Highway Land Surveyor

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Hiring Agency

Transportation - Agency 27

Location

Lincoln, NE

Hiring Rate

$21.524

Job Posting

JR2025-00013920 Highway Land Surveyor (Open)

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Job Description

At the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT), Right of Way Division, we are looking for a successful candidate for our Highway Land Surveyor position. You will work with a licensed Land Surveyor and gain quality experience toward becoming a professional Land Surveyor in the future while working mostly in rural areas across the state.

We reward our employee's hard work with a friendly and supportive work environment and a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• State-matched retirement contribution of 156%
• 13 paid holidays
• Generous leave accruals that begin immediately
• Military leave
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Dependent tuition reimbursement program with partnering Nebraska community colleges
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) through the Federal government
• 79% employer-paid health insurance plans
• Dental and vision insurance plans
• Employer-paid $20,000 life insurance policy
• Wide variety and availability of career advancement as the largest and most diverse employer in the State
• Opportunity to be part of meaningful work and make a difference through public service
• Training and Development based on your career aspirations
• Job security and stability, even during times of economic hardship
• Employee Assistance Program
• Fun, inviting teammates
  
  

PAY RANGE

$21.524 - $31.729 per hour. The pay rate may be commensurate with education and/or experience within fiscal constraints if approved.

Job Duties

• Assist Professional Land Surveyor in all aspects of boundary surveying.
• Research of corner records and other data, including County survey and Corner tie records, Road records, Deeds of record, Railroad plats, NDOT plans, and field books with limited direction.
• Responsible for making sure all supplies required for field work are loaded.
• Searching for corners, taking Global Positioning System observations, and tying the found monuments including downloading and uploading data with limited direction.
• Interpret legal descriptions and compute survey information for bearings, distances, and coordinate values.
• Draft the survey plat and the corner tie sheets by computer-aided drafting and prepare for filing with the repository after approval by the Professional Surveyor.
  
  

Requirements / Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: Two-year post-high school degree in land surveying. Experience may substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis

Preferred Qualifications: Direct experience/knowledge of Trimble Global Positioning equipment and Trimble Business Center software as well as Bentley Open Roads Computer Aided Drafting software.

Other

• Must have a valid driver's license or ability to provide independent authorized transportation.
• Overnight travel is required.
• Regular and reliable attendance is required.
  
  

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Knowledge of

• Coordinate, trigonometry, and survey principles.
  
  

Skills in

• Reading highway plans, using calculators, and basic computer operations.
• Effective communication skills are required to perform the essential functions of the job.
  
  

Ability to

• Conduct field surveying, with limited direction, when the licensed Land Surveyor is not available.
• Set up survey equipment and operate a 70-pound jackhammer as well as a shovel, picks, and digging equipment safely and effectively.
• Safely move, drag, lift, load, and unload various equipment, materials, and supplies with or without assistance.
• Climb, stoop, and work in outdoor environments in all types of weather.
  
  

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life. Your paycheck is just part of your total compensation.

Check out all that the State of Nebraska has to offer! Benefit eligibility may vary by position, agency and employment status. For more information on benefits, please visit: https://statejobs.nebraska.gov/index.html#benefits

Equal Opportunity Statement

The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex. age, national origin, disability, marital status or genetics.

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