Deputy County Surveyor

The Deputy County Surveyor assists the County Surveyor in leading a team that provides right-of-way plats, boundary surveys, topography surveys and legal descriptions for other departments in Anoka County, in addition to maintaining the Public Land Survey corners.

Duties and Responsibilities

These examples are not all inclusive and are intended to be illustrative of primary responsibilities of the Anoka County Deputy County Surveyor.

• Supervise field operations and surveying services provided to other county departments.
• Prepare county highway right-of-way plats using coordinate geometry and computer-aided drafting software.
• Assist the general public and other county departments with surveying-related questions including interpretation of legal descriptions.
• Assist with checking plats for correctness of legal descriptions and mathematical accuracy before the plats are recorded.
• Supervise the review process for preliminary township plat approval when needed.
• Consult with the County Surveyor on the development of the Survey Department budget.

REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Qualifications

• Licensed as a Land Surveyor in the State of Minnesota.
• Five years’ full-time (2,080 hours) experience in surveying, drafting, computer-aided drafting and advanced mathematics.
• Two years’ full-time (2,080 hours) experience supervising employees.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license.
• Must successfully pass a criminal history and driver’s license background check.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Land Surveying.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Needed 

• Knowledge of Minnesota state laws and other rules and regulations governing land surveying practices and the subdivision of land.
• Mapping drafting and computer-aided drafting.
• Land surveying techniques and procedures.
• Advanced mathematics, including, but not limited to: trigonometry, algebra and geometry.
• AutoCAD Civil 3D and GIS Software.
• Excellent written and oral communication.
• Ability to read, write and interpret legal descriptions.
• Work effectively as part of a team performing and supervising survey-related tasks including: topography surveys, boundary surveys, construction staking, as-built locations, setting benchmarks and setting monuments.
• Interact with the public in a professional manner.
• Read and interpret aerial photos and all types of survey maps.