Survey Manager – DJ Basin Oil & Gas

🕒 September 29

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $115k - $140k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👔 Manager

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Petroleum Field Services, LLC

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2005

🏗️ Construction

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

Construction • Consulting • Logistics

Petroleum Field Services, LLC is a geomatics, land surveying and engineering services firm that provides geospatial data collection, analysis and deliverables for energy and infrastructure projects. The company specializes in LiDAR scanning, UAV photogrammetry, GIS/database management, boundary and topographic surveys, pipeline and route planning, construction staking, civil engineering support, environmental monitoring, and regulatory permitting and compliance for upstream and midstream oil and gas operators. Petroleum Field Services supports asset management, well staking, as-built documentation and air quality/emissions reporting to help clients accelerate permitting and keep projects on-time and on-budget.

📋 Description

• Lead Ascent Geomatics Solutions’ field and office survey team for the DJ Basin oil and gas program • Own the survey phase of assigned projects and report to the Director of Survey • Develop survey work plans, assign resources across concurrent projects, and adjust priorities as conditions change • Define survey scope, deliverables, effort estimates, assumptions, milestones, tasks, owners, and dependencies with Project Managers • Balance field crews, office survey technicians, equipment, and review capacity across assignments • Guide coordinators and supervisors in daily scheduling and task management • Manage survey work from research and field preparation through collection, processing, and CAD drafting • Coordinate boundary, topographic, route, construction staking, as-built, ALTA/NSPS, well location certificate, right-of-way, aerial mapping, and LiDAR survey deliverables • Build QA/QC and PLS/RPLS review into schedules and ensure comments are resolved • Sign and seal survey deliverables when appropriately licensed and assigned • Confirm field readiness, access, equipment, safety, and execution with field leadership and Safety and Fleet support • Review hours, utilization, completed work, remaining effort, variances, forecasts, scope changes, delays, and rework • Own delivery problems and recovery plans through resolution • Coach field and office staff and assigned supervisors • Conduct 1:1 meetings and performance evaluations for direct reports • Lead staffing, hiring, onboarding, employee development, and performance management with HR and leadership • Oversee department capacity, coverage, compliance, and personnel actions within delegated authority • Recommend and implement approved equipment or workflow improvements

🎯 Requirements

• Substantial progressive land surveying experience with demonstrated understanding of field and office operations • At least five years of experience in project, client, and staff management, including direct responsibility for leading people and coordinating survey delivery • Experience providing land surveying services for oil and gas projects, such as well sites, pipelines, or facilities • Experience managing concurrent survey assignments with PMs, including field and office workloads, effort planning, progress tracking, and resolution of delivery problems • Demonstrated ability to develop staff, improve survey workflows, and coordinate technical decisions and deliverable reviews with designated PLS/RPLS staff • Remote employees must be based in and perform work within the United States • Authorized to work in the United States and able to work within continental U.S. time zones • Reliable internet access and a designated, quiet workspace • Ability to sit and work at a computer for extended periods • Ability to review detailed drawings, maps, technical documentation, spreadsheets, and other role-specific materials for extended periods • Active Colorado Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) licensure preferred, but not required • Degree in Land Surveying, Geomatics, Civil Engineering, or a related field preferred • Advanced capability with Trimble Business Center, AutoCAD Civil 3D, GIS platforms, or survey databases preferred • Familiarity with photogrammetry, aerial or terrestrial LiDAR, and survey workflow integration preferred • Familiarity with Colorado upstream development and survey information supporting ECMC and local permitting preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote work acceptable within the United States • Flexibility within continental U.S. time zones • Occasional travel for team collaboration, training, or project support • Coaching, training, and career planning • Professional development support • Reliable internet access and designated quiet workspace required for remote work

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