Remote Surveyor: Civil/GIS & Boundaries

Idaho Power Company; Boise (ID); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Idaho Power Company in Boise, Idaho, is seeking a Surveyor to join our Corporate Services & Communications team. This role uses GPS, traditional instruments, and scanners to perform land surveys, research boundary evidence, and write legal descriptions.

The position offers flexible schedules and up to 40% remote work. The candidate will advise multidisciplinary teams on land rights, prepare survey data for permits, and manage survey contracting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in geomatics, land surveying, or civil engineering.
• 4 years of previous survey-related experience.
• Equivalents accepted; detailed boundary evidence research and CAD drafting experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide land surveying services using traditional survey instruments, GPS, and scanners.
• Prepare and manage survey contracting requests and permits.
• Advise project teams on land rights and project layout matters.

Skills

Civil drafting principles

Survey field practices

Legal descriptions and easements

Coordinate System transformations

Boundary retracements

GPS technologies

AutoDesk Civil 3D software

Education

Bachelor's degree in geomatics, land surveying, or civil engineering

Tools

AutoDesk Civil 3D

Trimble equipment

GNSS technologies

Job description

Idaho Power Company in Boise, Idaho, is seeking a Surveyor to join our Corporate Services & Communications team. This role uses GPS, traditional instruments, and scanners to perform land surveys, research boundary evidence, and write legal descriptions.

The position offers flexible schedules and up to 40% remote work. The candidate will advise multidisciplinary teams on land rights, prepare survey data for permits, and manage survey contracting.