{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"19a482e2efea25bde33707ff","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/19a482e2efea25bde33707ff","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/19a482e2efea25bde33707ff","title":"Survey Project Manager","description":"BKF is a multi-service infrastructure consulting firm providing civil engineering and surveying services across California, the Pacific Northwest, and beyond. With offices throughout California and the Portland area, BKF has served transportation, water resources, land development, government, and federal clients for over 110 years.\nAt BKF, you'll find a unique opportunity to grow your career with intention. Our culture values professional autonomy, innovation, and meaningful collaboration across offices. We are proud to be recognized with the Great Place to Work certification for the second year in a row.\nWe're seeking a Survey Project Manager in Northern California to serving as the primary day-to-day liaison between clients and project teams. This role plays a key part in ensuring projects are delivered smoothly, efficiently, and to the firm's quality standards while fostering strong, trusted client relationships. It's a strong opportunity for a seasoned survey professional to take ownership of projects, lead coordination efforts, and contribute to a collaborative, client-focused team environment.\n\nResponsibilities\n\nDefine project scope and support proposal development with the Survey Director or Principal-in-Charge (PIC), including technical qualifications and presentations\n\nDevelop and manage project schedules, budgets, and work plans; lead project execution and chair progress and review meetings\n\nMonitor project performance to ensure quality, schedule adherence, contract compliance, and budget control\n\nMaintain regular communication with the Director, PIC, and clients to report progress, resolve issues, and ensure client satisfaction\n\nPrepare monthly progress reports and billing; review billing with the Director or PIC prior to client submittal\n\nDirect projects through successful completion; review all plans, maps, and deliverables prior to client submittal\n\nIdentify scope changes and additional services; obtain authorization for extra work prior to execution\n\nPrepare final project reports for review and filing by the Director or PIC\n\nPlan staff work assignments, contribute to performance reviews, and support staff training and professional development\n\nEnsure compliance with office standards and procedures in coordination with the Office Survey Supervisor\n\nParticipate in technical and management training, seminars, and professional conferences to maintain and expand expertise\n\nRequirements\n\nBachelor's degree in Surveying and Mapping, Civil Engineering, or a related field from an ABET-accredited program, plus appropriate continuing education\n\nActive California Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) license required\n\nMinimum of 8 years of professional-level surveying experience, including at least 2 years in responsible charge of field survey work\n\n10 years of experience strongly preferred; 15+ years for Senior Project Manager level\n\nWithout a bachelor's degree, a minimum of 10 years of professional surveying experience is required\n\nExperience must demonstrate progressively increasing responsibility, particularly on large, complex, or technically challenging projects\n\nThorough knowledge of all phases of land surveying, including boundary law, subdivisions, California State Plane Coordinate System, applicable statutes, control and geodetic surveys, photogrammetry, and construction staking\n\nProficiency with modern surveying instruments, electronic data collection systems, and office computing tools\n\nStrong understanding of contract administration, project management principles, scheduling, reporting, proposal development, and budget control\n\nProven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously in a high-level management role\n\nDemonstrated leadership skills with a positive, professional management style\n\nExperience coordinating technical teams on long-duration, high-value, or complex projects\n\nAbility to deliver formal presentations to firm leadership, clients, and public agencies\n\nReports to the Survey Group Director, Principal-in-Charge, and Office Manager regarding quality, schedule, staffing, standards compliance, and financial performance\n\nPerformance evaluated by firm leadership and clients based on technical quality, schedule adherence, and overall project success\n\nPhysical Demands: Must be able to regularly talk, hear and operate a computer, keyboard and mouse and occasionally lift, pull/push and carry up to 20 pounds with accommodations.\nWork Conditions: Exposure to constant or intermittent sounds at a low or moderate level consistent with an office setting. Exposure to high-stress, fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment. Travel to other BKF locations and client sites may be required.\n\nBenefits\n\nThe typical base salary range for this position is $129,00.00 - $180,000.00, annualized depending upon skills, experience, education, and geographical location. This is a salary position paid biweekly\n\nCompetitive salaries, profit sharing, and 401k\n\nGenerous paid time off packages\n\n9 Paid Holidays\n\nFlexible schedules\n\nEducation reimbursement, Paid annual dues for professional and societal organizations\n\nBKF offers competitive and award-winning benefits and perks.\n\nBKF Engineers 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.\n\n#J-18808-Ljbffr","company":"Socket","rawCompany":"socket","city":"San Jose","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-04T03:20:19.922Z","occupations":[{"code":"13-1082.00","title":"Project Management Specialists","slug":"project-management-specialists"},{"code":"11-9021.00","title":"Construction Managers","slug":"construction-managers"},{"code":"11-9041.00","title":"Architectural and Engineering Managers","slug":"architectural-and-engineering-managers"}],"industries":[{"code":"541370","title":"Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services","slug":"surveying-and-mapping-except-geophysical-services"},{"code":"541360","title":"Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services","slug":"geophysical-surveying-and-mapping-services"},{"code":"237990","title":"Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction","slug":"other-heavy-and-civil-engineering-construction"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Survey Project Manager","description":"BKF is a multi-service infrastructure consulting firm providing civil engineering and surveying services across California, the Pacific Northwest, and beyond. With offices throughout California and the Portland area, BKF has served transportation, water resources, land development, government, and federal clients for over 110 years.\nAt BKF, you'll find a unique opportunity to grow your career with intention. Our culture values professional autonomy, innovation, and meaningful collaboration across offices. We are proud to be recognized with the Great Place to Work certification for the second year in a row.\nWe're seeking a Survey Project Manager in Northern California to serving as the primary day-to-day liaison between clients and project teams. This role plays a key part in ensuring projects are delivered smoothly, efficiently, and to the firm's quality standards while fostering strong, trusted client relationships. It's a strong opportunity for a seasoned survey professional to take ownership of projects, lead coordination efforts, and contribute to a collaborative, client-focused team environment.\n\nResponsibilities\n\nDefine project scope and support proposal development with the Survey Director or Principal-in-Charge (PIC), including technical qualifications and presentations\n\nDevelop and manage project schedules, budgets, and work plans; lead project execution and chair progress and review meetings\n\nMonitor project performance to ensure quality, schedule adherence, contract compliance, and budget control\n\nMaintain regular communication with the Director, PIC, and clients to report progress, resolve issues, and ensure client satisfaction\n\nPrepare monthly progress reports and billing; review billing with the Director or PIC prior to client submittal\n\nDirect projects through successful completion; review all plans, maps, and deliverables prior to client submittal\n\nIdentify scope changes and additional services; obtain authorization for extra work prior to execution\n\nPrepare final project reports for review and filing by the Director or PIC\n\nPlan staff work assignments, contribute to performance reviews, and support staff training and professional development\n\nEnsure compliance with office standards and procedures in coordination with the Office Survey Supervisor\n\nParticipate in technical and management training, seminars, and professional conferences to maintain and expand expertise\n\nRequirements\n\nBachelor's degree in Surveying and Mapping, Civil Engineering, or a related field from an ABET-accredited program, plus appropriate continuing education\n\nActive California Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) license required\n\nMinimum of 8 years of professional-level surveying experience, including at least 2 years in responsible charge of field survey work\n\n10 years of experience strongly preferred; 15+ years for Senior Project Manager level\n\nWithout a bachelor's degree, a minimum of 10 years of professional surveying experience is required\n\nExperience must demonstrate progressively increasing responsibility, particularly on large, complex, or technically challenging projects\n\nThorough knowledge of all phases of land surveying, including boundary law, subdivisions, California State Plane Coordinate System, applicable statutes, control and geodetic surveys, photogrammetry, and construction staking\n\nProficiency with modern surveying instruments, electronic data collection systems, and office computing tools\n\nStrong understanding of contract administration, project management principles, scheduling, reporting, proposal development, and budget control\n\nProven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously in a high-level management role\n\nDemonstrated leadership skills with a positive, professional management style\n\nExperience coordinating technical teams on long-duration, high-value, or complex projects\n\nAbility to deliver formal presentations to firm leadership, clients, and public agencies\n\nReports to the Survey Group Director, Principal-in-Charge, and Office Manager regarding quality, schedule, staffing, standards compliance, and financial performance\n\nPerformance evaluated by firm leadership and clients based on technical quality, schedule adherence, and overall project success\n\nPhysical Demands: Must be able to regularly talk, hear and operate a computer, keyboard and mouse and occasionally lift, pull/push and carry up to 20 pounds with accommodations.\nWork Conditions: Exposure to constant or intermittent sounds at a low or moderate level consistent with an office setting. Exposure to high-stress, fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment. Travel to other BKF locations and client sites may be required.\n\nBenefits\n\nThe typical base salary range for this position is $129,00.00 - $180,000.00, annualized depending upon skills, experience, education, and geographical location. 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