Remote Sensing Project Manager

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is actively seeking a highly skilled and motivated Remote Sensing Project Manager to join our dynamic team. This role is pivotal in driving the success of our remote sensing projects, ensuring they are executed with precision and excellence. As a Project Lead, you will be at the forefront of managing complex projects and contributing to the growth and innovation of our services.

Project & Client Management

• Manage remote sensing projects from proposal through final delivery, ensuring schedule, scope, budget, and quality objectives are met.
• Serve as the primary client point of contact, leading kickoff meetings, progress updates, scope discussions, and closeout activities.
• Coordinate and manage multiple active projects simultaneously, often across different markets and data types.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, milestones, and delivery plans.
• Proactively identify risks, constraints, and scope changes; prepare and negotiate additional service requests as needed.
• Represent the service line as a SME to the client.

Proposal Development & Business Support

• Lead and support the preparation of high-volume, fast-turn proposals, including scope definition, assumptions, schedules, and fee development.
• Collaborate with business development, technical leads, and operations to align proposals with execution capabilities.
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of contract terms, scopes of services, and pricing structures.
• Track proposal status and support follow-up activities with clients.

Financial & Operational Oversight

• Manage project financials, including budget tracking, invoicing, work-in-process, and accounts receivable.
• Monitor project performance metrics to ensure profitability and operational efficiency.
• Coordinate staffing needs and resource allocation across internal teams and external partners.
• Ensure compliance with internal project management procedures and QA/QC standards.

Technical Leadership & Coordination

• Provide project-level technical leadership across Westwood's remote sensing services, including:
  • Digital Photogrammetry
  • Survey Control
  • UAS / Drone Data Collection
  • Airborne, Terrestrial, and Mobile LiDAR
  • Orthophotography, Planimetrics, DTMs, Contours, and modeling.
  • Inspection & Asset Management Deliverables
  • Transmission Line Profile & Catenary Modeling (PLS-CADD /TL-PRO)
  • Thermography and High Voltage Corona Investigation
  • Aerial Magnetometry
  • Virtual Site Visits and Visualization Products
• Coordinate closely with Remote Sensing Technicians, Calibration staff, Survey, Engineering, and GIS teams.
• Ensure deliverables meet client specifications, industry standards, and internal QA/QC requirements.

Team Leadership & Collaboration

• Lead, mentor, and support project teams; delegate work effectively and set clear expectations.
• Foster collaboration across disciplines and offices.
• Provide constructive performance feedback and support professional development.
• Promote a culture of accountability, communication, and continuous improvement.

Required Skills:

• Exceptional organizational and time-management skills.
• Proven ability to manage many projects concurrently without loss of quality or responsiveness.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with both technical teams and external clients.
• Client-focused mindset with the ability to anticipate needs and propose solutions.
• Ability to balance detail-oriented execution with big-picture project strategy.
• Strong problem-solving skills and comfort making independent decisions.
• Ability to identify inefficiencies, scope gaps, and improvement opportunities.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven consulting environment.

Required Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Geomatics, Surveying, Engineering, Geography, GIS, Remote Sensing, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Minimum 10 years of professional industry experience, 5+ years of experience in project management within remote sensing, surveying, geospatial, or infrastructure consulting.
• Successful track record leading rotorcraft, fixed wing, BVLOS UAS, and mobile LiDAR acquisitions.
• Demonstrated experience managing projects for top-tier renewables and/or power delivery clients.
• Strong knowledge of remote sensing data types, workflows, and deliverables.
• Experience working with LiDAR, photogrammetry, and corridor-based infrastructure projects.
• Thorough understanding of industry software such as TerraSolid, PLS-CADD, and MicroStation.
• Experience managing proposals, budgets, and client contracts.

Preferred Experience:

• ASPRS certification.
• Experience supporting Transmission, Distribution, Substation, and Utility clients.
• Proven track record of managing high proposal volumes with rapid turnaround times.
• Experience supporting large, multi-market programs or long-term client frameworks.

About Westwood Professional Services, Inc. (Westwood)

At Westwood, our purpose is to create a better world for people through our work. We transform the energy grid, design resilient infrastructure, and develop communities that will flourish today and for future generations. With over 50 years of experience and a legacy of innovation, we stand at the forefront of our industry, dedicated to understanding the unique needs of the markets we serve.

Our approach revolves around people. We are committed to building a culture that attracts, retains, and develops high performers. Our team values relationships, innovation, dedication, initiative, and growth. We believe fostering a collaborative "One Team" mentality yields superior outcomes in everything we do.

We customize our technical capabilities and geographic reach to meet our clients where they are and help them realize their vision.

We are partners in our clients' success, driving to provide solutions that make a lasting difference. Safety, sustainability, and operational excellence are not just facets of our work; they are intrinsic to our identity, guiding every decision we make.

We are deeply invested in the communities we serve. Through our projects and giving-back initiatives, we enrich the lives of those we serve, engage others within our industry, and create a lasting impact on communities around the world. To us, success transcends the completion of projects; it is reflected in the lives we have positively impacted by our work.

Join us in creating a better world.

In 2025, Westwood was recognized as #77 on the ENR Top 500 Design Firms. Additionally, Westwood was ranked #5 for ENR's Top Design Firm for Solar, #6 for Battery Storage, and #3 for Wind (2025). The firm consistently ranks on the industry's top 25 lists and receives recognition for its involvement in award-winning projects nationwide.

Westwood provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We believe that diverse backgrounds strengthen our business. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.