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Land Surveyor (Right-of-Way/Utility Specialist) (Open to both U.S. Citizens and Federal Employees)

Department of Transportation - Lakewood, Colorado

Posted Jun 11, 2026

Benefits

Parental leave
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Non-birth-parent leave
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Salary
$83K-$130K From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)
$116,543 U.S. median for this role
Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)
+9.8% - Much faster than average

9% below the BLS role benchmark for software engineering aggregate.

Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

Role function
Engineering From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
Seniority
Mid From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Schedule

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Weekend work
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Application

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Assessment
Required From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
Deadline
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Where they hire

Hires in: CO From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

About this role

Land Surveyor (Right-of-Way/Utility Specialist) (Open to both U.S. Citizens and Federal Employees) Lakewood, Colorado Summary As a Right-of-Way and Utility Specialist, you will secure the land rights necessary to build infrastructure for National Parks, Forests, and Wildlife Refuges. Since the 1900s, Federal Lands Highway has delivered innovative transportation solutions in complex, unique environments. Join our team and make a difference! Learn more: https://highways.dot.gov/federal-lands/careers. We work where you play! Duties As a Right of Way and Utility Specialist, you will: Research various land records such as deeds, tax records, and chain of titles to determine initial boundary locations and ownership of public and private lands and utilities. Analyze boundary evidence and reconcile field evidence with recorded documents to develop legally supportable boundary maps, plats, and plans. Use Computer-Aided-Drafting and Design (CADD) software to develop right-of-way plans that show new and existing right-of-way boundaries relative to existing parcel boundaries. Prepare property descriptions using appropriate methods such as Public Land Survey System rectangular grid, metes and bounds, and station and offsets. Facilitate locating utilities, identify conflicts, define liability for the cost of relocating utilities, and prepare utility agreements in conformance with law, policies, manuals, guidelines, standard practice, and industry best practices. Support local agencies, State Departments of Transportation (DOT), and Federal agencies in acquisition of real property. The ideal candidate for this position is a mid-to-senior career land surveyor with extensive right-of-way and utility coordination experience for transportation improvement projects, including interpretation and application of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition

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