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Survey Manager (PLS)

Bolton & Menk
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 9 Feb 2026

About the role

Bolton & Menk has an exciting leadership opportunity for a Survey Manager (PLS) to join our Survey team in our Fargo office and lead our survey team and business development in North Dakota and emerging markets. As a Top Workplace, this is a fantastic chance to work with a talented team of professionals and make a lasting impact on the communities we serve. With over 75 years of experience, Bolton & Menk specializes in providing community infrastructure solutions across the Midwest, Southeast, and beyond.

What You Will Be Doing:

As a Survey Manager you will be responsible for the estimating, management, planning, scheduling and performance of multiple survey projects and personnel. We are looking for a candidate who will apply sound survey principles in planning, evaluating, and completing survey projects. In this role you will review and approve field measurements and direct and assist with preparation of survey documents. You will also conduct, and direct field surveys as required by scheduling or for professional supervisory and quality control purposes.

In this role, projects generally consist of boundary surveying for private clients and survey support of internal clients associated with municipal engineering projects. Through a wide variety of public and private clients the work includes boundary surveys, ALTA Surveys, Right of Way Plats, CIC Plats, preparation of easements, topographic surveys, construction staking, and management of private survey clients. Our field crews are using state of the art robotic and GPS equipment.

We will also look for this role to lead business development activities in North Dakota and our emerging market areas. 

What We Are Looking For:

  • North Dakota Professional Land Surveyor license or ability to attain within 6 months with license from another state
  • Minimum of 5 years of survey leadership experience
  • Excellent management and leadership skills (i.e. operating with a sense of urgency, managing conflict, exercising tact and patience, providing constructive feedback
  • Working knowledge and skills in CAD and survey software. (i.e. AutoCAD Civil3D, MicroStation)
  • Must possess a valid driver's license and be insurable at the Firm's standard rates. A motor vehicle record (MVR) check is a standard condition of employment
  • Minimal travel may be needed

Bolton & Menk will currently not be providing visa sponsorship or Optional Practical Training Extensions for STEM Students. Individuals must be legally authorized to work in the US at the start of employment without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

Bolton & Menk is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to specific geographic location. Bolton & Menk reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

WHY BOLTON & MENK?
Bolton & Menk, Inc. specializes in providing community infrastructure solutions. Since 1949, we have been committed to improving quality of life through engineering excellence and client satisfaction. From advocating for our communities to designing their dreams to finding funding; we take pride in our work because we live in these same communities. Today, Bolton & Menk has more than 1,000 employees throughout more than 40 locations in Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Colorado, North Carolina and South Carolina providing services to more than 400 communities and agencies. Learn more about our history here: https://www.bolton-menk.com/about-us/

OUR BENEFITS
At Bolton & Menk, we value our people and provide an exceptional Total Compensation and Benefits Package to protect our most valuable asset. We are committed to the well-being of our employees and their families. Perks of being a Bolton & Menk employee include peace of mind with our benefits package and competitive compensation plan, flexible schedules, and career development opportunities. Learn more here: https://www.bolton-menk.com/careers

We thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Bolton & Menk does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party agencies in response to Bolton & Menk job postings. No fee will be paid to

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