Land Surveyor at Efficacy Construction Company

Location: Northern Nigeria
Language: Hausa and English

Job Description

• Leads multiple Department survey parties or oversees contracted survey parties for the purpose of determining boundaries and topography of real property or oversees the compilation, update and maintenance of real property maps; provides analysis and technical assistance, support, coordination and advice for the development, implementation and maintenance of land surveying-related information technology/systems (ITS/IS) and applications to include global positioning and geographic information systems (GPS/GIS).
• Work requires contact with governmental and private entities. Employees at this level establish their own work plan and priorities to meet set objectives. Issues are rarely referred to the supervisor but are handled at the occurrence.

Duties
The essential duties for this job include:

• Coordinates, monitors, and reviews work performance of contracted survey work and associated contracts.
• Identifies and defines parcels for use in transportation projects by using relevant elements of surveying, property description writing, mapping, law, research, measurement, analysis and computation.
• Monitors survey parties and plans future jobs.
• Performs Global Positioning System (GPS), design and/or construction surveying.
• Trains and instructs other survey personnel.
• Travels to identify, coordinate and priortize future work.
• Uses a variety of surveying software and related hardware.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Competencies
The required competencies for this job include:

• GPS, geodetic and satellite surveying
• Applicable surveying procedures, standards and instruments
• Automated survey systems
• Applicable boundary laws, rules and regulations.
• Legal research methods
• Reading and interpreting applicable plans, schematics, blueprints and maps
• The use of surveying tools, equipment and instruments
• Planning, coordinating and handling multiple projects within area of responsibility to meet short and long term deadlines
• Leading, assigning, reviewing and monitoring the work of others
• The use of personal computers and applicable programs, applications and systems

Education

• B.Sc/HND in Land Surveying or other related qualification

Requirements

• Minimum of 4 years experience
• Knowledge of use of 3D Scanners for undertaking lands topography, hydrography plus measured building surveys
• Ability to analyze data using plans, maps, charts and software such as autoCAD and GIS- Geographic Information System
• Knowledge of legal guiding principles as per boundaries, roads, pipeline and other right of way
• Experience from Construction, Real estate company is an added advantage