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JOB TITLE: Land Surveyor
JOB LOCATION: Lugbe, Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time
JOB DETAILS
- The job duties that surveyors should expect to have can be diverse and require various training and skills.
- Conduct physical site surveys using a variety of equipment and tools.
- Prepare sketches and notes, and perform electronic data collection.
- Coordinate field staff and process field data.
- Interface with civil engineers, landscape architects, cartographers, or urban planners.
- Verify the accuracy of survey data, including measurements and calculations conducted at survey sites.
- Calculate areas of land parcels and easements using mathematics and computer software.
- Research previous survey evidence, including maps, deeds, physical evidence, and other records to obtain data needed for surveys.
- Prepare site surveying documents and present findings to clients.
- Surveyors may work in different fields. For instance, homeowners or business owners might hire a surveyor when there’s a need to ascertain property lines.
- Establishing legal property boundaries in this way can help prevent or settle disputes having to do with land usage and property ownership.
- Government agencies also use surveyors when building roadways and other infrastructures to ensure proper construction and location.
Education, Training, & Certification
This profession requires both education and accreditation:
Education:
- A Bachelor’s Degree is needed to work as a surveyor. Most employers prefer job candidates who have majored in surveying, but some will hire workers who have degrees in civil engineering and forestry.
Licensure:
- All states and the District of Columbia have specific requirements set by their professional licensing board. These can include a college degree from an ABET-accredited program, passing multiple exams, and several years of work experience.
- The National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) maintains links to state licensing boards on its website.
Surveyor Skills & Competencies:
- You’ll need certain soft skills to have a successful career as a surveyor.
- Reading comprehension: You must be able to understand written documents.
- Mathematics: An aptitude for applying mathematical principles to solve problems is necessary.
- Attention to detail: Accuracy is of the utmost importance because you’ll be preparing legal documents.
- You must also take great care when taking and recording measurements.
- Listening skills: You’ll have to understand instructions from others, including architects and project managers.
- Speaking skills:You’ll have to communicate information to members of your team and your clients.
- Time management skills:It will be necessary to plan your own and your team’s time on each job.
Salary
N50,000 – N100,000 Monthly
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Deadline: January 30, 2022
Job Features
Job Category | Real Estate / Property / Surveying |