Position: Abstract & Survey Assistant II
Must Have AutoCAD and Carlson experience
Pay Range: $33.00-$35.00
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Duration: Contract- 1 year with possibility of extending
Full Time W2 Job ID: 173910
Job Overview: The Abstract & Survey Assistant II will be responsible for performing abstract and title reviews, compiling necessary information for right-of-way purchases and easements, developing basemaps for transmission projects, and assisting with survey plotting and legal documentation. This role requires proficiency in AutoCAD and Carlson, as well as knowledge of GIS data applications, LiDAR data, and PASDA information. The position will require onsite presence at the Lehigh Service Center in Pennsylvania for a minimum of one day per week.
Responsibilities: - Perform abstract and title reviews on property purchased in fee-simple and easements for right-of-way (R/W).
- Check exceptions, adverse conveyances, rights of way, restrictions, etc., to ensure no conflicts with proposed land use.
- Analyze and verify accuracy and completeness of descriptions, options, and R/W requirements.
- Compile necessary information for right-of-way purchases and easements.
- Develop basemaps for transmission right-of-way development projects.
- Write descriptions for land or right-of-way purchases.
- Assist with plotting survey information and provide data for R/W and property plans.
- Check accuracy of drawings prepared for legal files to be recorded with deeds or agreements.
- Interpret aerial photographs, contour maps, and survey notes for engineers and draftspersons.
- Perform courthouse research work, primarily online.
- Review survey base maps developed by consultants to ensure accuracy and compliance with standards.
- Develop scopes of work and requests for proposals for survey vendors to complete basemap or R/W projects.
Qualifications: - Knowledge of practical surveying duties.
- Experience in checking abstracts of title and writing legal deed descriptions and related drawings.
- Background in mathematics, including algebra and trigonometry, and its application to survey problems.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD and Carlson.
- Knowledgeable in GIS data applications, use of LiDAR data, and PASDA information.
- Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment.
- Familiarity with desktop computer operations and calculators for required calculations.
- PA licensed individual preferred but not required.
- Must be an employee of their current firm for at least one year.
- Position requires onsite presence at the Lehigh Service Center for a minimum of one day per week.
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Pay Range: $33.00 - $35.00
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