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Surveyor A Senior

Salt River Project
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 9 Jan 2026

About the role

Requisition ID: 19622

 

Join us in building a better future for Arizona!

SRP is one of the largest public power and water utilities in the U.S. providing electricity to approximately one million customers in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. Since its founding in 1903, SRP has fostered a culture of stewardship and customer service consistently ranking as an industry leader in customer service according to J.D. Power and named one of Arizona's best employers by Forbes. SRP continues to adapt to its changing business environment by seeking innovative ways to reimagine utility service and the provision of critical resources essential to the life and economy of Arizona.

 

Why Work at SRP

At SRP, we foster an inclusive work environment and believe everyone should have a fair chance to work, regardless of who they are. That’s why we value teams with diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds to help SRP deliver on its mission of providing reliable, affordable and sustainable water and power.

 

SRP's success is rooted in our employees' happiness, health, and safety. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and enhance their well-being. In addition to competitive pay and performance incentives, eligible employees can take advantage of the following benefits:

 

  • Pension Plan (at no cost to the employee)
  • 401(k) plan with employer matching
  • Available your first day: Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance
  • Over 200+ hours of PTO (includes vacation days, holidays, floating holidays, and sick leave)
  • Parental leave (up to 4 weeks) and adoption assistance
  • Wellness programs (including access to a recreation and fitness facility)
  • Short and long-term disability plans
  • Tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate programs
  • 10 Employee Resource Groups for career development, community service, and networking

 

Summary

Employee is under the guidance of the Survey Division Field Supervisor or the direction of a crew leader. Employee is responsible for survey work accomplished while performing land boundary, geodetic, engineering and construction surveys. Employee may work alone, or lead and direct the work of other surveyors in accomplishing necessary survey activities. This position requires the application of the technical knowledge of surveying methods and techniques, and the operation of survey instruments and equipment, in the collection and transference of measurement and evidence data, and the establishment of positions “on-the-ground”.

Any one position may not include all duties nor do the example of duties include all tasks, which may be found in the position of this class.

What You'll Do

  • Responsible for safety of self and personnel under employee’s direction, by instruction and enforcement of applicable safety rules and procedures. Insure safe operation of survey work in the field by conducting job site safety audits and tailboard talks.
  • Participates in all phases of field survey work, including directing and instructing
  • Responsible for the function and maintenance of all survey instrumentation and equipment assigned, including actual operation of equipment when required.
  • Using available reference data, such as engineering and land survey drawings, plans, maps and plats, with a knowledge of surveying mathematics, calculate and determine measurements to create or reestablish locations for survey points to:
    • Control construction activities.
    • Obtain design data and installation record documentation
    • Ascertain and verify property boundary lines, and corner monument positions.
    • Detect dynamic dimensional changes in horizontal distances and elevations, in monitoring programs.
  • Responsible for the completeness, correctness, precision and accuracy of record measurement information collected; and also for the preparation of additional notes, descriptions, reports, digital imagery and sketches, as necessary, to assist others in the use of assembled survey data.
  • As necessary, employee may perform such physical activities as required, including, carrying instruments, and equipment: placing points, (stakes, lath, rebar, pk-nail, etc.), by use of basic hand tools, or other devices, to denote location (and/or elevation) for property/boundar

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