Assistant Land Surveyor Technician (Temporary)

Job Posting End Date: June 1, 2026 at 11:59pm CST

Hiring range: $21.72 to $29.31 per hour. The starting rate will depend on experience, education, and qualifications. Advancement opportunities exist for individuals motivated to move up within Anoka County.

Come join our team at Anoka County where you can serve your community while enjoying the benefits of work-life balance!

In order to be considered for this position, information to support your answers must be included in your application. A resume attachment is optional and cannot be used in place of this application.

Position Description

At the Anoka County Transportation Division, our vision is to enhance and protect life by delivering safe, efficient, and sustainable transportation solutions.

The department has an immediate opening for a Temporary Assistant Land Surveyor Technician who will perform various duties. Some of the critical responsibilities of this position include collecting accurate field survey measurements using survey instruments in accordance with all applicable requirements, as well as perform boundary, topography, and right-of-way surveys for various county projects.

This is a temporary, non-exempt, on-site position. Interviews will begin the week of May 18, 2026, and take place continuously as applications are received for those selected to move forward in the hiring process.

Pay & Benefits

• Anoka County Salary Schedule Grade 26: $21.72 to $29.31 per hour.
• Advancement/professional development opportunities.

Work Location

• This position will work at the Anoka County Highway Building, located at 1440 Bunker Lake Blvd NW, Andover, MN 55304.
• Expected work hours are Monday – Friday 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Job Duties and Responsibilities
These examples are not all inclusive and are intended to be illustrative of primary responsibilities of an Anoka County Temporary Assistant Land Surveyor Technician.

• Assist in the collection of accurate field survey measurements using survey instruments in accordance with all applicable requirements. Perform boundary, topography, and right of way surveys for various county projects.
• Maintain Public Land Survey (PLS) monuments including monitoring location certificates, removing and replacing monuments, re-positioning, and checking ties to PLS monuments.
• Ability to work outdoors year round.
• Remain current on rapidly changing technology such as Global Position Systems (GPS), computer-aided drafting (CAD), total stations and data collectors, and digital levels.
• Maintain survey instruments and measuring vehicles using routine and preventative maintenance procedures.

Qualifications and Requirements:

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Needed

• Requires a high school diploma.
• In lieu of the required education, an equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.
• Successfully pass driver’s license background check.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Needed

• Accreditation from a technical school or applicable trades program.
• Two years (2,080 annual hours) or more of job-related experience.
• Experience using CAD computer aid drafting.
• Organized and open to learning new processes and strong cognitive skills.
• Ability to learn and take direction from coworkers and supervisors.
• Ability to work outdoors year-round in various environments (urban and rural).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of land surveying techniques and procedures.
• Problem-solving and data analysis.
• Advanced mathematics, including trigonometry, algebra, and coordinate geometry.
• Attention to detail.

Physical Demands and Work Conditions

• Standard office environment, and various county work sites both indoor and outdoor, including unfinished structures, construction areas, rough terrain, and changing weather conditions depending on assignment.
• Work activities may require contact with uncooperative, angry, and sometimes hostile clients depending on assignment.
• Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus, such as to work on computers. Ability to see colors, shades and brightness.
• Hearing abilities required for general and phone communication, signals, and machine sounds.
• Ability to detect, discern, and tolerate a wide range of scents required for safety and performance of essential duties.
• Cognitive abilities required include problem solving, prioritization of tasks, short-