Job Requisition ID: 58831 IPR# 26-01712
Opening Date: 09/18/2026
Closing Date: 10/02/2026
Agency: Department of Transportation
Position Title: Land Surveyor IV
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary: $5,537 Monthly; Full Range: $5,537 - $9,901 Monthly
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit : NR916 Pro Tech Teamsters
Work Hours: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
Anticipated Hybrid Work Schedule Availability: 1 to 5 Days per week in office, depending on operational needs
Work Location: 401 Main St, Peoria, Illinois, 61602
Work Office: Office of Highways and Intermodal Project Implementation, Region 3/District 4/Bureau of Program Development
Work County: Peoria
Agency Contact: This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position. All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal. Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered. Position Overview This position is accountable for supervising all staff engaged in preparing right-of-way plans, plats, legal descriptions, condemnation exhibits, and for reviewing plats and legal descriptions submitted by consultants.
Essential Functions- Plans, coordinates, directs, and supervises all right-of-way activities to prepare plans, plats, legal descriptions, and related documents necessary for the acquisition of right-of-way.
- Reviews all work to ensure that it is complete and accurate, and that it meets scheduling specifications.
- Signs and seals plats developed by the department.
- Ensures that all work by staff consultants is accurate and in conformance with standard specifications, policies, and professional surveying practices.
- Directs the research of ownership and title records; and maintains a permanent library of all warranty deeds, easements, and title policies.
- Trains and evaluates staff.
- Performs duties in compliance with departmental safety rules. Performs all duties in a manner conducive to the fair and equitable treatment of all employees.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications- Current registration as a licensed Professional Land Surveyor in Illinois.
- Requires six years of experience in the practice of land surveying.
Preferred Qualifications- Ability to plan and coordinate work necessary for the acquisition of right-of-way needed for delivery of the district's Multi-Year Program.
- Ability to supervise staff engaged in field or office surveying functions.
- Ability to perform difficult technical research work and to make comprehensive recommendations on surveying problems.
- Effective communication, both orally and in writing, with internal and external contacts.
Conditions of Employment- Valid driver's license.
- Districtwide travel.
- Successful completion of a background screening.
- The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.
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