Deputy Surveyor

Minnesota Counties; Northern (KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and accident 

Health savings account

Employer paid life insurance

Short- and long-term disability

Pre-tax flexible spending accounts

Retirement plan

Tax-deferred compensation

Vacation and sick leave

13 paid holidays per year

Job summary

Goodhue County is seeking a Deputy Surveyor to supervise and implement GPS for the county's Public Land Survey System, collect corners, and provide vertical/horizontal control for highway projects.

The role requires leadership, a strong surveying background, and experience with GPS technologies, with compensation based on licensed or non-licensed status and incumbent qualifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in land surveying or related field and 3+ years in land surveying.
• Experience leading a survey team and/or technicians.
• Licensed Land Surveyor in Minnesota with 2+ years of licensure experience.

Responsibilities

• Performs land surveying functions as a Licensed Land Surveyor.
• Manages GPS implementation for survey data collection.

Skills

Leadership

GPS technologies

Surveying

Education

Bachelor's degree in land surveying

Minnesota Licensed Land Surveyor

Tools

GPS equipment

Surveying instruments

Job description

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DEPUTY SURVEYOR

Full Time Regular EE Professional Red Wing, MN, US 2 Attachments

Salary Range: $90,230.00 To $146,868.00 Annually

Goodhue County is seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to join our team as a Deputy Surveyor (Licensed or non-licensed). The primary objective of this position is to assist in the supervision of the perpetuation of the Public Land Survey System for the County. The Deputy is responsible for the supervision, organization, and implementation of the Global Positioning System's (GPS) use for the countywide survey control point network, collection of PLS corners, and vertical and horizontal control for Highway projects. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, a solid background in surveying, and experience with GPS technologies.

Types of work:

• Preforms land surveying functions as a Licensed Land Surveyor which involves field work, research, mathematical analysis, writing land descriptions, etc.
• Manages the implementation of the Global Positing System (GPS) for us in collecting or staking out survey information

This is a brief summary of the job function. For detailed information including the physical, mental and environmental requirements of the position, please review the job description.

Minimum Qualifications

• Non-Licensed applicants: Bachelor's degree in land surveying, or related field, and three years of experience in land surveying or related field. Experience in working independently as well as leading a survey team and/or technicians.
• Licensed applicants: This position requires a Minnesota Licensed Land Surveyor and two years of experience as a Licensed Land Surveyor. Experience in working independently as well as leading a survey team and/or technicians.

Preferred Qualification:

• Progressive supervisory experience preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

County employees receive competitive pay and a generous benefit offering.

County employees are eligible for the Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

Open the 2026 Benefit Overview below to learn more.

The Deputy Surveyor (non licensed) is compensated at salary grade 116 ($90,230- $139,859). The Deputy Surveyor (licensed) is compensated at salary grade 117 ($94,764 - $146,868). Starting pay will be determined based on qualifications and experience.

• medical, dental, vision and accident insurance
• health savings account
• employer paid life insurance
• short- and long-term disability insurance
• pre-tax flexible spending accounts
• retirement plan
• tax-deferred compensation
• vacation and sick leave
• 13 paid holidays per year

At Goodhue County we embrace diversity and equality in a serious way. We are committed to building a team with a variety of backgrounds, skills and views. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. Creating a culture of Equality isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s also the smart thing.