District Survey Manager

State of Montana•Great Falls, MT

27d•Onsite

About The Position

The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) is recruiting for a District Survey Manager in Great Falls. The District Survey Manager is a senior professional land surveyor (PLS) for the MDT. This position serves as the District’s technical authority responsible 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 survey projects; oversees District survey program operations (e.g. supplies, contracts, etc.); 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. This position provides in-line supervision to District Survey Unit staff; provides management and oversight of consultant term contract District survey work; and provides technical oversight to other District survey crews. The District Survey Manager is in responsible charge of all district survey work being performed under their PLS license.

Requirements

Associate’s Degree in land surveying, geomatics or related field.
A minimum of 4 years of experience, two of which must be progressively responsible professional land survey experience including experience with full project oversight.
A minimum of 1 year of supervision or team lead experience.
Registration as a Professional Land Surveyor is required.
A valid Montana CDL (Class A, Type II) is required.
Thorough knowledge of survey systems, survey system development and the integration of different types of survey systems.
Advanced knowledge in legal principles, guidelines, and precedents related to surveying (e.g., Montana Subdivision and Platting Act, Sanitation in Subdivisions Act, Uniform Standards for Monumentation, etc.); case law related to property boundaries; survey computation and data analysis; State and federal survey policy and procedures; and specialized applications of various instrumentation.
Knowledge and experience with design, construction and survey software such as MicroStation, GeoPak, Open Roads, TDS Survey Pro, Microsoft Office, Trimble Business Center, Trimble Access, etc.
A 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, MDT survey system interrelationships with other MDT systems.
Skill in the use of specialized surveying equipment such as electronic total stations, digital levels, data collectors, CADD workstations, automated systems, GPS survey equipment, and misc. other tools and technologies.

Responsibilities

Directing and overseeing District land survey operations and activities.
Planning and managing District land survey projects.
Implementing survey procedures and technology at the District level.
Directing and monitoring survey projects.
Overseeing District survey program operations (e.g. supplies, contracts, etc.).
Providing technical expertise and consultation.
Providing in-line supervision to District Survey Unit staff.
Providing management and oversight of consultant term contract District survey work.
Providing technical oversight to other District survey crews.
Being in responsible charge of all district survey work being performed under their PLS license.