Land Surveyor-in-Training or Professional Surveyor & Mapper

St Johns River Water Management District•Palatka, FL

4d•$53,581 - $76,648•Onsite

About The Position

The St. Johns River Water Management District is an environmental agency whose work is focused on ensuring a long-term supply of drinking water, and to protect and restore the health of water bodies in the District’s 18 counties in northeast and east-central Florida. The Bureau of District Projects and Construction is responsible for the design and implementation of projects that meet the missions of the District. Enjoy work-life balance in a professional culture with competitive pay and benefits. Job Summary: This is professional surveying and mapping work.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in geomatics.
Registration as a Land Surveyor-in-Training.
Registration by the State of Florida as a Professional Surveyor and Mapper.
Valid State of Florida Driver’s License.
Advanced computer hardware and software applications and programs including Autodesk Civil3D, ESRI ArcMAP, GPS post processing software, and Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, etc.).
Maintain priority of safety, communication and work well with others as a team.
Make effective, consistent, and defensible decisions in the field.

Responsibilities

Create boundary, topographic and easements of maps from deeds, plats, and survey field data.
Process and check conventional and global positioning systems (GPS) field data.
Assist field crew in performing land surveying field work.
Provide general, professional, and technical support in conventional and specialty aspects of land surveying to District staff.
Prepare scopes of work, review invoices and perform other contract administrative duties associated with consultant provided surveying services.
Manage surveying and mapping projects using District staff and contract survey crews.
Certify survey maps and reports as required by the State of Florida.
Manage surveying and mapping programs, such as the vertical leveling program and the global positioning systems program.
Provide professional surveying and mapping expertise to District staff, governmental agencies and consulting firms for District projects.
Provides technical training and implements improvement ideas.
Serve as an expert witness.
Perform procurement related administrative duties including contract management, invoice review and preparation of scopes of work.
Provide other duties as assigned, including but not limited to attending and/or presenting at professional and organizational training sessions or workshops.