Surveyor 3, PN 20075418

State of Ohio • Bowling Green, OH

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is seeking a Surveyor 3 to independently oversee and manage complex survey projects. This role involves preparing legal descriptions and boundary/centerline plats for land transactions, and potentially acting as a lead worker for survey field crews. The Surveyor 3 will review, sign, and certify right-of-way plans, survey plats, and other documents as a Professional Land Surveyor. Responsibilities include coordinating and enforcing complex plan/project priorities, policies, and methodologies, as well as communicating with consultants, utilities, government agencies, and the public to gather project-specific information. The position also provides guidance on advanced surveying topics like GPS, geodetic control, and consultant management, and advises on surveying methods and scope of services. The role requires using computer software for legal descriptions, gathering exhibits for public and court use, and testifying in court. Additionally, the Surveyor 3 will operate, maintain, and calibrate survey instruments, perform field and office calculations, analyze survey data, and produce survey base maps. Researching public records and collaborating with various entities to gather detailed information is also a key part of the job. The position may involve operating state vehicles, carrying equipment through rough terrain, and clearing brush. The State of Ohio is committed to being a model employer of individuals with disabilities.

Requirements

• Current registration as professional surveyor pursuant to section 4733.02 of Ohio Revised Code
• Valid driver's license
• 12 mos. exp. as Surveyor 2, 85562 OR 12 mos. exp. in responsible charge of survey projects.
• Engineering

Responsibilities

• Independently oversees & manages complex survey projects &/or prepares legal descriptions & boundary/centerline plats for easements, sale, lease or transfer of land &/or acts as lead worker over survey field crew(s) & reviews, signs & certifies right-of-way plans, survey plats, & other documents as Professional Land Surveyor.
• Coordinates & enforces complex plan/project priorities, policies & methodologies; coordinates project activities with other offices; oversees projects & communicates with consultants, utilities, federal, state & local agencies, general public &/or property owners to obtain project specific information.
• Interviews property owners to gather information needed for survey; communicates plan/project purposes with general public.
• Provides advice/guidance to higher-level administrators in areas such as Global Positioning Systems (GPS), horizontal & vertical geodetic control, topographic mapping, consultant management, public trust lands, submerged lands &/or boundary line retracement; advises on surveying with preparation of scope of services; determines methods & procedures necessary to obtain requested survey data.
• Uses a computer & related software (e.g., Microsoft Office) & prepares legal descriptions & gathers & assembles exhibits for public & court use (e.g., gathers factual data in boundary disputes); testifies in court regarding methods used, final product & related issues; meets with public, property owners & public officials regarding surveys, existing & proposed right of way plans &/or acquisition of property; stays abreast of new technology & developments as relates to position.
• Operates, maintains & calibrates survey instruments (e.g., total stations, GPS receivers, digital levels); monitors & accounts for factors pertaining to GPS surveying (e.g., solar storms, atmospheric interference, radio & cellular interference); performs field calculations; keeps notes & records of survey data obtained; determines acceptable quality of recorded survey positions.
• Uploads, downloads & organizes digital survey data; performs office calculations, data processing, coordinate computations, traverse adjustment & coordinate system transformations; organizes, digitizes & categorizes survey data, records & archives; analyzes survey data via statistical, algebraic & geometrical methods (e.g., standard deviations, area, volume, curves, spiral curves, vertical curves, coordinate geometry, least squares adjustments, elevations, traverse closure); calculates sources of error to identify &/or correct random, systematic & procedural errors in survey measurements; resolves discrepancies in deeds & surveys; produces survey base maps for engineering projects from topographic & planimetric & photogrammetric survey data using a computer & related design software; identifies tree species & other vegetation for environmental preservation, economic reimbursements & safety factors.
• Researches state, county & city public records (e.g., maps, property deeds, surveys, highway plans, city plans, subdivision plats) &/or utility companies, private engineering firms & surveying firms to provide detailed information for further analysis.
• Operates state vehicles (e.g., trucks, vans) to transport equipment, instruments & personnel to project sites; carries field equipment & instruments through rough terrain (e.g., across creeks, up/down hills, over fences, through marshes); clears brush as required to facilitate surveying operations with appropriate equipment (e.g., machete, brush hook); operates hand tools & small equipment (e.g., posthole digger, sledgehammer, spud bar, jackhammer, power auger).
• Performs other work-related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Paid time off with vacation, sick and personal leave
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Regular pay increases; 1st increase after 4 months
• Extensive benefits package; including Medical and FREE Vision, Dental and Basic Life Insurance after completion of eligibility period
• Growth opportunities within organization
• Employee tuition reimbursement programs
• Pension plan with 14% employer contribution
• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems (OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed