Senior Survey Project Manager
Job Description
Do you have experience in geospatial survey project management and are you looking to join an established, yet rapidly growing company that offers and encourages excellent training and progression opportunities?
At Powers, we pride ourselves on continuous improvement. The driving force behind constant business growth is the presence of skilled and dedicated project managers. We’re searching for a highly skilled project manager to contribute to Powers’ growth and help us maintain our position as an innovative leader in the geospatial profession.
The ideal candidate will have survey experience or have worked for a survey equipment provider as well as strong work plan development, coaching and progress oversight skills. They will be expected to prepare and present progress updates to appropriate management channels on a regular basis, ensuring the innovation the company seeks is being achieved. Only team players need apply.
Objectives of this role
Build and develop Powers survey project teams to ensure maximum performance, providing purpose, direction, and motivation.
Lead projects from initial client contact and estimations through to deployment, organising schedules, scopes, budget estimations, and project implementation plans, including risk mitigation.
To coordinate internal and external resources, ensuring projects remain within scope, schedule, and defined budgets, in collaboration with project staff from various functional departments.
Analyse project progress and, when necessary, adapt scope, timelines, and costs to ensure that the project team adheres to client specifications, project requirements and department profitability.
Establish and maintain relationships with clients, providing day-to-day contact on project status to a level that they have come to expect from us.
Cascade company targets and subsequent departmental performance to survey teams.
Contribute to survey framework applications and be comfortable delivering Continuous Professional Development sessions to clients and survey project stakeholders.
Adept at performance management to get the best out of team members.
The Person
You will have:
Knowledge of the geospatial survey profession and varied survey processes.
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Ability to work amongst and communicate with all project stakeholders.
Happy to present team performance at management meetings.
Understand company financial reports.
Proficient in MS Office and SharePoint.
Holds a full UK driving licence.
Preferred Qualifications
4+ years project management experience
Professional certification—including PMP/PRINCE II
Technical knowledge of survey equipment and processes.
Member of CICES/RICS
Strong attention to deadlines and budgetary guidelines.
Experience coaching and educating project teams to strengthen team members’ capabilities and skill sets.
Proven success working with all levels of management.
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Comfortable with changing business needs through growth
We are an equal opportunities employer committed to our Equality, Inclusion and Diversity and Positive Work Environment policies.
