SURVEY TECHNICIAN I

Los Angeles County (CA)•Los Angeles, CA

71d

About The Position

A Survey Technician I is responsible for performing a combination of the following essential job functions: operates reflective prism pole, leveling rod, and self-reading rods for vertical control, construction and topographic surveys; may be required to operate a boat in the process of conducting Hydrographic surveys; takes measurement readings while maintaining proper tape tension and plumbing with a plumb bob over survey points; provides mathematical checks of measured angles, electronic slope measurement reduction or slope chain reduction to horizontal distances, angle conversions to bearings, and prorations correcting measured lines or angles; records and checks the accuracy of measured distances by keeping peg notes; expedites survey progress by selecting suitable instrument locations and setting up survey instruments; prepares and sets survey markers and construction stakes indicating offset, cut and fill data, elevations, stationing, slope stake information and position location; sets and plumbs foresight and backsight targets for transit lines; performs field maintenance of survey tools and equipment; clears brush and other obstacles for line of sight for the survey; loads the appropriate equipment and supplies into survey vehicle to conduct the day's survey work; drives a survey vehicle to various locations throughout the County; may operate levels, electronic calculators, electronic distance measuring devices, electronic data collectors, total stations, GNSS equipment and other precision instruments as part of the field training or in the absence of the Survey Technician II; assists in the establishment and setting of survey monuments; stocks, cleans, and maintains vehicle; may provide direction or guidance to a survey crew in the absence of the Survey Technician II or Survey Party Chief I; may assist in the planning of survey assignments such as data collection for design surveys; performs plan interpretation and calculations for construction staking; performs centerline recovery, analysis, and perpetuation; and performs preparation of field notes for documentation of surveying activities.

Requirements

Option I: Satisfactory completion of four semesters of recognized surveyor's apprenticeship classes at an accredited college and six months of field survey experience including the performance of chaining, running a rod, and optical plumbing operations.
Option II: Completion of 60 semester units or 90 quarter units, including at least 24 semester units or 36 quarter units in surveying, at an accredited college or university.
A valid California Class C Driver License is required to perform job-related essential functions.
Applicants must submit a legible copy of their college or university transcript within fifteen (15) calendar days from filing. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable for application filing; however, an official transcript will be required at the time of appointment.
Applications submitted without required transcript will be rejected as incomplete.

Responsibilities

Operates reflective prism pole, leveling rod, and self-reading rods for vertical control, construction and topographic surveys
Operate a boat in the process of conducting Hydrographic surveys
Takes measurement readings while maintaining proper tape tension and plumbing with a plumb bob over survey points
Provides mathematical checks of measured angles, electronic slope measurement reduction or slope chain reduction to horizontal distances, angle conversions to bearings, and prorations correcting measured lines or angles
Records and checks the accuracy of measured distances by keeping peg notes
Expedites survey progress by selecting suitable instrument locations and setting up survey instruments
Prepares and sets survey markers and construction stakes indicating offset, cut and fill data, elevations, stationing, slope stake information and position location
Sets and plumbs foresight and backsight targets for transit lines
Performs field maintenance of survey tools and equipment
Clears brush and other obstacles for line of sight for the survey
Loads the appropriate equipment and supplies into survey vehicle to conduct the day's survey work
Drives a survey vehicle to various locations throughout the County
Operate levels, electronic calculators, electronic distance measuring devices, electronic data collectors, total stations, GNSS equipment and other precision instruments as part of the field training or in the absence of the Survey Technician II
Assists in the establishment and setting of survey monuments
Stocks, cleans, and maintains vehicle
Provide direction or guidance to a survey crew in the absence of the Survey Technician II or Survey Party Chief I
Assist in the planning of survey assignments such as data collection for design surveys
Performs plan interpretation and calculations for construction staking
Performs centerline recovery, analysis, and perpetuation
Performs preparation of field notes for documentation of surveying activities