Senior Survey Analyst - Remote Sensing w/ ODOT (Salem, OR)

https://oregon.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/SOR_External_Career_Site/details/Senior-Survey-Analyst---Remote-Sensing_REQ-147418?hiringCompany=47688ccd4cac014f570a979ec2233d33

​Initial Posting Date:
01/26/2024

Application Deadline:
02/12/2024

Agency:
Department of Transportation

Salary Range:
$5,061 - $7,845

Position Type:
Employee

Position Title:
Senior Survey Analyst - Remote Sensing

Job Description:
Civil Engineering Specialist 2 – Senior Survey Analyst – Remote Sensing
Oregon Department of Transportation
Delivery & Operations Division – Engineering & Technical Services Branch
Engineering Automation Section / Geometronics Unit
Salem

The role: 
Our Engineering Automation Section is recruiting for a senior survey analyst to join our remote sensing team! In this role, you will coordinate and support field and office operations in the collection and processing of various survey data including mobile, static and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) aerial LiDAR data; single-beam hydrographic data; UAS aerial imagery; and Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR). You will play a key role in researching, analyzing and developing remote sensing products and supporting our surveyors statewide in project delivery. Apply today!

We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for our positions and hope you will join us on our path to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are an agency that embraces social equity through our values, strategic planning, and actions. Leaning into our equity priorities means we continually examine what we do, the impact we have, and our progress toward weaving social equity into who we are. To learn more about our social equity commitments, visit our Social Equity website. 

Before applying, click here to visit our applicant information website to learn more about our process.

If you are a current State of Oregon employee, you must apply through your employee Workday profile.

A day in the life:

• Plan and execute remote sensing data collection missions including technical details as well as access, travel, logistics, and safety.
• Coordinate terrestrial, mobile and UAS field data collection operations.
• Coordinate the processing, adjustment and analysis of Point Cloud, aerial imagery and survey data.
• Perform and/or coordinate field surveys to locate, confirm and/or check vertical clearance measurements.
• Perform GPR field surveys.
• Provide on-the-job training and review work for quality, consistency, content and format.
• Develop project basemap after surveying is completed.
• Create and maintain highway vertical clearance information on highway structures and produce vertical clearance reports.
• Support our agency’s asset management data acquisition, planning and coordination.
• Lift and carry 20-50lb. survey instruments and traffic control signs.
• Use shovels, picks, jackhammers, axes and gas/electric powered trimming equipment.
• Work is performed in office and in the field with hybrid work options available - this position will work approximately 30% of the time in the field, 50% of the time remote, and 20% of the time in the office pending supervisor approval.
• Outdoor work involves exposure to various hazards, including rough terrain, traffic, all weather conditions.
• To request a copy of the position description, which includes all duties and working conditions, please email [email protected].

What’s in it for you:

• Work/life balance, 11 paid holidays a year, flexible work schedules, paid leave and so much more. Learn more about working at the Oregon Department of Transportation and the benefits we offer.
• Competitive benefits packages which can be estimated using our compensation calculator.
• Comprehensive and equitable base salary offer within the listed range based on your experience, skills and education. The salary range listed is the non-PERS participating rate. If you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible, the salary range will increase by 6%. Please review the Classification and Compensation page for more details.

Want to know about new job postings? Subscribe to receive weekly email notifications!

Minimum qualifications:
Five years of civil or transportation-related engineering or surveying experience. One year of this experience must have been independently planning and completing assignments;
OR
A bachelor's degree in civil engineering, surveying or transportation-related engineering and two years of civil or transportation-related engineering or surveying experience;
OR
An equivalent combination of education and experience.

Special qualifications:
Driving is an essential function of this position. You must have a valid driver license and an acceptable driving record. We will conduct pre-employment driving records checks on our final candidate(s). Your license does not have to be issued in Oregon to be considered.

What we’d like to see:
If you have these attributes, let us know in your application materials! It's how we will choose whom to move forward! You do not need to have all these qualities to be eligible for this position. We may also use transferable skills, experience, education and alignment with ODOT values to help us decide who will move forward.

• Experience with Bentley Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) software.
• Experience with 3D highway design and visualization.
• Effective communication skills both orally and in writing.
• Experience working with contractors and consultants.
• Experience working with LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) and field survey operations.