LAND SURVEYOR

 DEFINITION:
 
 Under direction, surveys land and computes land boundaries, 
 areas, and elevation; does other related duties as required.

 NOTE: The examples of work for this title are for illustrative
 purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform
 all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties
 performed on the job may not be listed.

 EXAMPLES OF WORK:

 Surveys land and computes land boundaries, areas, and elevations.

 Researches titles, mortgages, and leases.

 Plots metes and bounds from deed descriptions.

 Locates road center lines and determines right-of-way.

 Prepares legal description of properties to be purchased by
 jurisdictions.

 Reviews site plans for road alignments and property bounds.

 Coordinates road alignments with state coordinate system.

 Checks filed plans and other surveys for overlap and gore in
 determining final road alignments.

 Measures distances between monuments.

 Sets monuments.

 Revises legal description of property.

 Does related drafting and tracing work.

 Plans, organizes, and assigns work of the organizational unit and
 evaluates employee performance and conduct, enabling the effective
 recommendation of the hiring, firing, promoting, and disciplining of
 subordinates.

 Prepares reports.

 Keeps records.

 Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic
 and/or manual recording and information systems used by 
 the agency, office, or related units.

 REQUIREMENTS:

 LICENSE:

 Appointees will be required to possess a Land Surveyor's License
 issued by the New Jersey State Board of Professional Engineers 
 and Land Surveyors.
 
 Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid
 in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee
 mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.

 KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

 Knowledge of problems in and procedures used in land surveying.

 Knowledge of problems involved in making mathematical calculations.

 Knowledge of the use of the transit, plane table, and level.

 Ability to organize assigned work and develop effective work methods.

 Ability to give assignments and instructions to engineering aides.

 Ability to prepare reports and to keep records.

 Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording
 and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

 Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in 
 English sufficiently to perform duties of this position.  American Sign
 Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of
 communication.

 Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long
 as they can perform essential functions of the job with or without
 reasonable accommodation.  If the accommodation cannot be 
 made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, 
 such persons may not be eligible.

 This job specification is applicable to the following title code:
Job
Spec
Code
Variant
State,
Local or
Common
Class of
Service
Work
Week
State
Class
Code
Local
Class
Code
Salary
Range
Note
02255
L
N
  
N/A
21
-

This job specification is for local government use only.
Salary range is only applicable to state government.
Local salaries are established by individual local jurisdictions.

 9/24/1997