Professional Land Surveyor

345 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 86,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

11 paid holidays

Retirement plan

Health, dental, vision plans

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

345 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION is seeking a Professional Land Surveyor I-II to perform and supervise advanced surveying tasks, including geodetic surveys and ALTA/ACSM work. You will bear responsibility for survey decisions and lead survey crews on highways and urban projects.

Position requires Oklahoma registration and, for Level II, two years of post-registration surveying experience. The role includes regular fieldwork and supervision of staff across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Registration as a Land Surveyor with the Oklahoma State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.
• For Level II, two years of land surveying experience after registration.

Responsibilities

• Perform and supervise a variety of advanced professional tasks in land surveying and geodetic surveying.
• Conduct ALTA/ACSM surveys and dependent or independent surveys of public land systems.
• Bear liability for professional survey decisions and supervise one or more survey crews.
• Establish control monuments and re-establish boundaries for rights-of-way and urban projects.
• Train subordinate employees.

Skills

Professional land surveying

Supervision

Attention to detail

Education

Registration as a Land Surveyor

Experience: 2 years post-registration

Job description

Professional Land Surveyor Agency 345 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Supervisory Organization

Job Posting End Date: Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date: (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time: Full time

Job Type: Regular

Compensation:

• Level I: $85,700
• Level II: $94,200

Why You’ll Love Working Here

Our benefits go beyond the basics, offering annual benefit allowances, a variety of health, dental, and vision plan options, paid annual and sick leave that rolls over each year, 11 paid holidays, robust retirement savings plans, and an EAP & wellness program to support you every step of the way.

Benefits

• Annual Benefit Allowance: The benefits allowance covers up to $20,538.24 for employees and their dependents to enroll in benefits.
• Comprehensive Insurance Plans: The State offers several different medical, dental, and vision plans to better fit your needs. Including options to enroll in a Health Savings Account (HSA) or a Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
• Retirement Savings Plans: Pathfinder Defined Contribution Plan: available to employees who began State employment after November 1st, 2015. Employer matches 6% with an employee contribution of 4.5%. Employer matches 7% with an employee contribution of 7% or above.
• OPERS Defined Benefit Plan: available to returning employees who were previously enrolled in OPERS.
• Annual & Sick Leave (PTO): 15 days accrued annually during the first 1–5 years of service. 18 days accrued annually for 5–10 years of service. 20 days accrued annually for 10–20 years of service. 25 days accrued annually for over 20 years of service.
• Sick leave: Accrued at 15 days per year
• Paid Holidays: 11 paid holidays per year
• Longevity Pay: Longevity payments are paid annually to eligible State employees with a minimum of 2 years of State service.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): EAP is a cooperative effort between employees and administration to help employees gain access to professional services in resolving personal problems.

Job Description

Position Title: Professional Land Surveyor I-II

Division: 9

FLSA Status: Exempt

Trial Period: 12 Months

Note: Candidates selected for positions at the Oklahoma Department of Transportation may be required to complete a pre-employment background check, drug screening, and physical abilities test before beginning employment.

Basic Purpose: Positions in this job family are responsible for performing and supervising a variety of advanced professional tasks involved in land surveying geodetic surveying, American Land Title Association (ALTA)/American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) surveys, dependent or independent surveys and resurveys of the public land system; serve as an expert witness for state and local agencies, consultants and the public; to bear a high level of liability for professional survey decisions; and supervise the work of one or more survey location parties.

Typical Functions

• Evaluates existing and original land survey records, field evidence and previous surveys in re-establishing section and half section, city, state, federal, private and tribal land corner monuments and reference monuments.
• Conducts title searches through review of current ownership, easements and deeds using knowledge of cadastral information, existing plats, filed deeds and easements.
• Interprets and/or determines property descriptions of parcels of land.
• Re-establishes the exact boundaries of cities, towns and legal subdivisions, tribal and other government lands as shown on field plats of Government Land Office (GLO) notes; maintains High Accuracy Reference Network (HARN) and National Geodetic Survey (NGS) networks.
• Establishes researches and determines control monumentation for alignments or alternate alignments of proposed freeways, complex interchanges, bridges, highways, easements or rights-of-way.
• Locates, deciphers and interprets watersheds and their flow characteristics for hydrological studies and/or bridge design functions.
• Trains subordinate employees.

Level Descriptor

This is the specialist level where incumbents perform professional surveying work in establishing land boundaries for various activities such as highway right-of-way acquisitions and for other purposes as directed by higher authority and oversee multiple survey crews and/or multiple survey projects including urban projects involving numerous or multiple platted subdivisions or complex interchange projects.

Education and Experience

• Level I: Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of registration as a Land Surveyor with the Oklahoma State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.
• Level II: Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of registration as a Land Surveyor with the Oklahoma State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors and two years of land surveying experience subsequent to registration.

Special Requirements

Some positions may require possession of a valid Oklahoma Driver's license or commercial driver's license at time of appointment in order to operate required equipment or vehicles or that selected applicants pass a drug test prior to appointment. Some agencies may have determined positions in this job family to be safety sensitive as defined by63 O.S. § 427.8.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

Internal Applicants

Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub.

Agency Contact

Oklahoma State Government is the largest employer in the state of Oklahoma, employing over 35,000 diverse and talented employees in more than 100 state agencies, boards and commissions.

Workplace Locations

Our workplaces can be found across the state from Boise City to Idabel, Hollis to Miami, and everywhere in between.

Veteran Employment

Utilizing the Office of Veterans Placement provides eligible veterans additional services and interview opportunities for State of Oklahoma employment.

Industries: Government Administration

Worker Size: 10,001+ Employees

Headquarters: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma