Full-Time
Senior Survey Project Manager
Updated on 8/20/2026
SAM
1,001-5,000 employees
Geospatial data solutions and construction services
No salary listed
Harrisburg, PA, USA
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Bachelor's
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- A Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) license is required.
- A bachelor's degree in surveying, geomatics, engineering, or a related field is required; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
- Proven previous industry experience in a professional or management-level role is required.
- Experience managing large-scale land surveying projects is required.
- The ability to lead and coordinate licensed surveyors, technicians, and field crews on multidisciplinary projects is required.
- Strong leadership skills, including the ability to mentor, motivate, and develop team members, are required.
- Experience with contract negotiations, project budgets, fee estimates, and proposals is required.
- Demonstrated success in business development, marketing, client relationships, and professional networking is required.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required, including the ability to clearly communicate assignments, expectations, and deliverables.
- The ability to manage multiple priorities and meet demanding deadlines while maintaining collaboration and teamwork is required.
- Develop project work plans, schedules, budgets, and staffing requirements for multiple large-scale survey projects.
- Oversee project scopes, fee proposals, budgets, and quality assurance and quality control.
- Monitor project performance, financial results, productivity, and progress toward department goals.
- Identify and implement processes that improve operational efficiency.
- Lead, mentor, and develop professional staff.
- Prepare requests for qualifications, proposals, and project presentations.
- Partner with Market Leads and Market Managers to expand the company’s client base and market presence.
- Build and maintain relationships with clients, subconsultants, and other business partners.
- Present project information and company capabilities to clients and key stakeholders.
- Support other operational teams as needed.
- Represent the company at client meetings, industry events, and trade shows.
- Provide technical expertise, particularly for utility-related survey projects.
- A background in utility-related surveying projects is strongly preferred.
- Experience with utility-related surveying projects is strongly preferred.
SAM Companies provides end-to-end geospatial data solutions and construction-phase services. Its core offering, Managed Geospatial Services (MGS), collects data with aerial, mobile, and terrestrial LiDAR, photogrammetry, and unmanned systems, turning it into actionable intelligence. The firm also delivers subsurface utility engineering, GIS, utility coordination, and construction services through SAM-Construction Services, creating a single point of contact for surveying, mapping, and project oversight. It stands as one of North America’s largest full-service geospatial and construction firms, growing through organic expansion and numerous acquisitions to tackle large-scale projects with the goal of reducing risk and improving decision-making for critical infrastructure.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
Late Stage VC
Total Funding
$36.7M
Headquarters
Austin, Texas
Founded
1994
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Peak Rock doubled SAM revenue between 2021 and July 2026.
- SAM employs over 1,800 professionals and added 25 offices by July 2026.
- New Mountain invested after a multi-year geospatial deep dive, signaling follow-on capital.
What critics are saying
- Private equity ownership changed twice since 2021, forcing another integration cycle now.
- NV5 Geospatial won NOAA's $12 million American Samoa hydrographic contract in December 2025.
- A failed integration at SAM would erase its acquisition-driven edge and trigger customer defections.
What makes SAM unique
- SAM spans surveying, SUE, inspection, and digital data across infrastructure lifecycles.
- New Mountain Capital called SAM the leading scaled independent platform on July 1, 2026.
- SAM serves 20 of the top 25 U.S. utilities after 19 acquisitions.
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↑ 35%Peak Rock Capital has sold SAM Companies, a geospatial and inspection services provider for utilities and critical infrastructure, to New Mountain Capital. Financial terms were not disclosed. Under Peak Rock's ownership since 2021, SAM more than doubled revenue, completed 19 acquisitions, and expanded from its original footprint to add 25 offices. The company now serves 20 of the top 25 US utilities, providing end-to-end geospatial intelligence services across the critical infrastructure lifecycle. SAM, founded in 1994 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, uses advanced scientific methods to capture and analyse infrastructure data, supporting grid modernisation and AI-driven infrastructure investment. The company has developed technical and AI capabilities positioning it as an industry leader in the sector. Guggenheim Securities and Houlihan Lokey advised on the transaction.
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