Survey Representative

APS • Prescott, AZ

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Survey Representative oversees a survey crew conducting APS land and construction surveys for transmission and distribution overhead and underground lines, customer construction projects, land acquisitions and disposals, power plants, substations, switchyards, and special surveys, including risk management surveys supporting the APS legal department. The role performs surveys and staking of company facilities in support of APS project leaders, engineers, and designers, and produces accurate survey notes and exhibits showing the exact location of APS facilities and their relationship to private property and rights of way.

The position is performed in the field and/or at an APS facility, which may include a power plant, job site, or community location. Employees are expected to reside in Arizona, or in New Mexico if based at Four Corners.

Requirements

• A four-year bachelor’s degree in Surveying Management or Survey Technology from an accredited college or university; alternatively, an associate’s degree in Surveying Management or Surveying Technology plus two years of experience in survey positions; or a high school diploma/GED plus four years of experience in survey positions.
• Valid Arizona driver’s license.
• Experience using AutoCAD.
• Ability to hike several miles in all weather conditions while carrying survey equipment and material.

Nice To Haves

• Land Surveyor in Training (LSIT) certification.
• Utility party chief experience.
• Knowledge of survey mathematics, including algebra, geometry, and trigonometry.
• Knowledge of the Public Land Survey System and legal principles.
• Ability to interpret construction plans and legal descriptions.
• Ability to interpret and determine boundary control for field surveys and easement acquisitions.
• Experience using standard and robotic total stations, aerial and side profiling LIDAR equipment, high-definition scanning equipment, Trimble GPS survey equipment, and Trimble office software.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and support basic survey projects by leading, instructing, and guiding survey crews’ daily activities; oversee crew safety, the assigned vehicle, and equipment condition.
• Research existing legal documents, interpret construction drawings, create representative point lists for field use, and complete accurate field surveys; ensure jobs are completed within scheduled time frames.
• Download field data, assemble data in AutoCAD, and create topographical maps for designers, engineers, or project leaders.
• Provide land or right-of-way agents with accurate survey notes and exhibits for preparing easements and governmental permits and for APS record retention.
• Establish boundary control and identify the exact locations of existing real estate and construction markers.
• Work with APS land/right-of-way representatives, project leaders, designers, and governmental agencies to resolve APS facility location conflicts.
• Perform surveys and staking of company facilities in support of APS projects.
• Oversee survey activities for transmission and distribution lines, customer construction projects, land transactions, power plants, substations, switchyards, and special surveys.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time