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Land Surveyor (Right-of-Way/Utility Specialist) (Open to both U.S. Citizens and Federal Employees)
Federal Highway Administration · Posted 6 days ago
Hybrid Full-time Lakewood, CO $83K – $130K Apply by Jun 22, 2026 Land Surveying ESTPISTJISTP Engineering
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As a Right-of-Way and Utility Specialist, you will secure the land rights necessary to build infrastructure for National Parks, Forests, and Wildlife Refuges. Since the 1900s, Federal Lands Highway has delivered innovative transportation solutions in complex, unique environments. Join our team and make a difference! Learn more: https://highways.dot.gov/federal-lands/careers. We work where you play!
What You'll Do
- →As a Right of Way and Utility Specialist, you will: Research various land records such as deeds, tax records, and chain of titles to determine initial boundary locations and ownership of public and private lands and utilities.
- →Analyze boundary evidence and reconcile field evidence with recorded documents to develop legally supportable boundary maps, plats, and plans.
- →Use Computer-Aided-Drafting and Design (CADD) software to develop right-of-way plans that show new and existing right-of-way boundaries relative to existing parcel boundaries.
- →Prepare property descriptions using appropriate methods such as Public Land Survey System rectangular grid, metes and bounds, and station and offsets.
- →Facilitate locating utilities, identify conflicts, define liability for the cost of relocating utilities, and prepare utility agreements in conformance with law, policies, manuals, guidelines, standard practice, and industry best practices.
- →Support local agencies, State Departments of Transportation (DOT), and Federal agencies in acquisition of real property.
- →The ideal candidate for this position is a mid-to-senior career land surveyor with extensive right-of-way and utility coordination experience for transportation improvement projects, including interpretation and application of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (Uniform Act) and other applicable laws.
Requirements
- ✓CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance the organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service.
- ✓GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD: This position involves travel.
- ✓A government contractor-issued travel card will be issued and must be retained for official business only.
- ✓PCS/RELOCATION/RECRUITMENT: Permanent Change of Station (PCS), Relocation, and Recruitment Incentive authorization varies by position/selection and a service agreement may be required.
- ✓BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: Must complete a background investigation.
- ✓PROBATIONARY PERIOD: You must complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed).
- ✓TIME-IN-GRADE: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade in the competitive or excepted service in the executive branch to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions contained in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F.
- ✓DEU REQUIREMENTS: Applicants selected under delegated examining procedures may be required to successfully complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed).
- ✓Individual Occupational Requirements Basic Requirements: Degree: land surveying; or civil engineering with a surveying option/emphasis.
- ✓Such registration must have been obtained under conditions outlined in the National Council of Engineering Examiners (NCEE) Unified Model Law for Registration of Surveyors.
- ✓Applicants wishing to be considered under this provision must show evidence of registration based on successful completion of the written examinations.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 88397bb3-4099-4eb3-9413-9bdb6aaa5772
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