Job Description
Are you a professionally licensed Land Surveyor? If yes, we are looking for someone to help compile and analyze data and evidence obtained from research and field measurements in Northwest Iowa as our newest Land Surveyor. You will work with the land surveyor senior and the development engineer to direct and coordinate the District Survey activities.
The Iowa Department of Transportation’s Mission is Making Lives Better Through Transportation. To accomplish our Mission, the person selected for this position will demonstrate actions and behaviors guided by the Iowa Department of Transportation’s five CORE values: Safety First, People Matter, Customer Focused, Servant Leadership, and Integrity Without Exception.
Location: Sioux City or Cherokee Office Resident Construction Office
Shift Requirements: Monday – Thursday, 6:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m., some daytime travel required.
As a Land Surveyor, your duties will include, but are not limited to:
- Studying land surveying laws and legal principles on determining the re-establishment of real property boundaries to coordinate the district right-of-way department field survey activities.
- Maintaining and operating survey instruments, specialized electronic equipment such as the total station, data collector, and Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver to perform survey project field reconnaissance. Operates specialized computer software such as coordinate geometry (COGO), computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), and data collection editors.
- Finding information sources to be consulted in determining land ownership and location of land corners, reads and understands engineering plans and specifications to assure the quality of survey information obtained is adequate to prepare survey documents
- Using CADD to draw detailed plats of areas surveyed. Completes mathematical, algebra, and trigonometry calculations necessary to close survey configurations.
- Inspecting completed and in-progress work for accuracy, compliance with standards, and other criteria
- Lead the field survey crew in land, topographic, and construction survey activities, research of survey and land records contained in county courthouses, city offices, and private engineering and land surveying firms.
- Review and prepare public land corner certificates as required in Iowa Code, Chapter 114A.11.
Additional Requirements:
- Must possess and maintain a Professional License in Land Surveying issued by the Iowa Engineering and Land Surveying Board.
- Must possess and maintain a valid Iowa Class C Non-Commercial Driver's License.
What we offer YOU:
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Competitive pay and benefits package including health, dental, flexible spending, and life insurance
- Insurance benefits start on the first of the month following 30 days of employment. 2025 health and dental insurance premiums can be found here
- Opportunities for professional growth and development
- Paid time off effective immediately - biweekly vacation, separate sick leave, accrual rollover every year, and 9 paid holidays per year
- Iowa Public Employee Retirement System (IPERS) Retirement Package with employer match
- Optional 401A plan with employer contributions
- Employee Discount Programs from a variety of vendors (vision, cellular, fitness, recreation, season passes, travel, counseling, legal, financial)
We encourage you to learn more about the State of Iowa Employee benefits and costs at the State of Iowa Employee Benefits Website!
The Iowa Department of Transportation is proud to be a partner with the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Through this partnership, DOT engineers are granted membership at a largely discounted price, as well as discounts for conferences and continuing education through the ASCE. We are excited to offer this benefit and to have you join this partnership with us! If you're interested in learning more about this benefit, please visit https://www.asce.org/membership.
You have the freedom to flourish in Iowa – Apply today!
The Iowa Department of Transportation is an equal opportunity employer. If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing any screening, interviewing, pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the selection process, please direct your request to the Affirmative Action & Equal Employment Opportunity (AA/EEO) Officer at: aa-eeo@iowadot.us
Reasonable accommodation such as: interpreter, translator, written materials, modified equipment/devices, ADA access, etc. This does not include scheduling needs.
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Possession of a current professional land surveyors license as issued by the Iowa Board of Engineering and Land Surveying.
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