Surveyor

• Perform ground surveys to list baselines, elevations and other geodetic measurements
• Conduct or supervise surveys to set up legal boundaries as part of measurements
• Visit worksites to set up equipment and get prepared with necessary work safety gear
• Adjust surveying instruments when necessary to ensure accurate readings and data compilation
• Make calculations (heights and depths) of property lines, relative positions and boundaries
• Confer with colleagues on criteria for survey tactics
• Supervise staff in survey proposal preparation and explain the day’s directives
• Prepare, produce and update maps and reports to describe the work being performed
• Gather physical survey data by searching for legal records about the area’s property boundaries
• Jot down technical design details by composing charts, plots and maps from survey data
• Collaborate with engineering and architectural staff to reveal your findings
• Insert geodetic measurements into the computer to interpret geomorphic and topographic features
• Understand longitudes and latitudes in survey areas utilising theodolites and global positioning systems (GPS)
• Lead aerial surveying in geographical locations

With experience and through continued education and training, surveyors can advance to supervisory or management positions, such as survey manager, survey party chief, survey project manager or survey superintendent.