Land Surveyor — Precision Field & Mapping Expert

US-Bureau-of-Land-Management; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Bureau of Land Management seeks a qualified Land Surveyor GS-7/9/11/12 in one of several locations, including Phoenix, AZ. The role requires meeting education and experience requirements and includes tasks like traverse computations and compiling survey data.

Candidates must demonstrate specialized experience and education per the listed qualifications. Closing date is 08/14/2026, with emphasis on proper hours reporting for crediting experience.

Qualifications

• At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-5.
• Experience performing traverse computations and coordinate calculations.
• Ability to prepare routine legal descriptions, plats, and survey reports.

Responsibilities

• Perform traverse closure computations and related mathematics.
• Utilize software to compute geographic coordinates from survey records.
• Compile field survey data into formal records.
• Prepare preliminary and final survey plats, reports, and legal descriptions.

Skills

Mathematics for traverse closures

Geographic coordinates computation

Field survey data compilation

Survey data analysis

Routine survey reports and plats

Education

One year graduate-level education in land surveying

Civil engineering with surveying emphasis

Tools

Survey software

Job description

The Bureau of Land Management seeks a qualified Land Surveyor GS-7/9/11/12 in one of several locations, including Phoenix, AZ. The role requires meeting education and experience requirements and includes tasks like traverse computations and compiling survey data.

Candidates must demonstrate specialized experience and education per the listed qualifications. Closing date is 08/14/2026, with emphasis on proper hours reporting for crediting experience.