Land Surveyor

Under the direction of the Central Drafting and Records Manager, the Land Surveyor oversees, directs, and advises Engineering Technicians in the field and office.  This person will be responsible for right-of-way easements and surveys; Certified Survey Maps; property vacations; control surveys for construction projects; as-built surveys; construction staking; design and drafting of projects and training of Technicians.

Essential Functions

• Review of Certified Survey Maps or subdivision plats submitted to the City for approval.
• Prepare legal descriptions and drawings for right-of-way projects including openings, right-of-way vacations and easements.
• Search legal records, survey records and land titles to obtain information about property boundaries.  Write descriptions of property boundary surveys for use in deeds or other legal documents.
• Supervise Engineering Technicians in the preparation of all data, charts, plats, maps, records and documents related to surveys.
• Complete complex projects using computer aided design software, manual computations, tables, and charts according to national, state and local regulations.
• Maintain official maps, quarter sections and plat pages.
• Verify accuracy of survey data including measurements and calculations conducted at survey sites including calculate heights, depths, relative positions, property lines and other characteristics of terrain.
• Train and direct staff to establish legal boundaries for properties, based on legal descriptions.
• Develop criteria for survey me

Minimum Requirements

1. Two years of municipal land surveying experience.
2. State of Wisconsin Professional Land Surveyor certification at time of application and throughout employment. 
3. A valid driver’s license at time of appointment and throughout employment.