FIELD ENGINEERING AIDE

IMDiversity Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Los Angeles is seeking a Field Engineering Aide (Field Survey) to support sub-professional land surveying tasks. The role will involve operating GPS receivers and surveying equipment, potentially climbing fences and working in confined spaces, with training on Data Collectors as needed.

Applicants should have a high school education with math courses or college surveying coursework and at least one year of surveying experience.

Qualifications

• Successful completion of high school or college-level courses in algebra, geometry, trigonometry and 3 semester or 4 quarter units in plane surveying, and one course in drafting or computer aided drafting; or
• One year of full-time paid experience as a member of a survey party.

Responsibilities

• Perform sub-professional land surveying work or work with engineering personnel.
• May climb fences, work in confined spaces, around hot asphalt, and carry surveying equipment long distances.
• May operate Data Collectors and set up GPS receivers.

Skills

Field surveying

GPS operation

Data Collectors

Education

High school diploma with math courses

Surveying coursework (plane surveying)

Tools

GPS receivers

Survey equipment

Job description

FIELD ENGINEERING AIDE 7228

Salary

$96,089.00 - $125,300.00 Annually

Location

CITY OF LOS ANGELES, CA

Job Type

FULL-TIME

Job Number

7228 O 2026/09/18 R

Department

ALL DEPARTMENTS

Description

ANNUAL SALARY

$96,089 to $119,391

The salary in the Department of Water and Power is $100,871 to $125,300

NOTES

Annual salary is at the start of the pay range. The current salary range is subject to change. Please confirm the starting salary with the hiring department before accepting a job offer.

For information regarding reciprocity between the City of Los Angeles departments and LADWP, go to (Download PDF reader)https://personnel.lacity.gov/Reciprocity_CityDepts_and_DWP.pdf (Download PDF reader). (Download PDF reader)

DUTIES

A Field Engineering Aide performs sub-professional land surveying work or works with engineering personnel. A Field Engineering Aide may be required to climb fences, work in confined spaces, work with and around hot asphalt, and carry surveying equipment long distances over various types of terrain; also may be trained to operate Data Collectors, and to set up and operate Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers.

REQUIREMENT(S)/MINIMUM QUALIFICATION(S)

Successful completion of high school or college-level courses in algebra, geometry, trigonometry and 3 semester or 4 quarter units in plane surveying, and one course in the following: drafting or computer aided drafting; or

One year of full-time paid experience as a member of a survey party.

PROCESS NOTES

As a condition of employment, a valid Class C driver’s license issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is required at the time of appointment. Applicants will be disqualified or deemed ineligible for hire if their DMV record reflects three or more moving violations and/or at-fault accidents, or a conviction of a major moving violation within the last 36 months in any state or jurisdiction. The City of Los Angeles reserves the right to issue a notice of disqualification or ineligibility at any time before a final job offer is extended.

Applicants qualifying under Requirement #1 above must list course titles, number of units, school, and date completed in the Supplemental Questions section of the application. Applicants who fail to provide this information on their application at the time of filling will not be considered further in this examination and their applications will not be processed.

Please note that qualifying coursework must be from a school accredited by a City of Los Angeles recognized agency. A list of approved accrediting agencies can be found at https://personnel.lacity.gov/Accredited%20Institutions%2008-21-08.pdf (Download PDF reader).

Candidates completing the examination process may be contacted by the Personnel Department to provide proof of qualifying coursework.