Surveyor

City Surveyor

HIRING RANGE: $8,429-$9,486 per month.

The City of Grand Junction seeks a Professional Land Surveyor to join the Engineering Division. The position will perform a broad range of land surveying duties associated with supporting capital improvement projects, mapping, and development projects. The work will include a variety of field and office work to produce land surveying documents such as plats, exhibits, and legal descriptions, as well as review of survey documents for development projects.

• Plan, prioritize, assign, supervise and review the work of assigned staff
• Perform a variety of complex, technical duties supporting the identification, sale, acquisition and management of real property
• Research and interpret land records, historical data and legal decisions to resolve land survey problems
• Prepare descriptions and sketches for City easements and rights-of-way
• Direct the preservation, maintenance and setting of survey monuments; monitor the staking on construction plans
• Oversee the gathering, processing and review of survey data for the City’s GIS department
• Respond to inquiries from citizens, affected property owners and/or their representative
• Participate in the development and implementation of goals, objectives and priorities
• Prepare and maintain a variety of reports, records and logs

This position is a safety-sensitive position, which means you will be subject to random drug screens due to the nature of the work performed.

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in real estate, land surveying, engineering, business administration, or a related field.
• Three (3) years of increasingly responsible real estate or land surveying experience
• Possession of a valid Colorado driver's license.
• Possession of a valid license as a Professional Land Surveyor in the State of Colorado
• Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.