Job Description
County residents access accurate property mapping and surveying data to inform tax assessments and land transactions. Land information managers oversee mapping processes, ensuring public land survey system markers remain intact and surveyors can locate properties precisely.
Dodge County provides public services in Wisconsin, serving a population through county government operations including parks and land resources departments.
Managers lead staff in processing real property information from registers of deeds and sources, maintaining PLSS monumentation, overseeing GPS data collection for taxes, compiling statistics, authorizing expenditures on budgets up to departmental levels, preparing grant applications per state sections 16.967 and 59.72, and serving on land information councils. Work occurs in offices and fields with occasional lifting up to 50 pounds, sitting for long periods, and exposure to noise or rough terrain.
Roles start at $45.94 to $50.63 hourly effective January 1, 2026, in Dodge County, Wisconsin. Positions are full-time exempt with hours including evenings occasionally. Benefits encompass PTO after 30 days, 10 paid holidays, health, dental, and vision with HSA employer contributions, life insurance, long-term and short-term disability, Wisconsin Retirement System pension with employer match upon vesting. Development includes trainings on GIS, cartography, survey terms, and budgeting via Microsoft Office, GIS software, CAD platforms.
Responsibilities
- Direct work of subordinate staff including hiring, training, evaluations, and disciplinary actions
- Serve as County Land Information Officer with statutory functions
- Oversee internal services to county board, land information council, and governing bodies
- Research and implement policies for mapping, land records modernization, and land information plans
- Manage budgets, grant applications, and update dodge county land information plans
Requirements
- High School diploma or GED
- Must have comprehensive knowledge of Geography, Cartography, and Geographic Information Systems
- Knowledge of modern mapping software including commercial GIS, open source GIS, and CAD platforms
- Knowledge of cartographic and survey-related concepts including PLSS, GPS, LiDAR, orthophotography, coordinate systems, and map projections
- Knowledge of real estate terminology, assessment, tax rolls, and legal requirements