SURVEY TECHNICIAN (ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN II)

State of Illinois•Paris, IL

3d•$3,432 - $6,037•Hybrid

About The Position

The Survey Technician serves as a member of a survey crew completing land, route, and design surveys and providing field control for aerial mapping projects. The position establishes existing and proposed highway centerlines, runs control levels to establish elevations, locates and measures topographic features, establishes control for aerial mapping, and stakes right-of-way. The technician also prepares field books, computations, right-of-way plans, parcel sketches, legal descriptions, court exhibits, and reports. The role researches property records and compiles information for assigned survey and plat projects, performs land-survey computations, and uses GPS to establish lines and positions. Work must comply with departmental safety rules and support fair and equitable treatment of employees. Extensive district-wide travel, overtime, and overnight stays are required. Work may involve confined spaces, steep terrain, water, active construction and drilling sites, and roadways open to traffic, in varied outdoor conditions and weather.

Requirements

Complete two years of college in civil engineering technology, pre-engineering, or a job-related technical/science curriculum, plus 12 months of engineering experience; alternatively, have four years of engineering experience.
Valid driver's license.
Ability to communicate effectively and follow oral and written instructions.
Ability to work in confined spaces, climb steep terrain, and wade in water.
Ability to perform physically demanding outdoor work in varied conditions and weather, including at active construction sites, drilling sites, and roadways open to traffic.
Successful completion of a background screening.
Extensive district-wide travel, overtime, and overnight stays are required; occasional overtime is also specified.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of Computer-Aided Drafting and Design (CADD), surveying software, GPS, total stations, and aerial surveys.
Working knowledge of mathematics, including trigonometry.

Responsibilities

Serve as a member of a survey crew completing land, route, and design surveys and providing field control for aerial mapping projects.
Establish existing and proposed highway centerlines and run control levels to establish elevations.
Locate, describe, measure, and obtain elevations of topographic features.
Establish control for aerial mapping projects and stake right-of-way.
Prepare field books, computations, right-of-way plans, parcel sketches, legal descriptions, court exhibits, and reports.
Research property records and compile data for assigned survey and plat projects.
Perform computations related to land surveys and use GPS to establish lines and positions.
Perform duties in compliance with departmental safety rules and in a manner conducive to the fair and equitable treatment of all employees.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Health, life, vision, and dental insurance.
Pension plan.
12 weeks of paid maternity/paternity leave.
Deferred Compensation Program and other pre-tax benefit programs, including medical and daycare.
12 paid sick days annually.
10 paid vacation days in the first year, with the opportunity to earn up to 25 paid vacation days annually.
3 paid personal days annually.
13–14 paid holidays annually, based on start date.
Tuition reimbursement.
Employee Assistance Program and/or mental health resources.
Training and career advancement opportunities.
Flexible work schedules in several program areas, including flexible time and hybrid scheduling.