Surveyor

The Surveyor 1 position with the Department of Environmental Protection offers a chance to make a real impact across Pennsylvania. This role supports important projects that help protect public resources and guide responsible land use. You join a team that values precision, teamwork, and public service. Start a career where your surveying skills support the Commonwealth's mission.

The Surveyor 1 position with the Department of Environmental Protection offers a chance to make a real impact across Pennsylvania. This role supports important projects that help protect public resources and guide responsible land use. You join a team that values precision, teamwork, and public service. Start a career where your surveying skills support the Commonwealth's mission.

This position supports statewide surveying efforts that guide project development, construction, and land management. The role involves technical review, field work, and coordination with engineering staff across multiple regions. As a Surveyor 1, you will perform the following duties:

• Survey Coordination:
  Coordinate conventional surveys for preliminary, construction, and final project needs
• Data Review:
  Analyze legal and technical information to resolve issues with property boundaries and easements
• Complex Tasks:
  Handle advanced surveying responsibilities and collaborate with BAMR sections on technical matters
• Quantity Calculation:
  Determine earth and rock quantities using standard engineering methods for contract payments
• Field Operations:
  Conduct required field work for project development, design, and construction across assigned regions
• Engineering Support:
  Work with engineering staff to solve unusual surveying challenges and meet construction requirements

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

• 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-time 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: S elected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $60,538 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

• 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.

• This position requires p ossession 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.

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