Land Surveyor

This position has an Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) that must be met to be considered. Please read the education section to ensure you meet this requirement. In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the qualification requirements – please be sure to include this information in your resume. No assumptions will be made about your experience. You must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower grade level that is equivalent in difficulty and complexity as indicated by the following examples: To qualify for the GS-9, in addition to the IOR, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level. Examples of specialized experience may include: Perform the necessary mathematical computations involved in traverse closure, azimuth determination, state plane coordinate transformation, section subdivision, route alignment, and location. Prepare preliminary and final survey plats, drawings, reports, legal records, and title descriptions for review and approval. Utilize software and automation tools to compute geographic coordinates from various survey records. -OR- Education: 2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master’s degree or master’s or equivalent graduate degree. – OR- A combination of qualifying education and experience. Only graduate level education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be combined with experience. To qualify for the GS-11, in addition to the IOR, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level. Examples of specialized experience may include: Plan and conduct land surveys, prepare written survey documents or notes, and coordinate with interested parties or project managers. Manage or lead cadastral survey or resurvey projects using a variety of survey equipment including total stations, data collectors, handheld calculators, and GPS receivers. Conduct survey computation and adjustments to produce final geographic coordinates. Research and analyze ancient and modern survey records. -OR- Education: 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. -OR- A combination of qualifying education and experience. Only graduate level education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be combined with experience. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement. Physical Demands: Work may take place in an office setting or outdoors. Field work may involve extensive hiking, carrying heavy loads, cutting/clearing brush and debris with tools such as axes, hooks, or chain saws. Work Environment: Work environment varies from an office setting to outdoors. Outdoor work environment varies from flat, barren desert land or open prairie, to extremely steep, rugged mountains which may be covered in debris and timber. Temperatures fluctuate from extremely hot to uncomfortably cold. Crews may be required to work in rain or snow. May be exposed to outdoor hazards such as poisonous plants, snakes, insects, and other wildlife.
Explore a new career with the BLM – where our people are our most precious resource. This position is within the Bureau of Land Management, California State Office and assigned to a Cadastral Field Unit throughout the state. For information about the duty locations click: Atascadero, Palm Springs, Redding, El Dorado Hills, Sacramento We expect to fill 5 vacancies at this time; however, additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available.