Career Opportunities: ALTALand Survey Project Manager (BVTA) (192320)

Work set-up: 
Full Remote
Contract: 
Experience: 
Senior (5-10 years)
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Offer summary

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience., Minimum of five years of experience in land surveying or related roles., Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) certification required., Proficiency in project management, budgeting, and client communication..

Key responsibilities:

  • Manage and oversee land survey projects, ensuring quality and compliance.
  • Lead and mentor a team of field staff and vendors.
  • Review and quality-check ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys and Zoning Reports.
  • Coordinate with clients and internal teams to meet project objectives.

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Job description

A WORLD LEADER IN TESTING, INSPECTION & CERTIFICATION SERVICES

Bureau Veritas offers dynamic, exciting employment opportunities with an attractive salarybenefit package and an opportunity to play a vital role with a global organization. If you would enjoy working in a dynamic environment and are looking for an opportunity to become part of a stellar team of professionals, we invite you to apply online today.

Bureau Veritas is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, sexual orientation, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other nonjobrelated characteristics.

This position is responsible to ensure equal opportunity in employment in that all persons are treated equally and on the basis of merit, in decisions regarding selection, placement, promotions, training, work assignments, transfers and other personnel actions.

City: Remote

State: Remote

SUMMARY: Manages the overall direction, completion, oversight, and budget of each assigned project. Responsible for independently running smaller programs, while supporting the Program Manager in extended activities on larger programs. Manages a team of field staff and vendors on specific programs giving them guidance throughout their projects, answering technical questions related to the project, performing technical reviews, and providing training as needed. Excellent problemsolver who thinks above and beyond the daytoday and the shortterm assessment and report. Demonstrates key leadership and client facing skills. Participates in developing new services or new technologies by working with Program Managers to reach program and divisional goals.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other jobrelated duties may be assigned in conformance with state and federal regulations.

  1. Manages single and multisite projects and understands the issues related to real estate transactions as it relates to zoning and land surveys.
  2. Manages the overall direction, completion, oversight, and budget of each assigned project.
  3. Responsible for the workflow of the zoningsurvey team and to determine when part time as needed employees and outside vendors or additional resources are needed to manage workload.
  4. Reviews and qualitychecks ALTANSPS Land Title Surveys and Zoning Reports nationwide for single and multisite transactions, particularly for complex scope requirements.
  5. Understands the issues related to real estate transactions as it relates to zoning and land surveys.
  6. Extensive knowledge of ALTA Surveys and Commercial Real Estate Due Diligence.
  7. Manages team members via proactive coaching and mentorship, and addresses performance andor capacity issues as they arise. Provides technical training related to land survey work, as needed.
  8. Monitors projects progress through review of various matrices (using WIP, CARs, Fee Grid, etc.), measuring productivity and gross margin through to completion.
  9. Educates existingprospective Clients of products and services.
  10. Identifies measurable and trackable key performance indicators that promote continuous improvement and accountability within the team.
  11. Ability to answer technical questions related to the workflow and different services, perform technical reviews, understand client specific protocolsscope and provide training to staff.
  12. Conduct performance reviews and manage team members.
  13. Monitors attendance and provides professional coaching as needed.
  14. Participates in developing new services or new technologies by working with the Program Manager to reach program and divisional goals.
  15. Identifies workflow improvements, documents clear objectives and desired outcomes targeted for special project(s), and delegates responsibilities amongst their team based on the strengths of the employees. Demonstrates strong leadership and mentorship to see project(s) to completion.
  16. Identifies any risks to revenue forecasts or contractual requirements in the interest of serving BV clients with the optimum results.
  17. Manages a team of field staff and vendors on specific programs. Provides professional guidance to local vendors assigned to projects, as needed, answering technical questions that are beyond the Sr. Project Coordinator level of expertise.
  18. Very limited travel by Plane, Motor Vehicle, or Train (up to 5% of work month) for team meetings. No onsite client requirement.
  19. Supports the Program Manager in daily activities as it relates to the successful management of large programs, including managing the overall direction, completion, and budget of the project.
  20. Effectively and independently manages smaller programs within budget and ontime, while providing high client satisfaction.
  21. Manages a team of project staff (including Lead Project Managers) and vendors on specific programs providing technical guidance and leadership throughout their projects, answering technical questions related to the project, performing technical reviews, and providing training as needed, ensuring conformance to BV’s program standards and workflow procedures.
  22. Provides program management for multiple sites and states concurrently with stellar organization across multiple initiatives.
  23. Manages multiple tasks and projects across multiple programs.
  24. Client facing role; responsible for representing BV at prebid meetings, shortlist interviews and project kickoff calls.
  25. General understanding of the fiscal processes related to the project.
  26. Meets or exceeds performance objectives for productivity and report quality.
  27. Maintains projectbyproject communication on programs with leadership team and keeps them informed of any actual or potential problems in meeting client deliverables.
  28. Delegates tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.
  29. Presents key metrics defining project progress, problems, and solutions to leadership teams and clients.
  30. Protects operations by keeping company information confidential.
  31. Delivers outstanding customer service through timely response and proactive solutions to clients’ needs.
  32. Demonstrates BV’s guiding principles in support of the companys strategic goals.
  33. Follows all documented policies, Standard Operating Procedures, and Work Instructions applicable to the position and support of BVs quality standards and strategic initiatives.
  34. Maintains safe and clean work area by complying with all procedures, rules, and regulations.
  35. Must be able to meet the physical demands of the job.
    1. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

      Supervises employees on the team in a direct reporting relationship. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organizations policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include training employees, planning, assigning, and directing work, appraising performance, addressing complaints, and resolving problems.

      QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, andor ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

      Education andor Experience: Bachelors degree (B.A. or B.S.) from fouryear college or university in related field; minimum of five years of related experience. In lieu of degree, eight years of related experience andor training, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Must have proposal preparation, budget development, forecasting, and financial management experience. Knowledge of and experience with webbased project management is necessary.

      Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

      1. Valid drivers license required with no significant MVA pointsviolations (clean driving record).
      2. Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) required.
      3. Employees who incur $2,000 or more per year in companyrelated travel expenses will be required to obtain a Corporate Credit Card. Employees who incur less than $2,000 per year in companyrelated travel expenses will be required to have sufficient personal credit to cover their business travel costs.
        1. Language Ability: Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and standard operating procedures. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from clients, peers, and technical field staff.

          Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

          Technology Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be proficient in operating a computer, having knowledge of word processing software, spreadsheet software, and project management software. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to operate an electronic tablet in the field for live data collection.

          Knowledge, Skills, and Other Abilities:

          1. Motivated to improve the status quo and consistently contributes to process improvements.
          2. Ability to lead initiatives related to process improvements.
          3. Selfstarter and manage own time with minimal direction.
          4. Ability to communicate clearly and succinctly with clients as well as teams and stakeholders and possess strong client facing skills.
          5. Excellent verbal and written communication with internal and external clients.
          6. Demonstrates excellent problemsolving skills.
          7. Active listening skills
          8. Critical thinking skills
          9. Ability to motivate, develop, and direct people
          10. Ability to work independently, as well as in a team environment.
          11. Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
          12. Ability to successfully work from remote location.
          13. Ability to meet the physical demands of the job.
          14. Must have a cell phone and supply your own internet service.
            1. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

              While performing the field staff duties of this job, the employee is required to:

Required profile

Experience

Level of experience: Senior (5-10 years)
Industry :
Sustainable development
Spoken language(s):
English
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Other Skills

  • Team Leadership
  • Communication
  • Active Listening
  • Time Management
  • Critical Thinking
  • Problem Solving

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