Job Appointment: Full-Time, Regular.
Work Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7 am-3:30 pm. An alternate schedule may be available. This position is eligible for partial to fully remote work.
Work Location: 1120 SW 5TH AVE, PORTLAND OR 97204
Union Representation: AFSCME 189 - City Wide.
Benefits: Please check our benefits tab for an overview of the benefits for this position
Application Material: Please click APPLY to submit your application via the City of Portland’s online portal. You will need to attach a resume and answer supplemental questions.
Surveyor II works as part of a team of surveying technicians and professionals working on mapping, construction, monitoring, and boundary/right-of-way projects for various City Bureaus. A Surveyor II performs survey research; resolves right-of-way and boundary lines; prepares legal descriptions and exhibit maps; prepares and files records of surveys with the County; processes survey field data; analyzes/adjusts survey control networks; analyzes/adjusts construction/emergency monitoring projects; creates design/topographic base maps; and provides computations for survey field crews during construction.
About the division:
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) Survey Section has 24 employees and provides essential surveying, mapping, construction staking and monitoring services for various City Bureaus on street, sidewalk, sewer, water and parks improvement projects. The section is responsible for providing design/topographic base mapping to Bureaus using their preferred CAD formats; resolving public right-of-way lines, preparing descriptions and exhibit maps, filing records of surveys with the County Surveyor’s Office; and performing construction staking to help ensure public improvement projects are built correctly. In addition, the section provides monitoring services during construction and supports ADA curb ramp program work.
What you’ll get to do:
Collaborate with experienced, knowledgeable, and supportive office and field Survey staff
Use state-of-the-art surveying software (Trimble Software platforms, AutoCAD Civil 3D & MicroStation OpenRoads)
Collaborate on challenging projects throughout the City of Portland for various City Bureaus
Complete Design and Right-of-Way Surveys for Transportation, Water, Sewer, and Parks projects
Prepare legal descriptions for easements, right-of-way dedications and street vacations; design/topographic base maps; and construction staking files for street, sidewalk, and sewer improvement projects
Analyze survey field data and record survey information to resolve right-of-way/boundary lines
Draw, stamp/sign and file Records of Surveys with the County Surveyor’s Office
Mentor junior survey staff in survey procedures and practices
An idea Candidate will have progressive responsibility in surveying, a passion to provide leadership, and the same values and missions as the City and the Bureau to provide a service-oriented work environment and promote workplace diversity and a positive employer relations environment.
Who you are:
Excellent Communicator: You are a strong communicator to both technical and non-technical individuals, and proficient verbally and in writing
Authentic: Competent in a professional, diverse, multi-cultural environment. You treat customers, co-workers, and employees with respect and are accountable
Results Driven: This position requires a candidate who is focused and can finish tasks in a timely, accurate, and professional manner
Organized: Able to work on prioritized tasks and understand/respond to various situations in a dynamic work environment
Detail-oriented: An organizer and planner who follows tasks through completion, embraces standard procedures, and communicate clearly at each step of an assigned project.
Safety Conscious: Incorporates public safety and staff safety as top priorities in every decision
Collaborative: A professional who values partnership and develops and supports relationships to get things done
Questions?:
Terrol Johnson Senior Recruiter
[email protected]
Applicants must specifically address and demonstrate in their supplemental question responses and resume how their education, training and/or experience, meets each of the following minimum qualifications:
Experience performing survey research, compiling record survey data, collecting and/or analyzing field data and resolving right-of-way/boundary lines.-
Skill in the use of surveying hardware and software related to all aspects of surveying. Namely survey GPS receivers; total stations; controllers/data collectors; and adjustment, analysis and mapping software.
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Ability to read and interpret construction plans as well as prepare construction staking files for survey field crews using provided design hardcopy plans and accompanying computer (CAD) files.
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Knowledge of Oregon Revised Statutes pertaining to the preparation and filing of Records of Surveys and the preservation of record monuments. Namely the requirements as outlined in Oregon Revised Statutes 209.250, 209.150 & 209.155.
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Ability to organize projects; respond to changing project conditions; and communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
Applicant must also possess:
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A current State of Oregon Professional Land Surveyor’s License
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A valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record
STEP 1: Apply online between June 1, 2026, and July 13, 2026
Required Application Materials:
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Resume
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Answers to Supplemental Questions
Optional Application Materials:
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Veteran’s Preference documents (e.g., DD214-Member 4, VA Benefit Letter) must be submitted by the closing date.
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Update: As of March 3, 2025, if you have already submitted veteran documents and qualified for preference, you do not need to resubmit them for future recruitments.
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To update or remove veteran preference for this recruitment or from your profile, contact the recruiter listed in the job announcement.
Application Tips:-
Your answers to the Supplemental Questions should include details describing your education, training, and/or experience, and where obtained, which clearly reflect your qualifications for each of the numbered items in the "To Qualify" section of this announcement.
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Your résumé should support the details described in your answers to the supplemental questions..
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Salary Range/Equity Pay Analysis: Please note per the Oregon State Pay Equity Law, your salary is determined based on the experience and education listed in your resume/application. It is strongly encouraged to include any transferable experience (paid or unpaid, regardless of how recent) to ensure your offer is reflective of all directly related and equivalent experience.
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Do not attach any additional documents.
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Please note that all completed applications for this position must be submitted no later than the closing date and time of this recruitment.
Step 2: Minimum Qualification Evaluation: Week of July 13, 2026-
An evaluation of each applicant's training, paid and unpaid experience, as demonstrated in their answers to supplemental questions and resume, weighted 100%.
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Your answers to the supplemental questions and résumé will be the basis for our evaluation of your qualifications for this position. Incomplete or inappropriate information may result in disqualification.
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You have 14 days from the notice of the minimum qualification evaluation results to let us know if you would like to review and discuss your evaluation results. Please read the City of Portland Administrative Rule 3.01for complete information.
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Additional evaluation may be required before establishment of the eligible list and/or final selection.
Step 3: Establishment of Eligible List: Week of July 20, 2026-
Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be placed on the equally ranked eligible list.
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Please note that the selection process may take up to 90 days from the notification of being placed on the eligible list.
Step 4: Selection (Interview): TBD-
Hiring bureau will review and select candidates for an interview.
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Please note that the selection process may take up to 90 days from the notification of being placed on the eligible list.
Step 5: Offer of Employment: TBD
Step 6: Start Date:
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A start date will be determined after all conditions of employment have been met.
- Timeline is approximate and subject to change.
