Land Surveyor at Grace View Homes & Properties Limited

Location: Lugbe, Abuja

Duties & Responsibilities

• 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.