Survey Technician

Job Summary:

The Harris County Flood Control District is seeking qualified candidates for the role of Survey Technician.

This position is responsible for providing survey-related support to the field survey crew and for performing specialized and complex professional survey engineering work for the Districts survey department.

Essential Functions & Duties:

• Coordinate the survey crew in the field layout of difficult construction projects including replacing lost survey monuments setting property corners on District land from legal descriptions and title information and performing other aspects of survey work.

• Coordinate work assignments with the project schedule and ensure timely completion of projects.

• Maintain detailed and accurate records of crew activities and survey data.

• Review blueprints legal deeds and perform deed research as required for each project.

• Perform the reduction of field data and preparation of electronic base maps using established CAD standards.

• Create/ finish Auto CAD drawings exhibits legal descriptions and related survey documents for project managers.

• Assemble drawings exhibits and related survey documents for the field crew.

• Ensure survey computations comply with applicable standards.

• Ensure surveying instruments and equipment such as prisms theodolites and electronic distance-measuring equipment are properly maintained and in operational condition.

• Ensure work is performed according to instruction and conforms to sound survey engineering principles.

• Facilitate work with project coordinators/contractors in providing survey data for construction projects.

• Determine existing and proposed right-of-way; ensure markings and property corners are accurately set.

• Perform other duties that may be added or changed as the course and scope of the job directs.

Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and even when considered may not automatically disqualify the candidate.

Education and Experience:

• Requires a high school diploma or equivalent.

• Four (4) years of experience in survey work or a similar field including field survey engineering methods and techniques/ principles of civil engineering.

• Significant experience using complex optical/ electronic instruments and various instruments used in survey engineering specifically Leica GPS and total stations.

• Significant experience in survey techniques used in making cross-section profile location topographic and construction layout surveys.

• Experience using AutoCAD Civil 3D GIS Carlson SurvCE Carlson Explorer Data Collector Leica Total Station and Leica 2300GPS.

• Experience reading and understanding construction plans details and specifications.

Licensure:

• Valid Class C Texas Drivers License

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent verbal & written communication skills.

• Can effectively communicate with coworkers vendors the public industry and/or governmental representatives.

• Ability to prepare accurate sketches of conditions found in the field.

• Excellent understanding of construction standards practices and techniques.

• Excellent organizational skills.

• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and/or assignments.

• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.

• Good diagnostic and analytical skills.

NOTE: Qualifying education experience knowledge and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation butONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. See Resumewill not be accepted for qualifications.

• Surveyor in Training (SIT) certification or the ability to obtain certification within one year of hire preferred.

• Geo-spatial management experience preferred.

Position Type:

• Regular Full Time

Hours:

• 40 hours per week

Salary:

• To be discussed at the interview

Location:

• 9900 Northwest Fwy Houston TX 77092 USA

Physical Demands & Environmental Exposure:

The physical demands described here are representative of those required by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

• Frequent stooping bending reaching lifting and carrying of items up to 11 pounds and occasional lifting of up to 20 pounds.

• Frequent sorting filing shelving and handling of documents books files file drawers and related materials and equipment required for clerical operations.

• Occasional walking up and down steep slopes of ditches or on rough and uneven surfaces or ground such as sloping terrain plowed or furrowed areas or construction sites.

• Occasional ascending/descending stairs; prolonged sitting for extended periods of time.

• Work is typically performed indoors in a typical office environment with acceptable lighting temperature air conditioning and noise levels.

• When at field locations may be exposed to significant levels of heat cold moisture air pollution wind and dust wildlife and flying/walking insects vibration and/or noise in excess of 85 decibels.

Employment may be contingent on passing a drug screen and meeting other standards.

Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department.