Don Williams
Division Manager | High-Precision Surveying for Construction | Focused on Quality & Results
- Role
- Division Manager at DLZ Corporation
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Don Williams
I’ve spent almost three decades in the surveying profession, working my way from…
Experience
Division Manager
Dec 2010 — Present
Lead a team of 3–5 project managers across Indiana and Illinois, ensuring quality execution and consistent client satisfaction on high-stakes construction survey projects.Manage multimillion-dollar construction layout and infrastructure projects from initial estimates to final closeout, delivering on time and within budget.Develop detailed proposals across multiple sectors—including high-rise, bridge, roadway, industrial, energy, retail, and healthcare—tailored to meet client-specific scope and schedule.Drive business development by maintaining long-term client relationships and securing new opportunities in commercial, industrial, and public infrastructure markets.Implement emerging technologies (UAV, laser scanning, multibeam) to improve field productivity, reduce rework, and elevate deliverable quality.Oversee financial performance of projects, including budget tracking, invoice management, and resource planning to maintain strong margins and team efficiency.Utilize 3D laser scanning across commercial and industrial environments to support high-accuracy as-builts, QA/QC, and clash detection.Deliver hydrographic surveying services using multibeam sonar and GNSS/IMU systems for river, lake, and marine infrastructure projects.
Skills
- Land Development
- Grading
- Construction Management
- Change Orders
- Construction
- Proposal Writing
- Legal Descriptions
- Cad
- Cost Estimating
- Subdivisions
- Project Estimation
- Autocad
- Research
- Sewer
- Surveying
- Process Scheduler
- Site Development
- Boundary
- Road
- Value Engineering
- Site Plans
- Alta Surveys
- Subcontracting
- Topographic Surveys
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