More than a career - a chance to make a difference in people's lives. Build an exciting, rewarding career with us - help us make a difference for millions of people every day. Consider joining the Duke Energy team, where you'll find a friendly work environment, opportunities for growth and development, recognition for your work, and competitive pay and benefits. This position can be located at any Duke Energy location that has vacancy near Cincinnati, OH or Nashville, TN. The exact location will be determined at the time of offer based on business needs. Position Summary These positions are responsible for managing survey vendor contracts (Land Surveying Coordinator) to provide quality land surveying services in a safe and cost effective manner. This position will focus mainly on supporting gas customers, but may also assist in supporting electric customers. Detail of activities associated with land surveying projects include: develop project scope, calculate an in-house estimate for each project, generate request for quotes for cost and timeframes, initiate the data entry into the work management tool, monitor contractors and projects to assure quality/schedules/budgets are met, process invoices, review and perform quality checks on survey project deliverables for quality and compliance, deliver the finished products to the customer or requester, and close out projects in the work management tool. This individual should have a broad understanding of land survey concepts and need to utilize the resources of regionally located professional service providers in order to meet the demands of the customers. This individual will also be required to be a problem solver for customers and employees with a vision for applying new technology in order to increase quality and manage project cost. To tactically support and follow company goals, policies, and procedures as well as represent the company in a positive and professional manner with all internal and external contacts. Responsibilities Leadership, Survey Vendor Oversight Safely oversees contractor staff and outside consultants responsible for surveys of gas lines. May also oversee contractor staff and outside consultants responsible for transmissions lines, distribution lines, dam deformations, construction staking, land acquisitions and disposals of enterprise assets for a designated region Provides leadership to contracted survey crews by setting an example for professionalism, customer service, and honest communications Promotes good teammate relations and participates in the resolution of the team's problems and concerns. Recommends employee training and development Interweaves internal resources and external contractors into a seamless service. Project Management Serves as a representative of Land Services to monitor, inspect and review survey work performed by survey contractors for compliance with Duke Energy technical specifications, work schedules, budgets and recommends approval of deliverables Responsible for directing multiple survey vendors, solving complex problems involving conflicting data, ensuring the quality of the deliverables Maintains and provides management with regular progress reports on survey projects noting contractor performance, and provides feedback to reinforce good results as well as suggest corrective actions where required Thoroughly inspects and checks deliverables for accuracy and correctness. Deliverables include field work, maps, and electronic files Attends project meetings and obtains from all vendors a detailed cost estimate and agreed upon delivery due date Monitors contractors to ensure cost, timeframes, and work performance with existing Master Service Agreements and project control requirements Reviews invoices submitted by vendors and recommends payment based on performance and advises management of anticipated cost overruns of the estimated co