Land Surveyor/SUE Instrument Operator (Transportation Engineering Technician IV)

The State Highway Administration's (SHA) Office of Highway Development, Plats and Surveys Division, is recruiting for a Land Surveyor/SUE Instrument Operator (Transportation Engineering Technician IV) position in Baltimore City. This position is open to anyone who meets the minimum and selective qualifications listed below. This is a position specific recruitment. The resulting list of eligible candidates will be used to fill this vacancy or function only. You will need to reapply for any future recruitment conducted for this job classification. 

Nature of Work:  As the second in authority on the Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) Survey Crew, the primary purpose of this position is to operate and maintain all the various conventional, electronic, and computerized survey instruments, equipment, and materials such as Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), digital levels, electromagnetic SUE equipment, and electronic total stations used to perform land surveying field operations. The surveys being performed include but are not limited to control establishment, topographic mapping, hydrographic surveys, construction stakeouts, baseline stakeouts, right of way stakeouts, SUE designation, and boundary surveys. The equipment used will include conventional and robotic total stations, Windows Mobile compatible data collectors with TDS Survey Pro, Carlson SurvCE, and Leica Geosystems surveying software, Survey Grade GNSS equipment for real time kinematic (RTK) or real time network (RTN) surveys, localizations, conventional post-processed static GPS sessions, as well as conventional and electronic levels. This position is responsible for keeping the field notes daily and transcribing this information into the final field book. This position is also required to perform all the duties of the field team leader in their absence, as well as other duties as assigned.

MDOT offers a generous and competitive benefits package. You can learn about our amazing benefits here: MDOT Benefits Guide.   

 

“The State Highway Administration (SHA) has been named a Training magazine Training APEX Awards winner for the fifth consecutive year."   MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:  Graduation from a standard high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.

Experience:  Five (5) years of experience in technical engineering related work in the areas of design, traffic, construction, materials testing, engineering surveys, maintenance, or planning.

Selective Qualification: Two (2) years of experience in field surveys, with the use of electromagnetic SUE equipment, total stations, digital and/or automatic levels, and data collectors.

*This statement contains a selective qualification, which is more focused in scope than the minimum qualifications for this classification.  Selective qualifications are utilized when the position requires specific or additional bona fide occupational qualifications (i.e., knowledge, skill, or ability).   

Preferred Qualification: 

The ideal candidate should have the following:   
Experience working with: Experience with field calculators Laptop or desktop computers running Windows and the Microsoft Office programs such as Word, Outlook, Excel, and Access.
Proficiency in: Establishing traverse, route, and angle point locations and computing: traverse closure error and adjustment; simple, compound, and reverse curve elements, deflections, and offsets; inverse lengths and bearings; coordinate computations and conversions. Producing neat and legible field sketches in a survey book.
Equipment: Responsible for proper use of routine maintenance and periodic adjustment of all assigned survey and safety equipment.

Notes:
1. Applicants may substitute education in a civil engineering curriculum at an accredited college or university at the rate of 30 semester credit hours for each year of the required experience, up to a maximum of three years.
2. Applicants who possess an associate's degree in either Engineering, Construction Management or Surveying or Surveying Technology from an accredited community college, college or university are considered to have met two years of the five-year experience requirement.Candidate must possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the state of Maryland.    

Special Requirements:

• Must be able to travel anywhere in the state, Monday through Friday.  
• Physically capable of carrying equipment, routinely up to 50 lbs., climbing hills and rough terrain, swinging a maul or brush axe and being outdoors in all types of weather conditions.

TO APPLY: All applicants must submit an application online at http://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mdotmd (use of this option allows the application to be saved). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. To receive credit for your work history and credentials you must list the information in the online DTS-1 application form. You may refer to a resume only to expand on information offered in the body of the online DTS-1 application. The selected candidate may be subject to background and reference checks. A conviction is not an automatic disqualification from employment. Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.
 
 Consideration for employment may be based solely on the contents of your application; therefore, it is essential that you provide complete and accurate information.  Please include all relevant experience on your application.  This includes, but is not limited to, full or part time, volunteer, military, acting capacity, or any other experience that is relevant to the position you are applying for.  
 
 If you have held more than one position at the same employer, please list each position that you held and the length of time that you held each position.
  

The state of Maryland offers excellent health and leave benefits, 401k benefits, a pension plan, a free transit program, and advanced education and training opportunities.
  
 The incumbent in this position may be a member of a covered bargaining unit.
  

Please Note: The State Highway Administration is not sponsoring new employees in application of the H-1B Visa or providing an extension of an existing H-1B Visa at this time due to budgetary constraints.  All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.  Federal regulations prohibit H-1B Visa candidates from paying sponsorship fees, all sponsorship fees must be assumed by the potential employer. 

 

Applicants who have education obtained outside of the U.S. will be required to provide proof of the equivalent U.S. education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service, such as the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (http://www.naces.org) or World Education Services: International Credential Evaluation (https://www.wes.org/). 

 

Applications must be submitted online by the closing date.
 If you have any questions, please contact the Recruitment and Examination Division at the number(s) listed below:
 410-545-5554 

 

Appropriate auxiliary aids and services for individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request. Please call at 410-545-5554. SHA is committed to complying with the letter and spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

 

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

SHA does not discriminate based on age, ancestry, color, creed, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religious affiliation, belief or opinion, sex, or sexual orientation.

Issue Date: 07/23/2024

Salary : $53,808 - $86,322