SENIOR PLATS AND PLANS SURVEYOR (LAND SURVEYOR III)

Job Requisition ID: 53007 - 25-00720
Closing Date: 02/06/2026
​Agency: Department of Transportation
Class Title: LAND SURVEYOR III - PW803 
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary $5,451 monthly; Full Range: $5,451-$9,409 monthly
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County: Lee
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: NR916 Pro-Tech Teamsters

 

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

 

All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

 

 

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Position Overview:

This position is accountable for interpreting title and survey data, setting proposed right-of-way and easement limits, and designing and preparing right-of-way plats and plans and legal descriptions. The incumbent assists in the coordination of the preparation of such plats, plans, and descriptions as prepared by consultants to facilitate the timely acquisition of required right-of-way (ROW). The incumbent is also responsible for overseeing and cataloging in-house historical data.

Essential Functions

• Performs complex right-of-way (ROW) design activities as necessary for the preparation of plans, plats, legal descriptions, and related documents necessary for the acquisition of ROW.
• Reviews the ROW documents prepared by staff and consulting engineering firms retained by the department.
• Completes research of ownership and title records, maintains an index and permanent storage systems for accumulated data and historical files.
• Furnishes the Survey Section with necessary coordinates to accomplish surveys and furnishes, coordinates and staking plans to consultants as required.
• Answers public inquiries regarding state ROW limits and property rights.
• Performs duties in compliance with departmental safety rules. Performs all duties in a manner conducive to the fair and equitable treatment of all employees.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Current registration as licensed Professional Land Surveyor in Illinois PLUS four years of experience in practice of land surveying.

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of the principles, standards and practices of land surveying.
• Working knowledge and ability to prepare plats and plans and read legal descriptions specifically for ROW.
• Working knowledge of survey computer programs and software such as computer aided design and drafting (CADD) workstation and geographic information systems.
• Supervisory experience.
• Ability to perform technical research work and to make comprehensive recommendations on surveying problems.
• Working knowledge of a title commitment’s purpose and contents.

Conditions of Employment

• This position has been found to meet the requirements in section