Full-time Land Surveyor

Surveyor

Applications are available online beginning Tuesday, July 14, 2026, through 11:59 pm, Tuesday, August 18, 2026.

Under direction, supervises the work of a field survey party or may act as a one-person field survey party in performing preliminary, construction, hydrographic, boundary, monitoring and control surveys for various engineering projects; keeps accurate field notes and records; collects, downloads, processes, adjusts, plots and creates necessary digital and hard-copy records of data; uploads, checks and lays out data in the field; directs and instructs survey personnel in safe work procedures and the care and maintenance of survey equipment; performs field computations using computers or programmable calculators; uses computers to perform complex computations and adjustments, create spreadsheets and set-up data bases; office duties include researching deeds, maps and other records for the preparation of boundary descriptions, control maps, records maps and reports; review improvement plans and prepares field layout data; trains subordinates and evaluates performance, operates City vehicles as transportation to worksite; other related duties as required.

Candidates must meet ALL the following: Two years of (full-time equivalent) experience working on a field survey crew with substantial experience in field surveying including but not limited to preliminary, construction, hydrographic, boundary, and control surveys. AND A valid Land Surveyor-in-Training certificate from the State of California is required (proof required).

The City of Long Beach offers its employees opportunities to grow personally and professionally. As a permanent employee, you are eligible to receive fringe benefits that include: Medical and Dental Insurance, Life Insurance, Retirement Plan (P.E.R.S.), Paid Vacation, Personal Holidays and Sick Leave, Deferred Compensation, Credit Union Membership, Free Bus Transportation (Long Beach Transit), Flexible Spending Accounts, Free Employee Parking, Paid Parental Leave* *Paid Parental Leave - after six (6) months of City employment; up to 30 calendar days (160 hours/192 hours for sworn platoon) of PPL, taken in full-day increments, in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child, up to the age of seventeen (17).