City Surveyor

City of Grand Junction•Grand Junction, CO

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

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