What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Professional Land Surveyor position at Mohave County?
Join a nationally recognized public works organization and apply your surveying skills in a myriad of problem solving and infrastructure construction situations! Mohave County (Arizona) Public Works (MCPW) seeks a registered surveyor experienced in all facets of land surveying, mapping and GIS, and legal descriptions. MCPW is 4-time accredited by the American Public Works Association and 3-time accredited by the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies. We build prominent civil infrastructure, we win state and national awards for our work, we win federal discretionary grants, and our staff maintain national and state committee appointments. Working from a state-of-the-art public works building, we set best practices, we operate at the forefront of engineering technology, and we achieve simple efficiency in services delivered. Mohave County boasts unparalleled recreational, entertainment, and cultural opportunities with access to alpine, coastal, and metro areas. Enjoy our sunny and temperate high desert climate!
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Essential Job Functions
- Writes legal descriptions for rights-of-way, deeds of dedications, easements and other county land sales, purchases, parcel transfers and leases.
- Advises various individuals and developers with legal access problems to ensure compliance with County and State regulations.
- Performs plan checks for construction drawings prepared by County or private engineers within the county rights-of-way as required.
- Directs survey party in gathering field information from preliminary to design of improvement projects.
- Performs calculations from survey party notes for application to mapping or legal descriptions.
- Assists survey party when they need help or when legal or technical problems arise.
- Checks and reduces field notes submitted by survey party.
- Research legal boundaries and gathers record information for survey party and for mapping procedures.
- Performs survey computations and adjustments related to boundary decisions.
- Stamps and seals legal descriptions, record of surveys, and cadastral survey plats.
- Maintains survey records for the general public, private surveyors and engineers and other governmental agencies.
- Oversees restoration and perpetuation of survey control monuments, street centerline, basic horizontal and vertical control, and cadastral monumentation.
- Drafts cadastral maps and legal plats and records same.
- Conducts research for mapping and legal descriptions prepared by the County.
- As required, completes performance evaluations; may make hiring recommendations; recommends disciplinary actions; approves vacations and time off; prepares work schedules and assignments; supervises the activities of assigned personnel; monitors reports and record keeping activities filed by assigned personnel for completeness, accuracy, and adherence to policy and procedure guidelines; instructs personnel in departmental policies, procedures and techniques; and provides training.
- Communicates and acts in a professional manner with the public, co-workers, and work contacts.