Supervisory Land Surveyor

Summary

This is a Supervisory Land Surveyor for the Bureau of Land Management in the following locations: Albuquerque, New Mexico OR Santa Fe, New Mexico This position is also open to public candidates under announcement CBUK-27-13105403-DE-AWF. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under all recruitment methods.

Duties

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: This position is responsible for the technical and administrative supervision of staff in professional, technical, and administrative positions to carry out the mission of the organization. Leading the field work required for complex boundary surveys. Directly supervises professional, technical, and administrative work. Monitors Safety and Occupational Health obligations; to create a safety program for all staff members and enforces the edicts of the program with all staff. Serves as acting for Branch Chief, as required. Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 11/19/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Minimum Qualification Requirements: To Qualify for this position, applicants must meet both the Individual Occupational Requirement (1) AND the Minimum Qualifications (2): 1. Individual Occupational Requirement, Land Surveyor 1373 series: A. Degree: land surveying; or civil engineering with a surveying option/emphasis. The civil engineering major must have included at least 6 semester hours of surveying, 3 semester hours of land law, and 21 additional semester hours in any combination of the following: surveying, photogrammetry, geodetic surveying, geodesy, route surveying, remote sensing, cartography, survey astronomy, land information systems, computer-aided mapping, aerial photo interpretation, and survey analysis and adjustments. OR B. Combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major in land surveying or civil engineering as described in paragraph A, plus appropriate experience or additional education. OR C. License: Must have a current registration as a land surveyor in a State, territory, or the District of Columbia obtained by written examination. Registration must have been obtained under conditions outlined in the National Council of Engineering Examiners (NCEE) Unified Model Law for Registration of Surveyors. (You must show evidence of registration based on successful completion of the written examinations.) AND 2. Minimum qualifications GS-1373-13: A. Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level. Specialized experience is defined as: 1) Perform property boundary retracement surveys, including both field and office tasks; 2) Research land title records and produce written reports explaining findings; 3) Review survey plats for conformance to specifications; 4) Operate surveying instruments to collect spatial data; 5) Write or interpret legal descriptions of parcels of land; 6) Draft boundary survey plats using AutoCAD or similar system; 7) Leading or managing land surveying project teams; 8) Provide advice or leadership to team members in the use of surveying and mapping equipment and related accessories or peripherals. OR B. Education: There is no substitution of education in lieu of experience at this grade level. Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

This position has a mandatory education requirement. You must submit a copy of your transcript(s) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience. Transcripts must include your name, school name, grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, and date the degree was conferred, if applicable. A typed list of courses, grades, semester/quarter hours, GPA, etc. will not be accepted. Non-submission may result in being rated not qualified for the position. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work. Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications