Pay: $180,000.00 - $200,000.00 per year
Why This Is a Great Opportunity
- Lead an established Survey Department and play a key role in shaping its future growth and success.
- Take ownership of high-impact surveying projects across commercial, residential, infrastructure, and land development markets.
- Enjoy the autonomy to lead your team, influence departmental strategy, and drive technical excellence.
- Collaborate with talented civil engineers, surveyors, planners, and field professionals in a supportive, multidisciplinary environment.
- Work with modern surveying technology and bring innovative ideas to a company that values your expertise.
- Enjoy a competitive compensation package, comprehensive benefits, retirement matching, and professional growth opportunities.
Location
Kissimmee, FL | On-site
Join us at our Kissimmee office, where you'll work directly with our surveying professionals and field crews. This is a fully on-site leadership opportunity that provides the collaboration, visibility, and hands-on involvement needed to lead a successful Survey Department.
Note
Candidates must hold a current Florida Professional Surveyor & Mapper (PSM) license or be eligible to obtain Florida licensure immediately through endorsement. A minimum of 5 years of professional surveying experience is required, along with the ability to lead surveying operations and work on-site in Kissimmee, FL.
About Us
Confidential Employer.
We are an established, multidisciplinary engineering and surveying firm committed to delivering exceptional land development and infrastructure solutions. Our team brings together talented professionals who value collaboration, innovation, and technical excellence. We're looking for an experienced surveying leader who is excited to develop our team, strengthen client relationships, and help shape the future of our Survey Department.
Job Description
As our Director of Surveying, you'll lead our surveying operations, guide a talented team, and oversee the successful delivery of diverse surveying projects. You'll have the opportunity to combine your technical expertise, leadership abilities, and business acumen to make a meaningful impact.
- Lead daily Survey Department operations, including staffing, scheduling, resource allocation, and project delivery.
- Manage and mentor professional surveyors, technical staff, and field crews while building a collaborative, high-performing team.
- Oversee boundary, topographic, ALTA/NSPS, construction, subdivision platting, and as-built surveys.
- Serve as the department's senior technical authority, reviewing and signing and sealing professional surveying deliverables as appropriate.
- Establish and maintain quality control standards to ensure accuracy, regulatory compliance, and client satisfaction.
- Manage departmental budgets, revenue, profitability, utilization, and operational performance.
- Oversee surveying projects from initial proposals through successful completion.
- Build lasting client relationships, develop proposals, and identify opportunities to grow our surveying services.
- Champion modern surveying technologies, including AutoCAD Civil 3D, GNSS/GPS, UAV/drone surveying, LiDAR, and GIS.
Qualifications
- Current Florida Professional Surveyor & Mapper (PSM) license or ability to obtain Florida licensure immediately through endorsement.
- 5+ years of professional surveying experience; 10+ years preferred.
- Proven experience leading surveying projects, teams, or departmental operations.
- Strong technical knowledge of boundary, topographic, construction surveying, subdivision platting, and professional survey review.
- Proficiency with AutoCAD Civil 3D and modern surveying workflows.
- Experience with project budgets, resource planning, quality control, and client management.
- Strong communication, organizational, and team leadership skills.
- 5+ years of project, team, or departmental leadership experience preferred.
- Bachelor's degree preferred.
Why You Will Love Working Here
You'll have the opportunity to lead an established department while making a lasting impact on our team, projects, and continued growth. We value collaboration, professional development, and empowering our leaders to make meaningful decisions.
Enjoy medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, paid time off, paid holidays, and a 401(k) with a 3% company match.
If you're an experienced surveying professional ready to take the next step in your leadership career, we'd love to hear from you!
JPC-2231
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Requirements: Must-have: PSM license. 5+ yrs professional surveying experience
- Required Years as Associate: 5+ years of professional surveying experience
Submission Email: John - [email protected]
Quick Recruiter Reference
KPM Franklin is a Central Florida civil engineering, surveying, and land development firm. Seeking a Director of Surveying to lead department operations, field crews, technical quality, budgets, and growth. Must have FL PSM license or immediate endorsement eligibility, 5+ yrs surveying exp, leadership exp, and ability to work on-site in Kissimmee.
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- Client job title: Director of Surveying, PSM
- Location: Kissimmee, FL
- On-site, hybrid, remote: On-site
- Experience: 5+
- Good fit job titles/keywords for candidates: Director of Surveying, Survey Director, Survey Department Manager, Land Survey Manager, Chief Surveyor, Senior Professional Surveyor, Professional Surveyor & Mapper, PSM, PLS
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