SURVEY PARTY CHIEF - 55005146

State of Florida•LAKE CITY, FL

1d•$62,197 - $80,490•Onsite

About The Position

Join FDOT and be part of the team that works as one to improve safety, enhance mobility and inspire innovation in the Florida transportation system. The mission of the Florida Department of Transportation is to provide a safe statewide transportation system that promotes the efficient movement of people and goods, supports the state’s economic competitiveness, prioritizes Florida’s environment and natural resources, and preserves the quality of life and connectedness of the state’s communities. As a OneFDOT team, we serve the people of Florida by providing a transportation network that is well planned, supports economic growth, and has the goal of being congestion and fatality free. Through cooperation, coordination and collaboration among the OneFDOT team, you will be contributing to a strong and empowering culture of TRREC: Trust, Relationships, Respect, Empowerment, and Communication. FDOT encourages our team members to grow through engagement, empowerment, training, and professional development. Through our agency’s learning management system, you have access to hundreds of computer-based training and instructor-led courses.

Requirements

Knowledge of the concepts, terminology, principles and analytical techniques of an engineering specialty area (Surveying).
Skill in using engineering/surveying tools, equipment and/or instruments.
Ability to supervise people.
Ability to determine work priorities, assign work, and ensure proper completion of work assignments.
Ability to communicate engineering/surveying information effectively.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
The appointee must be registered as a Professional Surveyor and Mapper in compliance with Chapter 472 of the Florida Statutes within two years of appointment to this position.
This position is required to respond before, during, and following emergency situations.
A valid Class "E" driver's license is required.
Obtains and maintains certification in Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) - Intermediate Level.
This position requires a valid Class E driver license with an acceptable driving record in accordance with the Department’s Driver’s Record Requirements Policy.
To be considered for employment, applicants must meet the qualifications outlined in Title 49 CFR Part 391.11.
Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion in the Career Service, or appointment in the Selected Exempt Service (SES) or Senior Management Service (SMS), unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS.

Responsibilities

Directs and supervises the activities of the field survey staff to successfully achieve a coordinated effort leading all field related activities of the group.
Supervises employees by spending the majority of the time communicating with regularly, motivating, training, evaluating, planning and directing employees’ work.
Discusses plans, goals, schedules, and issues regularly with the District Land Surveyor and District Location Surveyor.
Maintains appropriate work environment for employees through effective communications, adherence to best management practices, and the department’s policies and procedures.
Promotes the department’s business model and contributes to the success of the department’s mission and vision.
Provides direction for all activities related to employee relations and personnel actions.
Keeps supervisor apprised of such activities.
Administers, supervises, develops, and manages the resources (staff, equipment, and materials) of field survey unit.
Assigns all work to the field survey unit.
Oversees and directs survey crews in the following types of surveys: horizontal control, vertical control, alignment retracement, right of way surveys, aerial photography control, topography, profiles, cross sections and digital terrain models, storm sewers and drainage systems, underground utilities, bridges, outfalls and water retention areas, jurisdictional wetlands, construction surveys, retracement of original boundaries in the re-establishment and replacement of lost or obliterated government land corners, retracement of subdivision boundaries, right of way by maintenance, parcel staking for right of way encroachments, appraisals and acquisition, final monumentation of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) right of way.
Tracks the crew’s progress, maintains project status reports, and updates project schedules for all survey assignments, notifies customer and affected property owners before commencing survey of private property, notifies customers of adjustments to the project schedule.
Assists in developing, documenting, and maintaining strategies for the district’s data collection and processing activities consistent with the department's established procedures and handbooks.
Coordinates with other department disciplines to provide information pertaining to design survey and right of way surveys.
Obtains survey requests.
Establishes the scope of work, limits of survey and list of deliverables for design surveys and right of way surveys.
Researches available records such as right of way maps, acquisition deeds, title information, subdivision plats, certified corner records, existing horizontal and vertical control and earlier construction plans.
Performs survey calculations and establishes the crew’s approach to the project, guide the survey crew on site, and as necessary, ensures that all field surveys are performed in accordance with all applicable laws, rules, and technical standards pertaining to safety and accuracy.
Provides assistance to other departmental units in solving survey related issues.
Attends meetings and seminars as deemed necessary to stay up to date of changes to the policies and procedures of the Department of Transportation and to ensure the district’s field surveying are consistent, predictable, and repeatable.