Land Survey Technician

SEDAA•San Francisco, CA

2d•$50,000 - $64,000•Hybrid

About The Position

This is a 1-year contract position for a Land Survey Technician in Concord, CA. The role involves performing routine survey work, preparing maps, and assembling information for land matters. The position requires a Land Surveyor In Training certificate (LSIT) and experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D. The technician will work under the supervision of a responsible supervisor or a higher land classification. The role also involves duties similar to a Senior Land Technician to qualify for promotion.

Requirements

Land Surveyor In Training certificate – LSIT
Prior professional experience using AutoCAD Civil 3D for land surveying or civil engineering purposes
Strong oral and written communicator.
Two years of Civil Engineering or Survey Technology training or the equivalent in education and/or experience in surveying of land and title work.
Must have a valid California driver's license.
The physical ability to do field survey work.

Responsibilities

Performing routine work as a member of a survey party; making precise survey measurements using conventional and state of the art surveying instruments; interpreting legal descriptions of real property; making and interpreting survey calculations; researching, analyzing, checking, and adjusting survey data; researching title and compiling evidence and documentation for boundary determination. May be required to operate the survey vehicle.
Preparing maps from field notes, office data, and title searches for condemnation proceedings, obtaining rights-of-way, purchasing land, obtaining government permits, and obtaining leases and other land documents. Plotting plan profiles, road cross-sections, topography, contours, and special drawings. May be required to check mathematical computations of others.
Assembling information for, and processing, clearing, and correcting rights-of-way and land matters. This work includes such duties as preparing legal descriptions of real property; preparing all routine documents necessary for the acquisition of easements by the Company ; processing necessary forms for the procuring of permits; preparing and processing quitclaims; securing signatures; securing permits; inspecting property; preliminarily investigating encroachments; and preparing clear and concise reports and correspondence.
Also performs duties substantially identical to those of a Senior Land Technician, but normally on assignments requiring less experience, in order to qualify for promotion to Senior Land Technician.