Professional Land Surveyor

Posting Date

06/24/25

Application Deadline

07/04/25

Pay Range

$34.00 - $48.25 hourly

Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification. The position is eligible for overtime compensation for all hours worked over 40 in the designated workweek.

Job Type

Unclassified

Department

Transportation

About the Position

The Professional Land Surveyors primary role is to manage assigned projects. These may include mapping, construction staking, boundary and right-of-way surveys, and more. MCDOT utilizes high-quality, state-of-the-art equipment for data collection, such as GNSS receivers, reflectorless robots, digital levels, terrestrial scanning, and drones.

About Us

We value your time. The time with your family. The time you spend on the road. And the time you spend making a difference. At the Maricopa County Department of Transportation, we provide connections that improve peoples lives. By combining innovative technologies with the vast talent of our employees, we plan for future needs and operate a transportation system with the community in mind. Are you interested in contributing to the community in which you work, live, and play? Then, join our team and help us build connections.

Proud to Offer

• Work with a greater purpose

• Tuition reimbursement

• Exceptional work-life balance

• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County

• Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents

• Child care benefits, including access to our upcoming on-site center Maricopa County Kids Club , dedicated to serving Maricopa County families exclusively

• Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave

• Extensive wellness program, including healthcare premium discounts

• Maricopa County participates in the Arizona State Retirement System. This defined retirement benefit requires a 12.27% monthly contribution rate and includes a 100% employer match on Day 1

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We Require

• Two years of experience in land surveying

• Associates degree in Engineering or a related field

• An equivalent combination of post-secondary education and/or job-related experience may substitute for the minimum qualifications on a year-for-year basis

• Registration as a Land Surveyor in the state of Arizona or by the technical board of another state in good standing

• Must possess, or have the ability to obtain, a valid Arizona driver's license by the time of hire, and must maintain an acceptable driving record

We Also Value

• Licensed as a Certified Federal Surveyor (CFedS)

• Formal education in CADD software

Job Contributions

• Manage boundary and mapping projects. This includes communicating with the requestor what the scope of the project is, accuracy needs, writing field crew instructions, determining boundary and right-of-way lines, reducing topographic survey data, and verifying that it complies with the original intent

• Manage construction staking projects. Must be able to read, understand, and perform calculations from roadway design plans and CAD environment

• Research and/or assign research of survey plats and records in order to make boundary, alignment, right of way, and easement

• Write Requests for Proposals (RFPs), review on-call consultants' cost proposals, and manage On-Call consultant work for the given work assignment

• Stamp and sign any Results of Survey that were assigned to manage

• Manage one or more of the following for the Land Survey Branch: Drone Program, Land Survey Databases, Safety training, Survey equipment inventory, firmware updates, track repairs, adjustments, and Survey Branch Manual

• Manage construction staking projects. Must be able to read, understand, and perform calculations from roadway design plans and CAD environment

• Other job duties as assigned

Working Conditions

• This position requires the employee to be in the office/field or customer-facing for all hours worked

• Exerting up to 10 pounds occasionally or negligible weights frequently; sitting most of the time

• The work will occur in an office and field environment. While performing the duties & responsibilities, the employee may be exposed to loud noise, noxious odors, unsanitary conditions, chemicals, electricity, moving mechanical parts, varying weather conditions, and other related conditions and situations. Position is subject to atmospheric conditions: Fumes, odors, dust, mists, gases, or poor ventilation

Selection Procedure

• Only the most qualified candidates will be considered

• Consideration will only be given to candidates who submit online applications

• Candidates will be contacted primarily through email and their Workday online application profile

• Must pass a pre-employment background and/or fingerprint investigation as required by statute or policy, including drug and alcohol testing requirements for positions designated as safety-sensitive

Maricopa County is an equal opportunity employer.

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