Section 30 – Location/Survey 
S30/131758/ET5/05.09.24-KV

About this Position:
To assist professional surveyors and/or higher-level technicians in the performance and review of field survey work in Location and Survey. To assist and give guidance and direction to lower level technicians engaged in location, property, geodetic and/or hydrographic survey work. In performing his duties, incumbent often works under very hazardous conditions as surveys are conducted near vehicular traffic, hilly or swampy terrain, etc. Each member of the crew is required to adhere to strict safety standards and the wearing of special safety attire. This position requires statewide travel each week that involves overnight stays Monday through Thursday.

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For further information about this vacancy contact:
Stanley Ard
Surveyor Administrator
1201 Capitol Access Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
225-379-1101
stanley.ard@la.gov
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is an equal employment opportunity employer and serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities. DOTD does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, disability, age, or pregnancy, and prohibits harassment of any type.Function of Work:
To perform very complex, sub professional engineering tasks of a complex nature requiring intensive training & diversified experience in a specialized area; and/or to serve as lead worker over lower-level technicians and/or other personnel engaged in sub professional engineering work.
Level of Work:
Advanced.
Supervision Received:
Broad from an Engineering Technician 6, 7, or professional engineer or higher level manager of the agency served.
Supervision Exercised:
May exercise functional supervision on a project-by-project basis. May directly supervise one or two lower level staff.
Location of Work:
May be used by all state agencies.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from Engineering Technician 4 by the performance of more complex, highly specialized duties and/or the presence of lead worker responsibilities or by the presence of direct line supervision over one or two staff members under certain circumstances as defined in the applicable Allocation Criteria memo.
Differs from Engineering Technician DCL by the lack of responsibility for serving as a technical expert/specialist in a specific field of technical engineering.
Differs from Engineering Technician 6 or 7 by the absence of full time supervisory responsibilities over several staff members.30% Coordinates the collection of electronic field survey data based on the three dimensional coordinate system established along the project making sure that sufficient, correctly collected, accurate data is stored to produce accurate electronic representations of existing topography and digital terrain models.
 
25% Edits and revises the previously collected electronic field survey data in specially designed and developed computer software to ensure accurate representation of existing topographic features and digital terrain models.
 
15% Prepares all necessary reports and forms during the course of the survey.
 
10% Coordinates the running of levels and the establishment of vertical control marks throughout the project, and ensures that all of the G.P.S. control points are leveled in order to utilize the real time kinematic G.P.S. survey system.
 
5% Contacts property owners along project to advise them of the proposed survey activities and obtains permission to enter upon private property to conduct the survey.
 
5% Coordinates preparations for and performance of property surveys on all private and public property that will be affected by the proposed construction project, including title work and actual field property survey.
 
5% Reduces field notes and checks for accuracy in three-dimensional coordinate transformations.
 
5% May be required to perform other duties as necessary including, but not limited to, emergency/disaster support activities.