, quality, and timely delivery of survey work
• Managing project scope, profitability, deadlines, and client commitments
• Building relationships with existing clients while developing new business
• Introducing new survey technology, equipment, workflows, and standards
• Serving as a senior technical resource for the department and broader organization

• Manage the day-to-day performance and priorities of the Land Survey Department
• Hire, train, mentor, and support survey staff
• Assign work and balance resources across active projects
• Maintain and enforce Sanbell’s quality standards
• Evaluate department equipment and technology needs and make recommendations to company leadership

• Serve as Project Manager or Task Manager based on project needs
• Establish project schedules and budgets and monitor performance against both
• Review monthly invoicing and help ensure project profitability
• Oversee proposals, change orders, and support contract negotiations
• Review and sign survey documents, exhibits, maps, and contracts
• Perform and oversee survey data processing and analysis

• Maintain trusted relationships with Sanbell’s existing clients
• Ensure client commitments are understood and consistently met
• Resolve project, authorization, and payment issues when necessary
• Develop relationships with prospective clients and identify opportunities for new work
• Represent Sanbell at client meetings, public hearings, and industry events

• Stay current on emerging surveying technology and equipment
• Develop and implement improved procedures, workflows, and technical standards
• Partner with company leadership on significant project, client, and operational matters

• Active Professional Land Surveyor license (PLS/LS) in California
• 10+ years of experience working with land development-oriented civil…