DIRECTOR - SURVEY

Posting number: HDE26-016

Department: Harbor - (UC)

Division: HARBOR-ENGR-SURVEY

Job classification: DIRECTOR - SURVEY

Posting type: Open

Categories: Engineering, Management, Geographic Information Systems

Summary

THE PORT OF LONG BEACH IS SEEKING A DIRECTOR OF SURVEY

(This is an at-will position)

 Salary Range: $192,025.495 - $268,836.528

ABOUT US

The Port of Long Beach, one of the world's busiest seaports, is an international gateway for the reliable, efficient, and sustainable movement of goods and is a leader in environmental stewardship. Credited with moving approximately $300 billion in trade, the Port serves as a critical hub for international commerce and is a major transportation center. East Asian trade accounts for the bulk of Long Beach shipments. Port-related international trade has a wide-ranging economic impact, supporting millions of jobs that benefit the region and the entire country.

THE TEAM

The Survey Division, one of the six unique divisions of the Engineering Bureau, provides support for terminal development, redevelopment, operations, as well as ship navigation, by documenting the use and configuration of the Port’s above water and submerged lands and existing features.

THE ROLE

Under the direction of the Senior Director of the Engineering Bureau, the Director of the Survey Division directs and oversees all surveying operations for the Harbor Department. This role directs preliminary, property, topographic, geodetic, and hydrographic surveys in accordance with the State Land Surveyors Act, ensuring the accurate data and professional expertise needed to guide major projects and strategic decision-making across the Harbor.

CANDIDATE CONNECT (INFORMATION SESSION)

To learn more about this exciting career opportunity and the Port of Long Beach, please join our virtual information session on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, @ 5:00 pm PDT via MS Teams. This is a unique opportunity to hear first-hand about the position, speak directly with hiring leaders, ask questions, and learn why the Port of Long Beach is your employer of choice! Candidates are not required to be on camera. To join audio only, call +1 323-451-1087, Phone Conference ID: 474 022 329# Click here to join the meeting. 

Examples of duties

HOW YOU GET TO CONTRIBUTE:

• Provide leadership and direction for the Survey Division, which provides survey services to Port divisions, tenants, governmental agencies, contractors, and utility companies in a wide variety of large survey projects, including preliminary, property, topographic, geodetic, and hydrographical survey.

• Provide strategic direction for the Survey Division in order to align its services and mission with the overall mission of the Port; consults with Bureau and Division Directors to determine short and long-term needs; and develops goals, objectives, policies, procedures and work standards.
• Manage and evaluate Survey Division work activities, projects and programs; oversee the planning and allocation of Division resources; and determine staffing levels required for Capital Improvement Projects (CIP's) and on-going operational services.
• Oversee the preparation, research and checking of lease maps, tract maps, parcel maps, deeds, legal descriptions, records of survey and engineering improvement plans; ensure compliance with California Industrial Safety Orders and the CA Land Surveyors Act; and approves revised or new techniques, procedures and equipment.
• Prepare and review Board Memoranda and Bureau Notes; attends Board of Harbor Commissioners meetings; prepare and present briefings and presentations; and represents the Port and Survey Division at engineering professional functions.
• Oversee the preparation of Requests for Statement of Qualifications (RSOQ's); participate in consultant selection; negotiates fees; and oversee the scope, schedule, cost and quality of consultants' work.
• Respond to inquiries from Port management, consultants, public agencies, tenants and Port pilots; coordinates survey activities with o