Land Survey Office Drafter

Build Your Career with the City of Seattle as an Assistant Land Surveyor

Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is seeking an Assistant Land Surveyor (under the cities job classification of, Civil Engineer Specialist Assistant, 1) to join our innovative Land Survey team within the Engineering & Technical Services Division.

In this role, you’ll work with advanced tools like Leica Cyclone and AutoCAD Civil 3D, supported by one of the region’s most comprehensive survey records vaults. You’ll contribute to major projects for SPU, SDOT, and Seattle City Light by producing topographic and right-of-way maps essential to Seattle’s infrastructure design.

You’ll also enjoy diverse and unique field assignments, including work in locations like the Tolt and Cedar River Watersheds.

If you’re a skilled surveyor looking to expand your technical expertise while serving the public, we’d love to have you on our team.

About Seattle Public Utilities: About Seattle Public Utilities: Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is a community-centered utility that delivers vital services to Seattle residents and businesses including drinking water, drainage and wastewater, and garbage/recycling/compost.

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About Seattle Public Utilities (SPU): Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is a Community Centered Utility whose mission is to foster healthy people, environment, and economy by partnering with our community to equitably manage water and waste resources for today and future generations. We deliver high quality, vital services, across four major lines of business: providing water, solid waste, drainage and wastewater services for Seattle residents and businesses. In addition, SPU provides drinking water for 1.5 million regional customers in Seattle and other municipalities. Our customers depend on us to deliver high quality, reliable, and cost-conscious utility services and to achieve the highest benefits possible for every investment we make.

For more information about Seattle Public Utilities (SPU), please visit:

• SPU Workplace Expectations (Download PDF reader) (Download PDF reader)

• Strategic Business Plan

• Shape Our Water Plan

SPU commits to Our City Values and Race and Social Justice as core principles that guide our work. We actively take steps to dismantle systemic racism and increase service equity. We value diverse life experiences and strive to create a workplace that is welcoming to all. We take steps to be inclusive and equitable in our recruiting, hiring, and promotional opportunities.

Why join us?

We know work isn’t only about what you do, it’s also about who you work for and with! SPU provides a fun and family-friendly work environment that supports a work life balance, including:

• Hybrid work schedule opportunities.

• Family-friendly and multicultural work environment.

• Generous benefits package.

• Free public transportation options.

• City pension plan with employer/employee contributions.

• Growth potential and advancement opportunities.

• Produce accurate and timely land survey maps and drafting documents for engineering design and capital improvement projects in compliance with City of Seattle drafting standards.

• Maintain organized and reliable survey records, project files, and mapping data in compliance with Seattle Public Utilities standards and procedures.

• Provide responsive technical and administrative support to surveyors, engineers, and project managers while ensuring quality customer service, strong