AmeriCorps Cadastral Survey Cartography Technician (BLM, Rock Springs Field Office)

The Great Basin Institute, in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management, is hiring one (1) Cadastral Survey Cartography Technician in Rock Springs, Wyoming. 

Principal Assistant to the Party Chief: AmeriCorps member will assist the Cadastral land surveyor in all phases of survey projects: specifically, the resurvey of the Wyoming-Utah state line and or the Sweeney Ranch double corner investigation and resurvey. As a trainee the member will be required to function as assistant to the land surveyor after an intensive daily training program. 

The selected candidate will be required to:

• Operate survey equipment,
• Manage data,
• Conduct record research
• Represent the bureau when encountering members of the public in the field,
• Drive a 4-wheel drive truck to and from the job site, and a UTV in the field (experience is not expected),
• Can make sensible, informed decisions daily,
• Analyze records logically,
• Interact (general demeanor) with peers and members of the public (Which will be evaluated throughout this project), and
• On occasion, the candidate may be required to operate autonomously under supervision of the land surveyor after demonstrating proficiency.

Contract Timeline:

• May 2026 – October 2026; 20-25 wk appointment; and
• Full time (40 hours/week).

Location:

Rock Springs BLM Field Office, 280 Highway 191 North, Rock Springs, Wyoming, 82901. No Remote option is available, 80-90% of the work is field.  Remainder is daily data maintenance and research in the office prior to departing for field work (generally 1 ½- 2 hours).

Compensation and Benefits: 

Living Allowance: $650 weekly (before taxes); 

• Eligible Term of 675 – 900hr AmeriCorps award (term length is dependent on start date)

Segal AmeriCorps education Award (675Hr – 900Hr): $2,817 – $3,697 upon successful completion of term (based on term dates);

Benefits: 

• Company-paid comprehensive medical, dental (with option to upgrade in coverage), and vision insurance;
• $25,000 Basic Life & AD&D insurance at no cost;
• Access to Pro Deals; and
• Eligibility for SNAP benefits, Loan Forbearance, and Loan Interest Accrual Repayment.

Housing: Will be provided to the selected participant at no additional costs.

Segal Education Award:

After successfully completing an AmeriCorps term of service members are eligible to receive the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award. Awards vary based on term of service. You can use the award to repay qualified student loans and to pay current educational expenses at eligible institutions of higher education and training programs.

Student Loan Forbearance:

If you are currently paying on any federal student loans you have the option to put those loans into forbearance during your time as an AmeriCorps volunteer, that will allow you to cease payments while serving.

Interest Accrual Repayment:

As an AmeriCorps alum, you are eligible to have the National Service Trust pay all or a portion of the interest that accumulated on your qualified student loan(s) during your term of service. These payments are made in addition to the Education Award and are not deducted from your Education Award balance. To be eligible to have accrued interest paid: The loan must have been placed in forbearance for the service period, and you must have successfully completed a term of service and received an Education Award.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Eligibility:

AmeriCorps Volunteers are eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate Bachelor’s (or graduate) degree in Geology, Geography, Cartography, Surveying, Civil Engineering; Natural Resources; Environmental Science; and Forestry are desirable, but all enthusiastic and interested candidates from other technical fields willing to learn will receive equal consideration.
• Candidate must be able to:
  • hike in flat to moderately steep to steep terrain with a pack and survey equipment,
  • read and analyze historical data to develop logical search areas in the field; and
  • generate and manage digital data.
• Familiarity with the public land survey system (PLSS), GIS, orienteering, surveying, etc. are desirable but are neither necessary nor required, candidates will be trained in all aspects of Cadastral field survey (Program is immersion type training);
• Possession of a clean, valid, state-issued driver’s license; and be able to successfully complete and pass a federal background check prior to starting position;
• Successfully complete and pass a federal background check prior to starting position; and
• AmeriCorps eligibility requirements: (1) U.S. citizenship or legal resident alien status, (2) eligible to receive an AmeriCorps Education Award (limited to earning equivalent of two full-time education awards), (3) pass National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW) name search and federal criminal background check, (4) adhere to the rules, regulations and code of conduct as specified in the Member Service Agreement; and (5) not engage in any prohibited activities as listed in the Member Service Agreement.