• A Bachelor’s degree in a course of study related to the occupational field or associate’s degree in land surveying or geomatics.
• Five (5) years as a licensed professional surveyor, with sufficiency to understand and carry out the major duties of the position, and to be able to answer detailed survey questions and resolve problems.
• An additional Five (5) years of increasingly responsible experience in land title and/or natural resource management may be substituted for education requirements.
• Licensed/Registered as a Professional Land Surveyor in the State of Alaska.
• Professional Land Surveyor registration in another state with commitment to obtain Alaska Registration within 12 months may be considered.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD Civil 3D and project management software highly desirable.
• Demonstrated experience by field note and drawing samples.
• Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid driver's license issued by the State of Alaska for the type of vehicle or equipment operated.

1. Applies Project Management principles and practices to any or all phases of the planning, programming, design and implementation of a wide variety of major and minor land management projects.

2. Develops strategies, leads and implements a cadastral ground control program in partnership with and support of KPB’s GIS and data acquisition needs and to enhance survey control standards in the borough.

3. Administers municipal entitlement title acquisition procedures including, but not limited to, obtaining State of Alaska survey instructions, implementing surveys, filing for patent title, organizing survey and title records, and providing periodic reports on the status of KPB’s municipal entitlement land inventory.

4. Prepares various plans of survey, survey instructions, and implement surveys to professional standards for Land Management and KPB purposes through work in the office or field.

5. Produces control, boundary, subdivision, topographic, construction, design, site development, aerial mapping control, aeronautical surveys, as-built, right-of-way/easement, and encroachment surveys.

6. Adopts internal standard survey procedures, specifications, and formatting for a variety of surveying or data products and develops information storage protocols.

7. Prepares solicitations, negotiates and administers contracts for various land management functions and other planning department purposes, as assigned. Performs inspection and review of plans and contract specifications. Reports to the Planning Director, or designee, on project status and recommendations for issue resolution.

8. Prepares grant applications and administers grants for various land management functions and other planning department purposes, as assigned.

9. Reviews and contributes to applicable portions of legal instruments and project plans and provides administrative recommendations on location descriptions, plans, surveys, and specifications.

10. Prepares and presents survey and project related information, specifications, and reports to policy makers with supervisory oversight including the Borough Assembly, Planning Commission, other public officials, advisory committees and boards, and community councils.

11. Assists and cooperates with other staff to provide professional support and document preparation in the planning and implementation of various programs and projects and supervises assigned support staff, if any.

Other Functions:

1. Other related duties as assigned.

We look forward to reviewing your application. Thank you for applying!