Assistant County Surveyor

OVERVIEW:
La Crosse County has an opportunity for an Assistant County Surveyor. This opportunity will best fit a
candidate who is thoroughly experienced and trained for work in the profession of land surveying. The majority of work will be in the office, but will also include field work.

This is a full-time position working Monday-Friday. As a salaried position, hours will often extend beyond the core hours, which is a 37.5 hour work-week.

To Be a Successful Applicant:

1-Provide a ten-year work history. Explain gaps in employment.

2-Include reasons for leaving each job.

3-Fill out all fields on the application, including address and phone numbers of previous employers.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
For a full list of duties, qualifications and requirements, including physical demands, please see the complete job description on the Employment page of the County website.

• Assists the County Surveyor in carrying out the duties of the position as defined in Chapter 59.45 of the Wisconsin Statutes.
• Assists the County Surveyor in establishing, protecting, perpetuating and maintaining the monuments at the Section and Quarter corners of the Public Lands Survey System (PLSS).
• Assists the County Surveyor to protect, perpetuate and maintain other survey monumentation. Indexes, scans and files all incoming survey maps and tie sheets.
• Maintains and rehabilitates existing survey maps found in the County Surveyor files.
• Performs advanced calculations for all aspects of the work including closing and adjusting traverses and calculating complex GPS positioning information and data transfer.
• Assists the County Surveyor in performing surveys that define the boundaries of County real property and that establish rights-of-way on County roads.
• Assists the County Surveyor in reviewing Certified Survey Maps submitted for review.
• Assists the County Surveyor in reviewing Subdivision Plats submitted for review.
• Keeps well organized notes, records.
• Drafts maps and tie sheets.
• Answers the telephone, meets face-to face and responds to e-mails to assist the public and other county departments with surveying and land ownership questions.
• Acts on behalf of the County Surveyor during absences.

TRAINING, EXPERIENCE AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be licensed as a Wisconsin Professional Land Surveyor (which requires a Bachelor’s Degree in a course in the practice of professional land surveying or a related field and at least 2 years of satisfactory work experience OR an Associate Degree in a course in the practice of professional land surveying or a related field and at least 4 years of satisfactory work experience) OR be in the process of acquiring said licensure.
• Minimum of three years of previous land surveying experience.
• Preference given to individual with experience in reestablishment, maintenance and perpetuation of Public Lands Survey System (PLSS) corners.
• Must hold a valid Wisconsin driver’s license and have access to transportation for county-wide travel.

To apply for this job, please visit:
http://www.lacrossecounty.org/jobs