Survey Crew Chief w/ ODOT

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Job Description:
Civil Engineering Specialist 1 – Survey Crew Chief
Oregon Department of Transportation
Delivery & Operations Division – Region 1
Project Delivery
Portland


The role: 
Is getting the map right important to you?  Is providing guidance and development to a team part of your skill set?  If being a part of an organization that builds, operates and maintains multi-modal transportation interests you, then consider becoming a survey crew chief with ODOT. We currently have a position open in our Region 1 survey unit. You will perform and process field surveys for the development, design and monumentation of ODOT facilities and projects. This involves guiding a survey field team and making personal contact with the public and other governmental agencies.  You will also be an important member of the survey unit which provides goals, direction and strategies in a shared decision-making environment.  Interested? Apply today!

We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for our positions. We hope you’ll join us on our path to increasing diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging through our values, commitments, strategies and actions.

Before applying, 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 coordinate the work activities of a survey crew consisting of one to four people.
• Operate advanced survey equipment and software.
• Establish horizontal and vertical control for proposed and existing facilities.
• Locate and mark government corners, property corners, cultural features, and terrain data.
• Obtain terrain data necessary to produce three dimensional topographic and cadastral maps GNSS, Total Stations, and Stationary Lidar scanners.
• Draft various maps and models from survey data.
• Provide staking for transportation projects.
• Establish and monument rights of way, construction centerlines and property boundaries.
• Prepare accurate and detailed notes documenting found evidence and work performed; submit and review field notes and electronically collected data for processing.
• Communicate survey information orally, digitally and in writing.
• Train coworkers in the performance of duties.
• Perform outdoor work 60% or more of the time in all weather conditions and subject to hazards including traffic and construction equipment daily.
• Exposure to rough terrain, traffic, stinging insects, poisonous plants, surfaced pavements, and inclement weather. and lift equipment or loads up to 50 pounds.
• Long hours and/or night shift work may occasionally be required.
• 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.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness opportunity!

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Minimum qualifications:
Four years of para-professional engineering or surveying experience. One year of this experience must have been working independently or as a senior member of a team or work group.

OR
An associate's degree in engineering technology or surveying from a recognized community college or technical school of engineering and two and one-half years of engineering or surveying experience. One year of this experience must have been working independently or as a senior member of a team or work group.

OR
A bachelor's degree in civil engineering, surveying, or transportation-related engineering and one year civil 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 coordinating survey field crew duties and making independent judgment on safety and work productivity.
• Experience using robotic total stations, scanners, GNSS receivers, data controllers and associated software.
• Experience safely locating and collecting field data such as land boundary and control monuments, utilities and topographic features.
• Experience analyzing and processing field data for completeness and accuracy.
• Experience using Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) software.
• Experience working with stationary LiDAR scanner.