Surveyor; Registered

About Us

The Engineering Survey Division of Public Works, under direction of the Mohave County Surveyor, provides timely, accurate land surveying and delivers cartographic data together with rights‑of‑way management services for County operations. In addition, the Surveying Division makes available cadastral surveying and roadway maps. Chief among these duties is the review of the Minor Land Division process and accompanying Parcel Plat. The County Surveyor’s office is the public portal for citizens to initiate roadway abandonments and public easement extinguishments with the Board of Supervisors.

Citizens wishing to convey land and roads to the County are encouraged to send proposals through the County Surveyor’s office as a first step in the Board of Supervisor’s consideration of the matter. The Survey Division is the point of contact for public access to the County Engineer’s records, maps, and cadastral records. The Engineering Survey Division directly engages the public by marking the boundaries of roadways as necessary in adjacent County Road works.

Salary Range 19 Steps 1-18 $ 28.28 - $46.72/hr.

• Monday-Friday, 7:00am-3:30pm.
• Weekends and holidays off.
• Work is primarily performed in the field with occasional office work.

• Work outdoors in varying weather conditions, including strong winds, extreme heat to extreme cold temperatures.
• This position does require time spent standing, walking, bending, stooping and sitting.
• The ability to frequently be able to lift 1lb up to 50lbs.
• Travel to outlying county locations as needed, including Bullhead City, Lake Havasu City, Northern Arizona Strip, and other areas of Mohave County as required while operating a Mohave County provided vehicle.

• Writes legal descriptions for rights‑of‑way, deeds of dedication, easements and other county land sales, purchases, parcel transfers and leases.
• Advises various individuals and developers with legal access problems to ensure compliance with County and State regulations.
• Performs plan checks for construction drawings prepared by County or private engineers within the county rights‑of‑way as required.
• Directs survey party in gathering field information from preliminary to design of improvement projects.
• Performs calculations from survey party notes for application to mapping or legal descriptions.
• Assists survey party when they need help or when legal or technical problems arise.
• Checks and reduces field notes submitted by survey party.
• Research legal boundaries and gathers record information for survey party and for mapping procedures.
• Performs survey computations and adjustments related to boundary decisions.
• Stamps and seals legal descriptions, record of surveys, and cadastral survey plats.
• Maintains survey records for the general public, private surveyors and engineers and other governmental agencies.
• Oversees restoration and perpetuation of survey control monuments, street centerline, basic horizontal and vertical control, and cadastral monumentation.
• Drafts cadastral maps and legal plats and records same.
• Conducts research for mapping and legal descriptions prepared by the County.
• As required, completes performance evaluations; may make hiring recommendations; recommends disciplinary actions; approves vacations and time off; prepares work schedules and assignments; supervises the activities of assigned personnel; monitors reports and record keeping activities filed by assigned personnel for completeness, accuracy, and adherence to policy and procedure guidelines; instructs personnel in departmental policies, procedures and techniques; and provides training.
• Communicates and acts in a professional manner with the public, co‑workers, and work contacts.

• Associate degree in land surveying, engineering, geography, computer science, earth science, or a related field is required.
• Two (2) years of progressively responsible surveying experience in all phases of land survey work including experience in instrument operation, record keeping, survey calculations, and plans interpretation.
• Two (2) years supervising surveying…