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Land Surveyor

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Department of the Army

This job in plain English

This is a land surveyor job with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The work manages mapping and spatial data used to plan, design, and build civil works projects in the agency's Caribbean district. It is a direct hire announcement (a faster hiring method) with 1 vacancy, occasional travel, and possible relocation reimbursement.

1 vacancy; multiple positions may be filled from this announcement

Can you apply?

Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen: this job is open to everyone.

  • Open to everyoneAny U.S. citizen or national can apply. Some jobs also accept non-citizens; the announcement says so.

Open to the public, but only U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the U.S. may apply. You must provide proof of U.S. citizenship.

What you would do

  • Review and check survey and mapping data for accuracy, including work done by contractors
  • Resolve measurement and payment disputes and claims on construction projects
  • Research maps and provide technical support for mapping, CAD, and GIS products
  • Manage architect-engineer task orders for geomatics work

Do you qualify for GS-11?

With experience: You need one year of specialized experience (experience doing the core tasks of this job) at the GS-9 level in the federal service. It must include conducting boundary, geodetic, or topographic surveys using GPS and GIS, processing survey data with CAD or GIS software to make plats, maps, and legal descriptions, and researching land records or reviewing contractor survey work for accuracy. Paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work, counts.

With education: You can qualify with a bachelor's degree in land surveying, or in civil engineering with a surveying option. The civil engineering degree must include at least 6 semester hours of surveying, 3 of land law, and 21 more in related surveying and mapping subjects. You can also qualify with a combination of related courses and experience, or with a current state land surveyor registration obtained by written exam. Foreign education must be evaluated as equivalent to a U.S. accredited program.

How to apply well

What to send:

  • Resume of two pages or less showing employer, job title, start and end months and years, hours per week, and duties
  • Official transcripts if you qualify through education
  • Most recent performance appraisal, if applicable
  • Cover letter, optional
  • Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service, if male and born after December 31, 1959
  • Proof of U.S. citizenship

How you will be rated: You are rated on how well your resume, questionnaire answers, and supporting documents meet the listed qualifications. Resumes over two pages are removed from consideration, and incomplete packages are marked ineligible. If your qualifications appear inflated, you may lose consideration.

Tips for this job:

  • Keep your resume to two pages and show month and year dates plus hours per week for each job, or your application may be incomplete
  • If you qualify through education, upload official transcripts with your application or you will be rated ineligible
  • Describe your surveying work using the listed tasks, such as GPS surveys, CAD or GIS processing, and reviewing contractor survey accuracy, and avoid unexplained acronyms

Good to know before you apply

Schedule: Full-time

Incentives and relocation: Relocation expenses may be reimbursed under agency policy. A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized.

Conditions of employment:

  • Background investigation for suitability or fitness
  • One-year probationary period
  • Proof of U.S. citizenship required
  • Selective Service registration for men born after December 31, 1959
  • Direct deposit of pay is required
  • Selection may be restricted by DoD referral system for displaced employees

We wrote this summary automatically from the official announcement. The announcement on USAJOBS is the only one that counts: read it before you apply.

Job details

Salary
$74,678 – $97,087 per year
Pay scale and grade
GS-11 · General Schedule
Location
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Appointment
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Openings
1
Security clearance
Other
Travel
Occasional travel
Drug test
Not required
Supervisory
No
Occupation
Land Surveying (1373)
Announcement
CEDB-27-13104964-DHA

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