Surveyor

The Position

Step into a career where you get to enjoy working outdoors while making a real impact! The Surveyor 1 role with the Department of Environmental Protection offers a chance to support important projects within the Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation. This position involves hands-on work that helps guide engineering and construction efforts across the region. Join a dedicated team that values accuracy, teamwork, and service while protecting Pennsylvania's resources!

This position supports important engineering and mapping projects that help the bureau. The role involves gathering and interpreting survey data used in construction, design, and land evaluation. As a Surveyor 1, you will perform the following duties:

• Survey Coordination: Coordinate surveying activities for preliminary, construction, and final surveys
• Data Review: Review legal, technical, and professional sources to resolve issues with property boundaries or land features
• Field Operations: Perform surveying tasks that support engineering design and construction projects across assigned regions
• Quantity Calculations: Calculate earth and rock quantities using standard engineering methods for contract determinations
• Technical Documentation: Prepare and revise deed descriptions to ensure clarity and accuracy
• Problem Resolution: Work with engineering staff to address difficult surveying or engineering challenges

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, up to 3 days per week. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Ebensburg. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time.
  
  Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Qualifications

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• One year as a Surveyor Technician Supervisor (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Five years of responsible surveying work, including one year as a chief of party of a wide variety of surveying assignments; and graduation from high school. An Associate Degree in surveying or engineering technology may be substituted for one year of non-specialized experience; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training.

Special Requirements:

• You must be in possession of a registered surveyor's license as issued by the Pennsylvania State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, or possession of a registered surveyor's license obtained in another public jurisdiction under requirements which are at least equal to those of Pennsylvania.

Other Requirements:

• This particular position also requires possession of a valid Class C Driver's License.
• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this…