County Boundary Surveyor Assistant

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Durham County, NCtime type:
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February 6, 2026 (19 days left to apply) job requisition :
JR-104024
** Agency
* * Safety
* * Division
* * Dept of Public Safety
** Job Classification Title
** Engineering Technician III (S)
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* * NC11

The Department of Public Safety's mission is to safeguard and preserve the lives and property of the people of North Carolina through preparation, prevention, and protection with integrity and honor. Our agency houses many public safety divisions, including Emergency Management, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Alcohol Law Enforcement, Samarcand Training Academy, and the North Carolina National Guard. Join us along with our more than 3,000 employees and 12,000 National Guard members in providing exceptional public safety services to the citizens of North Carolina.
** Description of Work
** This is a REPOST.
About NCEM:  The mission of North Carolina Emergency Management (NCEM) is to enhance North Carolina's resiliency through active collaboration, communication, and coordination of efficient and effective preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation of all natural and man-made hazards and threats. It is part of the NC Department of Public Safety (NC DPS).
About the Hazard Mitigation Section:  The primary mission of the Hazard Mitigation Section (HM) is to deliver and support mitigation activities across the State of North Carolina as guided and authorized under NC General Statute 166A, the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and other guiding pieces of legislation. The section completes its mission by developing mitigation plans at the state and local level, managing, and implementing grants provided by FEMA for protection of NC residents and their property;

acquiring, managing, and disseminating geospatial data and flood water information; and managing the National Flood insurance program (NFIP) for the State.
About the Position:  The County Boundary Surveyor Assistant will perform at a professional level, supporting higher level professionals for geomatics projects by serving as a member of a geodetic survey team. The candidate selected will be performing the following tasks:
All aspects of geodetic surveying, water boundary surveys, public trust lands research, county and state boundary surveys, research, evaluation and analyzing/processing survey data, floodplain mapping vertical and horizontal control surveys (high water marks, gauge surveys, elevation certificates).The candidate will be required to utilize conventional survey methods and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers recording signals from navigational satellites.
This position will perform a wide variety of complex assignments in analyzing, computing, editing, processing of county/state boundary and geodetic survey field data. If selected, the candidate will be reviewing completed field data performed by other members of the survey team to insure completeness and accuracy. For the position, the candidate will be involved in a wide range of independent decision making and use of judgment in the field and geodetic survey activities.

The selected candidate will also receive project assignments from higher level professionals.
The selected candidate will be responsible for performing field operations in a safe manner and utilize traffic control when working on or near a roadway, keeping up to date on current equipment, standards, specifications, and safety. If selected, the candidate will be expected to use knowledge of specific laws (89C, 47-30, 153A-18) rules and regulations and National Geodetic Survey processes and procedures within the field.

The position will also require the use of software packages needed to complete and submit projects to the National Geodetic Survey and preparation of plats (NC General Statute 47-30) for recordation in a Register of Deeds office.
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