Survey Crew Party Chief

Survey Crew Party Chief, Land Surveyor 2
Salary: $4,987.00 – $6,705.00 Monthly

Review of applications is ongoing. We reserve the right to make a hiring decision or close this recruitment any time after 1/29/25. It is in your best interest to submit materials as soon as possible.

Responsibilities:
In the field:
Navigating to and from remote job sites in large 4×4 vehicles and utilizing ATVs. Selecting routes and planning survey operations; operating or supervising the operation of field survey equipment including robotic and semi-robotic total stations and GNSS receivers. Mapping topographic features, property lines, rights of ways, utilities, site surveys, and boundary location. Plan and execute GNSS control surveys necessary for coordinating land surveys. Conducting survey control traverses in heavily forested and mountainous terrain that meet the State WAC and RCW requirements. Be proficient in GLO corner recovery and land boundary surveying principles. 

In the office:
Reducing field notes and verifying data collection files. Research survey and title records and organization of survey project job files. Performing calculations and preliminary map drafting using a computer. Assist the licensed land surveyor in charge of checking the final survey map. Maintain or supervise the maintenance of the field survey equipment, training field crew members in the operation of equipment. Compose legal descriptions and land corner notes for inclusion on a record of survey.

Required Qualifications: 

• Four years of experience performing land survey work and an associate degree or higher in forestry, engineering, or related field
  OR an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• Experience with surveying equipment such as electronic total stations, electronic data collectors and software, GNSS equipment, and data collectors.
• Experience with complex coordinate geometry (COGO) computations.
• Knowledge of or experience with surveying on the Washington State Plane Grid System.
• Knowledge of basic statutes and other laws pertaining to the establishment, locating, dividing, and defining of corners, monuments, lines, and boundaries of land.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Ability to use standard office computer applications such as email, word processors, and spreadsheets as well as AutoCAD Carlson survey software and StarNet survey network adjustment software.
• Skills with cross-county navigation, using a topographic map and compass to navigate, and map and aerial photo interpretation skills are all regularly required of incumbents holding this position.
• Ability to operate All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs).
• Ability to operate crew transport vehicles in an off-road environment.
• Commitment to fostering and supporting an environment that honors diversity, equity, inclusion, and environmental justice practices.