Statewide Surveyor Supervisor (Field Operations)

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Statewide Surveyor Supervisor (Field Operations)

Salary

$6,254.00 - $11,258.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

30/81746/SurvSup/9.20.24-MV

Department

DOTD-Engineering & Operations

Division

Section 30

Opening Date

09/20/2024

Closing Date

10/5/2024 11:59 PM Central

• Description

• Benefits

• Questions

Supplemental Information

Section 30 – Location/Survey

30/81746/SurvSup/9.20.24-MV

About this Position:

The incumbent assists the DOTD Surveyor Manager in managing field survey crews. Travels statewide to give direction, training, and to distribute supplies and delivers project requests to field survey crews.

The incumbent assists the Surveyor Manager in estimating project timelines. Also, provides oversight for property surveys, topographic surveys, geodetic surveys and hydrographic surveys. Provides oversight in troubleshooting on surveys during the construction phase of the projects should problems arise. The incumbent must be able to provide guidance and direction for specific topographic surveying including field procedures and data processing in Inroads.

This position may be filled as either a probational appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a promotion (open to all statewide classified and Agency-wide permanent status employees); or by detail to special duty.

Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency:

http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Inside_LaDOTD/Divisions/Mgmt_Finance/HR/Pages/Career_Center.aspx

No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities.

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Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

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.

Information on the Louisiana Workforce Commission, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services is available - https://www.laworks.net/workforcedev/lrs/lrs_rehabilitation.asp.

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice professional land surveying and one of the following:

1. Two years of licensed land surveying experience.

2. Six years of professional land surveying experience.

NOTE:

Surveying experience gained while licensed as a professional land surveyor will be accepted as licensed land surveying experience.

Surveying experience gained after earning a baccalaureate degree and 30 semester hours in land surveying, mapping, and real property courses and prior to earning a Professional Land Surveyor license (e.g., as a Surveyor Intern or equivalent) will be accepted as professional level surveying experience.

Job Concepts

FUNCTION OF WORK:

To provide direct supervision over a survey unit.

LEVEL OF WORK:

Supervisor.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Broad direction from a Survey Manager or higher-level Engineer. Alternative reporting relationships may be approved by SCS.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

Direct over Surveyors and other survey personnel. Alternative reporting relationships may be approved by SCS.

LOCATION OF WORK:

May be used by any state agency.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:

Differs from Surveyor 5 by the presence of direct supervisory responsibility.

Differs from Survey Manager by the absence of managerial responsibility.

Examples of Work

The incumbent assists the DOTD Surveyor Manager in managing field survey crews. Travels statewide to give direction, training, and to distribute supplies and delivers project requests to field survey crews.

The incumbent assists the Surveyor Manager in estimating project timelines. Also, provides oversight for property surveys, topographic surveys, geodetic surveys and hydrographic surveys. Provides oversight in troubleshooting on surveys during the construction phase of the projects should problems arise. The incumbent must be able to provide guidance and direction for specific topographic surveying including field procedures and data processing in Inroads.

70% Manages and coordinates the activities of field survey units composed of Surveyors 3 - 5, Engineering Technician supervisors, and other engineering technicians performing topographic, boundary, hydrographic and geodetic survey work.

10% Reviews survey data obtained by subordinates including the computing, plotting and survey map preparation.

5% Special survey projects involving geodetic methods, direct involvement in particularly complicated and/or detailed survey requirements and other projects as assigned by the Surveyor Administrator or his assistants.

5% Furnishes technical expertise and advice to our Legal Section and contract attorneys and acts as an expert witness in litigation involving land boundaries.

5% Reviews, approves, signs and seals right of way maps prepared by subordinates, under direct supervision, causing them to become legal documents.

5% May be required to perform other duties as necessary including, but not limited to, emergency/disaster support activities.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• New Year's Day

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

• Mardi Gras,

• Good Friday,

• Memorial Day,

• Independence Day,

• Labor Day,

• Veteran's Day,

• Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

* Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

  01

  Are you a permanent LA-DOTD employee?

• Yes

• No

  02

  Are you a probational LA-DOTD employee?

• Yes

• No

  03

  Are you a current or former employee of the State of Louisiana?

• Yes

• No

  04

  If so, for which state agency(ies) do you/did you work and during what time period(s)? If not, indicate "NA".

  05

  To ensure compliance with PPM #9, DOTD Nepotism Policy, please list the name and relationship with any immediate family members that are currently employed by the LA-DOTD. Please type "N/A" if there are no immediate family members?

  06

  This position requires full time, statewide travel. Is the applicant able to travel full time?

• Yes

• No

  07

  Have you ever managed stateside survey crews? If so, please describe that experience and where it was gained.

  08

  Are you familiar with LA DOTD Topographic survey deliverables, processes, and Trimble survey Equipment? If so, please explain.

  09

  Do you possess a current Louisiana license to practice professional land surveying?

• Yes

• No

  10

  If you answered yes to the previous question, please list your license number, issue date, and expiration date. If you answered no, please enter NA.

  Required Question

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State of Louisiana

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For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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