Land Surveyor Trainee​/Assistant Land Surveyor; NYHELPS

Position: Land Surveyor Trainee/Assistant Land Surveyor (NYHELPS)
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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 07/13/26

Applications Due
07/27/26

Vacancy ID219787

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NY HELPYes

Agency Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation, Office of

Title Land Surveyor Trainee/Assistant Land Surveyor (NYHELPS)

Occupational CategoryI.T. Engineering, Sciences

Salary Grade
18

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary Range From $66951 to $94121 Annually

Employment Type

Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 10%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? Yes

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address NYS Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation - Albany Main Office

625 Broadway

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code
12238

Duties Description The duties of this position will include but are not limited to the following:

The Real Property Bureau within DESP (Division of Environmental Stewardship & Planning) develops and implements policy for the acquisition of lands and properties and negotiates the actual purchase/exchange by first establishing a property's market value. Under the direction and supervision of a Licensed Land Surveyor, the incumbent will:

* Assist in maintenance of department survey and land records.

* Search internal and public records for survey and title information.

* Supervise and train field crews in the operation of modern terrestrial, geodetic surveying, geographic positioning system instruments, proper field survey procedures, and work zone safety.

* Plan and schedule work assignments for projects.

* Maintain and perform basic maintenance on survey equipment.

* Conduct reconnaissance and field surveys of State Park property lines.

* Prepare deed plots and review consultant derived boundary maps for accuracy.

* Process, balance, and transform data derived from Optical and GPS observations.

* Assist in determination of park boundaries through survey field measurements and research.

* Prepare survey maps for acquiring and managing state interest in real property in a computer aided drafting system.

* Perform field inspections of land and prepare reports of physical inspections.

* Perform property boundary surveys utilizing applicable survey principles and practices to determine the State's title boundaries.

Minimum Qualifications NY HELPS or 55-b/c

Qualifications:

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).
* To be considered for appointment through NY HELPS, or 55-b/c, candidates must meet the open-competitive minimum qualifications for this position. The qualifications are:

Land Surveyor Trainee, NS (Equated to a SG-18):

A bachelor's degree program in surveying or surveying technology from an Engineering Accreditation Commission, Engineering Technology Accreditation, or Commission Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology accredited;

or

Eligibility to sit for the Fundamentals of Surveying examination through the National Council for Examiners of Engineering and Surveying via letter issued by the New York State Board for Engineering and Land Surveying (proof of eligibility required).

Assistant Land Surveyor SG-20:

Proof of passing the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Fundamentals of Surveying Examination (FS) or successful completion of 52 weeks of service as a Land Surveyor Trainee and successful completion of the FS examination.

Individuals appointed to the two-year Land Surveyor traineeship are required to complete a minimum of one year of successful performance as a Land Surveyor Trainee and pass the Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) exam in order to advance to Assistant Land Surveyor. If you obtain your FS by the end of the first year you will advance to the title of Assistant Land Surveyor SG-20.

Failure to obtain the FS during the two-year traineeship will result in termination from the position.

Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education ((Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).). If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States or its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. This information can be found…