Salary: $103,220.00 - $150,860.00 Annually
Location : Lincoln, NE
Job Type: Blanket requisition
Job Number:Department: County Engineers
Division: Administrative
Opening Date: 10/20/2026
Closing Date: Continuous
Job Posting InformationThe Chief Deputy County Surveyor will assist the County Engineer in directing and administration of the County Engineering Agency and serve as County Surveyor for Lancaster County, Nebraska.
Oversees and provides administrative direction for operations, programs, and personnel, and provides effective leadership for the agency in the County Engineer's absence. Provides decision making and coordination in developing solutions to complex staff and organizational issues.
Advises the County Board in matters of legal descriptions, property rights, and easements, and delivers necessary metrics and data analytics to provide valuable information in decision making. Serves as a Board liaison to elected officials and department directors.
Manages Government Section Corners, Irregular Tracts, and Subdivision documentation and maintains the County's Survey Document Repository.
Supervises and directs the work of assigned staff and may direct review and construction of infrastructure projects.
Desirable Knowledge, Abilities & Skills/Desirable Training & ExperienceRegistered Professional Land Surveyor with a minimum of six (6) years of practice and the ability to be licensed in the State of Nebraska.
The preferred candidate will also hold a Professional Engineer license with a degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited program and a minimum of four (4) years of progressive engineering experience, and the ability to be licensed in the State of Nebraska.
Ten (10) years of experience in leadership and supervision at the executive level.
A valid Nebraska driver's license or the ability to obtain one within 30 days of employment.
Necessary Special RequirementsVisit www.lancaster.ne.gov to learn more about everything has to offer. If you're ready to join:
Please email your resume and cover letter to - Time away from work is important and you will accrue 80 vacation leave hours per calendar year, with a balance cap of 240 hours.
- You will accrue 104 hours per year of sick leave, at the rate of 4 hours per pay period, not to exceed 2,080 hours.
- The County offers 11 paid holidays and 3 personal convenience days per fiscal year.
- You will be eligible to participate in the County's comprehensive benefits program. This includes medical, dental, vision, and supplemental term life. You will also be able to contribute to a medical and/or dependent care flexible spending account. Your benefits will start the first of the month following your date of hire. Please feel free to contact HR benefits (or 402-441-7597, ext 2) with any questions regarding the benefits plans.
- After six months of employment the County will contribute to a Post Employment Health Plan (PEHP) on your behalf. This money may be used to pay for eligible medical expenses after you leave County employment.
- The County provides $50,000 of life insurance effective the first of the month following your start date.
- You may elect to participate in the County's 401(a) Retirement Plan by making a written request to the County board at any time after you become a County employee. If you make 8% voluntary contributions, the County will contribute an 8% employer match.
- You are eligible to receive up to six weeks, or 240 hours, of paid parental leave following the birth of a child/children or starting the placement of a child/children through adoption or foster care. Approved paid parental leave may be taken at any time during the 12-month period immediately following the birth, starting the adoption, or foster care placement of a child/children.
