Job Description
County of San Diego
Department of Public Works
Senior Land Surveyor
Interviews will start the week of August 11, 2025. Future Salary Increases:
- * June 2026 - 5.57% increase to base pay(3.5% Across-the-Board + 2.07% Market Adjustment)
- * June 2027 - 5.07% increase to base pay (3% Across-the-Board + 2.07% Market Adjustment)
The Department of Public Works (DPW) has a vacancy for a Senior Land Surveyor! This Senior Land Surveyor position will supervise a team of survey positions that perform highly complex surveys and engineering projects. This position will support DPWs Land Surveying Section providing topographic, boundary, and construction services for Road Improvement and Bridge Projects, County Airports, Wastewater, and the Parks & Recreation Department, both in the office and field. This exciting job offers a broad range of projects from the various trails of San Diego’s Park Preserves to large scale construction or reviewing Record of Surveys or complex subdivision maps. The Senior Land Surveyor is used in theDepartment of Public Works, Planning & Development Services, and the Department of General Services . This eligible list will be used to fill immediate and future vacancieswithin the Department of Public Works.
Senior Land Surveyors are responsible for supervising, coordinating, and performing professional land survey work and engineering survey office work. This position is the lead/supervisory-level class in the Land Surveyor series. For additional information on this job class, please click here.
Hiring Timeline & Dates Job Offer and Background Process begins in August 2025.Note: Current County employees may be excluded from additional background screening.
Pre-employment Medical Screening: Approximately 3 days following successful background investigation results.
Anticipated Start Date: Start date will be based upon successful completion of medical screening or other mutually agreed upon date.
If you are not selected for this interview process, you may have the opportunity to compete for future vacancies.
Minimum Qualifications
Registration by the State of California as a licensed professional Land Surveyor or Civil Engineer; AND, Two (2) years of post-registration experience performing professional land surveying work, OR
Two (2) years of experience as a Land Surveyor with the County of San Diego.
Note: Supervisory experience in planning, directing, coordinating, and evaluating the work of subordinate professional licensed land surveyors is highly desirable.
Note: Land Surveyors must be licensed by the State of California as a Professional Land Surveyor (Business and Professional Code).
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The most highly qualified candidates, based on the evaluation results, will be referred for an interview. Be sure to include your experience in meeting the minimum requirements in both the Work Experience section and the Supplemental Questionnaire section of the Application.
Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the application Work History and/or supplemental questionnaire.
Condition of Employment
As part of the County of San Diego’s pre-employment process, prospective candidates will undergo a background check (including fingerprinting) and a pre-employment medical screening prior to beginning County employment. Current County employees may be excluded from this process.
Evaluation
The names of qualified applicants will be placed on a six (6) month employment list based on scores received during the evaluation of information contained on their employment and supplemental applications.
Please ensure all information is complete and accurate, as the responses you provide on the supplemental application questionnaire will be reviewed using an automated evaluation system. If you are successful in the initial screening process, your application will be reviewed individually to confirm that the information you provide is accurate and qualifying. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of a job, on a case-by-case basis.
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