Survey & Geomatics Manager

About TraceAir

TraceAir is a construction SaaS startup that provides data analytics to construction teams to help them better manage their job sites. We currently work with top land developers, home builders, contractors, and engineers across the US and Canada. This is a great chance to work with a fast growing Series B company.

TraceAir is scaling and looking for our newest team member to possess a wealth of geomatics and practical surveying knowledge to meet the needs of our clients across many regions. Your ability to understand drones and photogrammetry aid in your ability to troubleshoot when data collection goes wrong for our crews across the nation. Flex your knowledge and bring us to success!

What we do

Today our software guides sitework, so our clients can build on schedule and within budget. Every day across the world, leading industrial, residential, and commercial developers' teams use Traceair to collaborate. For them TraceAir is guiding "single point of truth" that shows and measures daily work progress, helps to optimize the next steps and prevents costly errors.

Position Summary

Join our team as a Survey and Geomatics Manager! You'll be advising our internal and consulting teams on Surveying and Geodetic practices and solving challenging technical problems. We're seeking a motivated individual with a passion for learning and a commitment to excellence. There are three pillars to this role: 1) Field crew oversight and management, 2) coordinating information transfer from client survey teams to TraceAir, and 3) troubleshooting data quality issues.

What you will do

• Manage a team of independent field crews.

• Resolving complex issues with orthoimage data acquisition and GNSS measurements.

• Vetting potential consultants to perform data acquisition on behalf of TraceAir.

• Leading collaboration with data acquisition and processing teams to increase production efficiency and product quality.

• Data acquisition processes documentation maintenance and deployment.

• Train and advise new consultants & employees within UAS mapping and GNSS data acquisition protocols.

• Manage asset acquisition, status, and documentation
  

Who you are

• English language requirement but also Spanish is additionally preferred.

• Some ability to travel (5-15%) mostly of company events

• Deep knowledge of U.S.A. specific construction surveying & geodetic practices

• Tech-savvy and likes to get into the details

• Strong problem-solving & communication skills

• Independent once you understand the basics

• Strong desire to take on more responsibility

• Think forward and innovate

• Comfortable with change, chaos, learning from failure

Compensation: Base salary range of $120,000-145,000 depending on skills, experience and location. 

Some of our perks/benefits

• Flexible PTO

• Medical coverage with company stipend

• Vision and Dental Insurance fully paid by the Company

• 401K 

• Paid Parental Leave

• The flexibility of remote work 
  

This position will remain open until the position is filled.

At TraceAir, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that values diversity and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of  race, religion, sex, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, pregnancy or maternity or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Job requirements:

• 10-15 years experience broken down as: Ideally 5-10 years of experience with surveying and geomatics in the field. With 5 years of office based calibration experience. 

• Solid understanding of UAS drones and understanding photogrammetry

• Extensive Geomatics and Surveying principles

• Experience managing field crews who fly drones and use GNSS rovers

• 2 years experience managing two or more field crews at a time (tasks, unlock issues, scheduling, performance, etc)

• U.S. construction projects experience

• You have an entrepreneurial spirit/experience with a strong growth mindset

• You are adaptable and comfortable with a fast-paced environment

• You are an active relationship builder who can collaborate with internal and external teams to consistently improve processes and communication workflows

Highly preferred but not required:

• Licenses: PLS or LSIT as well as FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot current

• Experience engaging with clients and coordinating with their surveyors and engineers to define project’s coordinate reference systems 

• You have worked for a Construction Tech, Homebuilder, or Land Development Company

• You've worked at a fast-growing startup

• You have previously successfully worked in a remote & distributed team

• You love a dynamic start up environment! Help creating and refining processes and wearing multiple hats