District Survey Manager

State of Montana • Great Falls, MT

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) is recruiting a District Survey Manager in Great Falls. This senior professional land surveyor (PLS) serves as the District’s technical authority for directing and overseeing District land survey operations and activities. The position plans and manages District land survey projects; implements survey procedures and technology at the District level; directs and monitors projects; oversees District survey program operations, including supplies and contracts; and provides technical expertise and consultation.

The position reports to the District Preconstruction Engineer (DPE) and is under the technical oversight of the Helena Photogrammetry & Survey Section. It provides in-line supervision to District Survey Unit staff, management and oversight of consultant term-contract District survey work, and technical oversight to other District survey crews. The District Survey Manager is in responsible charge of all District survey work performed under their PLS license.

Requirements

• Education and experience equivalent to an associate’s degree in land surveying, geomatics, or a related field.
• At least 4 years of experience, including 2 years of progressively responsible professional land survey experience with full project oversight.
• At least 1 year of supervision or team lead experience.
• Registration as a Professional Land Surveyor (PLS).
• Valid Montana CDL (Class A, Type II).
• Thorough knowledge of survey systems, survey system development, and integration of different types of survey systems.
• Advanced knowledge of legal principles, guidelines, and precedents related to surveying; property-boundary case law; survey computation and data analysis; state and federal survey policy and procedures; and specialized applications of surveying instrumentation.
• Knowledge and experience with design, construction, and survey software, such as MicroStation, GeoPak, Open Roads, TDS Survey Pro, Microsoft Office, Trimble Business Center, and Trimble Access.
• Working knowledge of civil engineering principles, MDT engineering standards and specifications, project development, highway construction related to survey, training techniques and methodologies, computers, computer programming, and MDT survey system interrelationships with other MDT systems.
• Skill using specialized surveying equipment, including electronic total stations, digital levels, data collectors, CADD workstations, automated systems, GPS survey equipment, and other tools and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage District land survey projects.
• Implement survey procedures and technology at the District level.
• Direct and monitor survey projects.
• Oversee District survey program operations, including supplies and contracts.
• Provide technical expertise and consultation.
• Provide in-line supervision to District Survey Unit staff.
• Manage and oversee consultant term-contract District survey work.
• Provide technical oversight to other District survey crews.
• Serve as the professional land surveyor in responsible charge of District survey work performed under the manager’s PLS license.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree