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Job Description
Job Summary
Mohave County Public Works-Engineering Survey Division is looking to hire a Surveyor (Registered) position, located in Kingman, AZ.
About us:
The Engineering Survey Division of Public Works, under direction of the Mohave County Surveyor, provides timely, accurate land surveying and delivers cartographic data together with rights-of-way management services for County operations. In addition, the Surveying Division makes available cadastral surveying and roadway maps.
Chief among these duties is the review of the Minor Land Division process and accompanying Parcel Plat. The County Surveyor’s office is the public portal for citizens to initiate roadway abandonments and public easement extinguishments with the Board of Supervisors. Citizens wishing to convey land and roads to the County are encouraged to send proposals through the County Surveyor’s office as a first step in the Board of Supervisor’s consideration of the matter.
The Survey Division is the point of contact for public access to the County Engineer’s records, maps, and cadastral records. The Engineering Survey Division directly engages the public by marking the boundaries of roadways as necessary in adjacent County Road works.
Surveyor (Registered) -> Starting Salary, $28.28/hr.- Monday-Friday, 7:00am-3:30pm.
- Weekends and holidays off.
- Work is primarily performed in the field, with occasional office work.
Must be able to travel throughout different county locations. Working conditions would include but not limited to:- Work outdoors in varying weather conditions, including strong winds, extreme heat to extreme cold temperatures.
- This position does require time spent standing, walking, bending, stooping and sitting.
- The ability to frequently be able to lift 1lb up to 50lbs.
- Travel to outlying county locations as needed, including Bullhead City, Lake Havasu City, Northern Arizona Strip, and other areas of Mohave County as required while operating a Mohave County provided vehicle .
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.
Minimum Qualifications
Required Minimum Education, Experience, and Training:- Associate degree in land surveying, engineering, geography, computer science, earth science, or a related field is required.
- Two (2) years of progressively responsible surveying experience in all phases of land survey work including experience in instrument operation, record keeping, survey calculations, and plans interpretation.
- Two (2) years supervising surveying activities.
- OR an equivalent combination of education, experience, and training which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities may be considered in meeting the minimum qualifications.
SPECIAL JOB REQUIREMENT- Must possess a valid State of Arizona Driver's License at the start of employment and maintain said license while employed in this position.
- Must always during employment be actively registered as a Land Surveyor in the State of Arizona and disclose all actions with any and all state boards of technical registration or equivalent regulatory agency.
- Arizona licensure in good standing is a requirement to be eligible and maintain this position.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities- Concepts, principles, theories, and methods used in the measurement or determination of land boundaries, distances, elevations, areas, angles, and other features of the earth's surface.
- Title search procedures and legal descriptions of real property; field surveying methods, techniques, and principles; and of the regulations governing land boundary surveying.
- Principles, methods, procedures, and techniques, of surveying and cartography including operation of optical, electronic, magnetic, and mechanical measuring devices.
- Federal, state, and local technical, administrative, and legal requirements pertaining to surveying, rights-of-way and subdivisions.
- Laws, regulations, directives, policies, and organizations relating to administration, planning, surveying and the review and approval of rights-of-ways and subdivisions.
- Land and construction survey methods and procedures.
- Survey mathematics including algebra, geometry, and trigonometry.
- Civil engineering and survey terminology and descriptive materials including maps, plats, drawings, and specifications.
- Surveying instrumentation including optical, electronic, and magnetic devices.
- Computer-aided drafting equipment and programs.
- Department policies, rules, regulations, and procedures including safety requirements.
- Computer applications as they apply to uses for engineering, surveying, and mapping purposes.
- Principles and practices of leadership, supervision, and training.
- Location and retrieval of survey related records within governmental agencies.
- Efficient operation and maintenance of surveying instrumentation and related equipment.
- Utilizing computer systems and applications in the performance of work assignments to include the use of computer-aided design equipment, land geographic information systems with knowledge of standard legal practices and interpretations.
- Interpreting, adapting, and applying appropriate written guidelines, precedents, and standardized work practices to a variety of unprecedented and problematic situations.
- Recognizing non-standardized situations and preparing recommendations for problem resolution.
- Set priorities, assign, schedule, train, supervise and evaluate work activities and to persuade assigned personnel effectively.
- Interpret technical information encountered in the performance of responsibilities to include maps, plans, specifications, and other related descriptive materials.
- Calculate and verify survey mathematical data.
- Make decisions in accordance with established policies and regulations.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, personnel of other county departments, private engineers and surveyors, and the general public.
- Maintain records and prepare reports.
https://resources.mohave.gov/file/HumanResources/Benefits/Benefits%20Overview.pdf
Closing Date/Time: 6/8/2025 5:00 PM Arizona -
ABOUT THE COMPANY
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Mohave County
Show moreWith over 13,400 square miles, Mohave County is the fifth largest county in the U.S., and sixth largest county by population in Arizona . Situated in northwestern Arizona, it borders Utah, Nevada and California and contains elevations from 500 to over 8,400 feet above sea level. Mohave County is a rapidly growing county and has over 209,550 full time residents. Populations can exceed 350,000 during the winter "snowbird" season. Most residents live in one of the four incorporated cities: Kingman (the County seat); Bullhead City; Lake Havasu City; or Colorado City. Mohave County has over 1,000 miles of fresh water shoreline along the Colorado River and its lakes include Mohave, Havasu and Mead. Boating, jet skiing, water skiing, fishing and white water rafting opportunities abound. Wilderness areas lie a short drive in any direction within the County. Campers, hikers, mountain bikers, rock hounds and horseback riders find easy access to scenic trails, hidden creeks, hot springs, and beautiful southwestern vistas. The western portion of the Grand Canyon offers hikers some of the most spectacular views in the United States. Laughlin, Nevada, lies across the Colorado River from Bullhead City providing easy access to gaming activities, entertainment and nightlife. Las Vegas is only 90 minutes from Kingman with a bypass to tour the historic Hoover Dam.
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