About Stratus
Stratus® is an integrated, multi-disciplinary engineering, architecture, interior design, and consulting firm. Consistently ranking among the Top 500 Design Firms in Engineering News-Record, the firm offers a deep bench of industry experts through a highly collaborative approach, delivering innovative solutions across the full project lifecycle. Operating coast to coast, Stratus® serves clients nationwide while maintaining a strategic commitment to supporting high-growth economies and building vibrant communities that foster the professional growth of its team. Serving public- and private-sector clients, the firm is dedicated to delivering the highest-quality service wherever projects take shape. Across the Civic, Commercial, Industrial, Transportation, Education, Water Resources, and Government sectors, we bring precision, insight, and purpose to every project, from targeted renovations to large-scale infrastructure. Stratus® designs spaces, systems, and solutions that perform, endure, and make an impact, delivering on our promise of Better Plans. Better Places.
The Role
Stratus recently partnered with Stewart and is seeking a Senior Project Manager, Geomatics, who is responsible for planning, conducting, and directing work of one or more projects as well as preparing proposals and managing project schedules within an office setting. This role provides leadership to project teams, oversees financial and technical performance, and serves as a trusted advisor to clients. The Senior Project Manager also mentors junior project managers, contributes to market strategies, and ensures projects align with the firm’s technical and business standards.
Responsibilities
- Prepare proposals, including negotiations with clients
- Meet project schedules, milestones, budgets, targets, and quality of work goals, as well as for assigning and directing efforts of staff (field crews and technicians)
- Prepare or direct preparation of client deliverables, ensuring the QA/QC process has been completed prior to the deliverable going to the next level
- Oversee the preparation of maps and plats, legal descriptions, and all other deliverables while directing field work and associated quality reviews throughout the project delivery process
- Work directly with the client to ensure scope and deadlines are met
- Prepare clear project task documentation when needed
- Perform survey research, be able to read and write legal descriptions
- Perform the following surveys, including but not limited to Topographical Surveys, Boundary Surveys, ALTA Surveys, and Construction Surveys
- Remain actively engaged in professional development by completing coursework, training, or professional certifications
Qualifications
Required
- 10 years of surveying fieldwork experience
- 8 years of surveying-related CAD experience in AutoCAD Civil 3D Version 2018
- Advanced knowledge of software used in surveying, examples include but are not limited to AutoCAD, Microstation, GIS
- Advanced skills in the operation of Trimble GPS and Robotic Total Station, to include Trimble Field Software
- Three years of experience dealing directly with clients and managing projects
- Fundamentals of Survey (FS) with the ability to obtain the North Carolina Professional Land Surveyor License (PLS) within 1 year
- Possess a valid driver’s license and be able to pass a driving record check
Preferred
- Bachelor’s Degree in Related Discipline Preferred
- Intermediate LiDAR feature extraction skills
- Advanced MicroStation skills.
Why you’ll love Stratus
- A team-oriented environment that values transparency, creativity, and shared success
- Meaningful career paths, leadership opportunities, and space to specialize
- Learning & Development – Education and Professional Licensing
- We believe flexible, hybrid work supports the balance and well-being our team deserves
- Excellent Health Care Programs – Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Company-paid Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability
- Voluntary Life Insurance options for employees, spouses, and dependents
- 401k Retirement Plan with employer match
- Paid Holidays & Competitive PTO plans
Interested in learning more about Stratus, please visit https://www.stratusteam.com/ .
Equal Opportunity Statement
Stratus is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions, and lactation), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. Stratus Team’s management Team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities, access to facilities and programs, and general treatment during employment.
