The City of Springfield is seeking a Land Surveyor I to provide professional land surveyor services ensuring City compliance with applicable survey related state statutes. This position makes recommendations relating to survey procedures, methods, evidence evaluation, and legal interpretation consistent with policy, laws, and standards. The Land Surveyor I will affix professional seal and signature to plats and other documents requiring preparation by a Licensed Professional Land Surveyor.
For the complete Land Surveyor I job descriptions, please see:
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/springfieldor/classspecs/1684022?keywords=land%20surveyor&pagetype=classSpecifications
Training, Experience, and Licensing:
The City will consider any equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, education, and experience to meet minimum qualifications. Such ways to meet minimums includes:
Bachelor’s degree in geomatics, surveying, civil engineer, ABET accredited engineering, or related education field, or equivalent experience based on OAR 820-010-2020 , and;
Three (3) years’ experience working in surveying or geomatics.
Registration as Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) in the State of Oregon (or registered PLS in a reciprocal state with ability to obtain Oregon registration within 12 months), and;
A valid Oregon Driver’s license by time of appointment (or within time frame outlined by state statue if moving from out of state), and ability to maintain acceptable driving record throughout employment
Preference may be provided for:
Certified Water Right Examiner (CWRE)
Certified Drone Pilot- Federal Aviation Administration
Certified Floodplain Manager- Association of State Floodplain Managers
Senior Right of Way Agent (SR/WA)- International Right of Way Association
Selection and Interview Process:
Top candidates will be invited to interview.
As a part of our selection process, it will be necessary for candidates to provide the names and email addresses of up to five professional references (including two managers) that can provide information on work performance. To avoid any delay in the process, we ask candidates to start gathering reference information now (name, email address, contact info and time period you worked together). Additional information regarding reference checking will be emailed to candidates at a later date through the SkillSurvey Pre-Hire 360 system.
The selection process will include: reference checks and criminal background check.
All testing and selection processes will be done in accordance with the Oregon Veteran’s Preference in Public Employment Law.
Please do not indicate ‘See Resume’ in the ‘Work Experience’ part of the application. The information you provide in the application ‘Work Experience’ and ‘Job Duties’ will be used to determine if you will proceed to the next phase in the selection process. Information related to education and experience must be verifiable on your application to be given credit.
NOTE: This announcement is intended as a general descriptive recruitment guide and is subject to change. It does not constitute either an expressed or implied contract.
The City of Springfield is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
How to Apply:
Please visit our website at https://www.springfield-or.gov/city/human-resources/careers/ and click “Apply for Jobs” to learn more about this job and how to apply.