Job Description

Job Description
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.

Inclusion and Diversity

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.

Learn more in the About Us section of our careers web site.

As the Surveying Supervisor you will 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.

Specifically, you'll have the opportunity to:

* Responsible for all Surveying and Geomatics operations for CenterPoint Energy.
* Provide supervision, coaching, and mentoring to junior and reporting personnel. Exercises disciplinary actions when necessary.
* Establish, 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.
* Lead technical reviews of Surveying and Geomatics technology and prepares report on findings and recommendations.
* Establish measures and KPIs for production, performance, and workload.
* Supervise staff and contractors, and leads acquisition related survey activities with individual landowners, companies, corporations, federal, state, and local governmental agencies.
* Represent Company as a liaison with municipalities, governmental, and regulatory agencies to insure compliance with land acquisition and easement requirements.
* Possess an advanced understanding of property rights, land rights, acquisition, and property transactions.
* Facilitate 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.
* Coordinate with outside staffing and contract resources, where needed.
* Engage and coordinates with Contractors and Consultants to ensures the scope, quality, and consistency of work.
* Appear as expert professional witness in legal proceedings.
* Dedicated to meeting customer and business requirements.
* Review and approves field and office work of junior staff as applicable.
* Coordinate the preparation and presentation of technical and business documents.
* Consult 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.

Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:

* Associates/ Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline and must be a Licensed Professional Land Surveyor.
* RPLS is required
* Requires a minimum of seven (7) years of experience in land surveying.

Preferred Experience, Education and Skills:

* Five (5) years experience as a Licensed Professional Land Surveyor.
* Preferred supervisory/ leadership experience
* Power BI
* CAD experience
* Excel
* GIS

Job Location: Houston, TX

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