How to hire a survey workers supervisor

How to hire a survey workers supervisor, step by step

Here's a step-by-step survey workers supervisor hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a survey workers supervisor job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new survey workers supervisor
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your survey workers supervisor job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a survey workers supervisor for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them a survey workers supervisor to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire a survey workers supervisor that fits the bill.

   The following list breaks down different types of survey workers supervisors and their corresponding salaries.

   Type of Survey Workers Supervisor	Description	Hourly rate
   Survey Workers Supervisor		$20-49
   Managing Supervisor	A managing supervisor is a professional who is responsible for managing staff members and providing reports about their progress and development in the organization. Managing supervisors must represent the company to the external parties and should exhibit excellent leadership... Show more	$25-56
   Billing Supervisor	A billing supervisor is primarily in charge of spearheading and overseeing the billing procedures of a company. Typically managing a team of billing specialists and clerks, a billing supervisor must set goals and guidelines, gather and analyze billing data, develop reports to be presented to directors and other executives, and create strategies to optimize billing processes... Show more	$18-39

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Survey Data
   • GPS
   • Data Collection
   • Survey Crews
   • Performance Evaluations
   • CAD
   • Construction Layout
   • Survey Equipment
   • Boundary Surveys
   • GIS
   • Carlson
   • As-Built Surveys
   • Construction Projects
   • Control Points

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   Responsibilities:

   • Design survey / GIS cost estimate and reporting module to ensure crews are producing efficiently and achieving profitability.
   • Experience with multiple types of total stations, gps units and levels.
   • Perform quality control and quality assurance reviews on exhibit documents submit to RMP for the right-of-way acquisition process.
   • Research previoussurvey evidence and establish photogrammetric control for land development projects.perform calculations for construction staking field layout.
   • Job types include residential, commercial/industrial staking, water management elevations and wetland location.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your survey workers supervisor job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A survey workers supervisor can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, survey workers supervisors' average salary in alaska is 45% less than in district of columbia.
   • Seniority. Entry-level survey workers supervisors 58% less than senior-level survey workers supervisors.
   • Certifications. A survey workers supervisor with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a survey workers supervisor's salary.

   Average survey workers supervisor salary

   $67,343yearly

   $32.38 hourly rate

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   Entry-level survey workers supervisor salary

   $43,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 25, 2025

4. Writing a survey workers supervisor job description

   A job description for a survey workers supervisor role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a survey workers supervisor job description:

   Survey workers supervisor job description example

   CenterPoint Energy is looking for a Supervisor, Survey to join our Surveying and Right of Way Field Team, located in Houston, TX.
   
   You will have the ability to: perform an active role in a full range of surveying and civil engineering supervisory capacities and administrative duties related to employees and contractors. As well as consultation and advisory for Land Surveying and GIS topics for the organization.
   We want you to know
   
   CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in business for more than 150 years. Our vision to lead the nation in delivering energy, service and value drives our strategy and performance. We have an unwavering commitment to safely and reliably deliver electricity and natural gas to millions of people.
   
   Diversity and Inclusion
   
   CenterPoint Energy is committed to creating an inclusive work environment where business results are achieved through the skills, abilities and talents of our diverse workforce.
   
   At CenterPoint Energy, individuals are respected for their contributions toward our company objectives. We strive for an inclusive work environment across all levels that is reflective of the available workforce in the communities we serve.
   
   What we bring to you
   
   * Competitive pay
   * Paid training
   * Benefits eligibility begins on your first day
   * Subsides metro and parking discounts
   * Flexible work schedule, paid holidays and paid time off
   * Access to discounts at fitness clubs and an on-site wellness center at our headquarters in Houston
   * Professional growth and development programs including tuition reimbursement
   * 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match dollar-for-dollar up to 6% and a company contribution of 3% regardless of your contribution with immediate 100% vesting.
   
   To be successful in this role you will:
   
   * Responsible for all Surveying and Geomatics operations for CenterPoint Energy.
   * Provides supervision, coaching, and mentoring to junior and reporting personnel. Exercises disciplinary actions when necessary.
   * Establishes, reviews, and improves business and technical processes in areas of responsibility.
   * Actively pursues initiatives aimed at continuous improvement of services provided to internal and external customers.
   * Leads technical reviews of Surveying and Geomatics technology and prepares report on findings and recommendations.
   * Establishes measures and KPIs for production, performance, and workload.
   * Supervises staff and contractors, and leads acquisition related survey activities with individual landowners, companies, corporations, federal, state, and local governmental agencies.
   * Represents Company as a liaison with municipalities, governmental, and regulatory agencies to insure compliance with land acquisition and easement requirements.
   * Possesses an advanced understanding of property rights, land rights, acquisition, and property transactions.
   * Facilitates and leads activities involving real estate, construction, and associated documents.
   * Reviews and recommends changes to legal documents utilized in land acquisition and management of company's real property assets.
   * Initiates and/or participates on cross functional business unit teams.
   * Coordinates with outside staffing and contract resources, where needed.
   * Engages and coordinates with Contractors and Consultants to ensures the scope, quality, and consistency of work.
   * Appears as expert professional witness in legal proceedings.
   * Dedicated to meeting customer and business requirements.
   * Reviews and approves field and office work of junior staff as applicable.
   * Coordinates the preparation and presentation of technical and business documents.
   * Consults and supports management on technical matters related to surveying & right-of-way.
   * Manage within budgetary constraints, develop and implement cost controls, evaluate and recommend changes to fee schedules for charges related to services and grants of property rights.
   
   Your background includes:
   
   * Requires a bachelor's degree in, Business, Geometrics, Surveying, Engineering, GIS, or related discipline from an accredited college/university or a combination of education and experience providing equivalent level of knowledge and experience.
   * Must be a Registered Professional Land Surveyor (RPLS) in the State of Texas.
   * Requires a minimum of seven (7) years of experience in Surveying, Real Estate, GIS, or Civil Engineering with specialization in Land and Title Rights, and Document Management or equivalent education.
   
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5. Post your job

   There are various strategies that you can use to find the right survey workers supervisor for your business:

   • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your survey workers supervisor job on Zippia to find and recruit survey workers supervisor candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit survey workers supervisors, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new survey workers supervisor

   Once you've found the survey workers supervisor candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   To prepare for the new survey workers supervisor first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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