Job Details

Land Survey Technician (Engineering Technician IV)

Salary: $54,601.07 - $91,256.31 Annually

Location: Norfolk, VA

Job Type: Permanent Full-time

Job Number: 13360

Department: Public Works Division: Division of Surveying

Opening Date: 08/12/2025

Closing Date: 8/23/2025 11:59 PM Eastern

Essential Functions

• Reviews site plans for land survey requirements.
• Prepares area and boundary calculations and reports for parcels and impervious areas.
• Drafts exhibits and drawings for land surveying and presentations utilizing land records and deeds.
• Checks subdivision boundaries for closures.
• Maintains, files, and records work and cyphers completed.
• Other office and land surveying and mapping duties as directed by supervisor.

Education/Experience

Work requires knowledge of a specific vocational, administrative, or technical nature which may be obtained with six months/one year of advanced study or training past the high school equivalency.

Regular full-time and permanent part-time employees may receive paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, employer paid pension plan, basic life insurance, voluntary participation in medical and dental, Section 457 deferred compensation, long-term disability, optional life insurance for self, spouse and children, medical and dependent care reimbursement plans, access to membership in credit union and employer provided parking.

Special project/grant employees are generally eligible for the same benefits of regular full-time employees; however, retirement, life insurance and participation in health plans vary depending upon funding and authorization.

Temporary/seasonal and part-time employees are generally only eligible for employer provided parking and access to membership in credit union.

Retirement If you are hired October 5, 2010, or after to a position with City of Norfolk Retirement System benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction. If you are hired January 1, 2022, or after to a position with Virginia Retirement System (VRS) benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.

The Tuition Assistance Program is established to encourage employees toward continued self-development and education. Permanent full-time and permanent part-time classified, unclassified permanent, full-time special projects, and constitutional employees who have completed six months continuous service will be eligible to apply. The applicant's school of enrollment must be an accredited institution.

NOTE: The benefits described above are broad generalizations. The specific benefits that an employee may be eligible for are governed by City regulations, as applicable to job type. Non-City Positions listed with a job type designation of "Non-City" are not subject to the benefits descriptions above. Refer to the content of the job posting for information regarding these positions.

Supplemental Questions

01 Are you a current or previous City of Norfolk employee?

02 If you were referred for this position by a current City of Norfolk employee, please provide the employee's full name, department, and job title. If not, please indicate by typing "N/A."

03 Please provide an explanation of any periods of unemployment that are 30 days or longer. Indicate N/A if you have not experienced any periods of unemployment.

04 Please select the highest level of education you have completed.

05 How many years' experiences do you have working in land surveying?

06 Do you possess a minimum of three years of experience in land survey and/or land surveying drafting?

07 If yes, briefly describe your experience. Include in your response the types of surveying and CAD drawings or exhibits prepared. If no experience, type N/A.

08 Do you have experience working in a team environment?

09 If yes, briefly describe your experience in the team environment. Include in your response the number of team members. If no experience, type N/A.

10 Please indicate your veteran status. (A copy of your long form DD-214 may be required)

Employer: City of Norfolk