This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At this time, agencies may recruit and hire employees by making temporary appointments. In May 2024, if a temporary NY HELPS employee is satisfactorily performing in the position, the appointment will be changed from temporary pending Civil Service Commission Action to permanent non-competitive and the official probationary period will begin.
At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.
Minimum qualifications for provisional appointment, non-competitive appointment or 70.4 transfer:
Promotion:
You must be a qualified employee of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and have had one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as an Assistant Land Surveyor 2 or Land Surveyor Technician 1
Or
Open Competitive:
Either 1. four years of experience in land surveying that included conducting measurements of space, water, land and structures to determine boundaries, areas, elevations, alignments, volumes, and locations AND performing evaluation and analysis of field data and researching public and private land records;
Or 2. an associate’s degree or higher in Cartography, Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering Technology, Surveying Engineering Technology, Forestry, Forest Technology, Land Surveying, Geography, Geographic Information Science, Geomatics Engineering, Geospatial Science, or Spatial Science AND two years of experience as described in Option 1
Reassignment - Currently in the title and an employee of DEC
or
Reinstatement Eligible - Previously held the title on a permanent competitive basis or held a title as indicated under the transfer eligible section on a permanent competitive basis.
or

The Land Surveyor Technician 2 will participate in field surveys to investigate and examine evidence of real property boundary locations; make precise field measurements by operating modern
terrestrial and geodetic (GNSS) surveying instruments; record, reduce, and process survey data; plot survey results to create detailed base mapping; assist with work zone safety. This position will assist with the research of records relating to the ownership and location of real property, assist in determining property line and highway boundary locations, prepare boundary survey maps and other maps for acquiring and managing state interest in real property and/or prepare digital terrain models and base mapping for the design of Capital Projects. Will assist preparation of, review, and inspection of survey consultant contracts. Assist in activities related to acquisition and disposition of real property, including detailed deed analysis and assistance to the NYS Attorney General's office. Assist programs and the public with real property and boundary line questions and concerns, including boundary line maintenance. Expected to work alone in some activities when staffing levels require it. Will be required to carry equipment while performing field work.