Land Surveyor

Responsibilities

• Prepares and maintains sketches, maps, reports and legal descriptions of surveys in order to describe, certify and assume liability for work performed.
• Verifies the accuracy of survey data including measurements and calculations conducted at survey sites.
• Directs or conducts surveys in order to establish legal boundaries for properties based on legal deeds and titles.
• Records the results of surveys including the shape, contour, location, elevation and dimensions of land or land features.
• Calculates heights, depths, relative positions, property lines and other characteristics of terrain.
• Prepares or supervises preparation of all data charts, plots, maps, records and documents related to surveys.
• Writes descriptions of property boundary surveys for use in deeds, leases or other legal documents.
• Plans and conducts ground surveys designed to establish baselines, elevations and other...