Professional Land Surveyor - Greeley

Description Of Job

This position is located in the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Region 4 (Northeast Colorado area) in Greeley. The unit supports the delivery of the Right-of-Way (ROW) program for the development and maintenance of the State Transportation System.

This position is responsible for charge of Professional Land Survey work within the Region 4 Survey Unit. It will perform and manage field and office land survey functions, coordinate all survey related work with a survey consultant on a project from beginning to end. The position is required to stamp a Professional Land Surveyor number on all documents pertaining to the work it is responsible for (GPS Control, ROW monumentation, etc.).

It also provides leadership, guidance and training to other survey unit positions within the region.

• Perform and/or manage office and field land surveying services from project initiation (project scoping) and control survey through final Right-of-Way monumentation;
• Ensure adequate data is obtained in the field so that property rights can be properly determined;
• Establish both horizontal and vertical control, research various survey plats, field notes, and other documentation to aid in the collection of proper field data;
• Prepare, stamp and file plats, monument records, documents as required by State law and the setting of final ROW monumentation;
• Perform field surveys to determine location of ROW and other land boundaries;
• Restore and preserve survey monuments associated with any given project;
• Plan and coordinate Global Positioning System (GPS) surveys to be used for CDOT project control and land corner ties, and create a Project Control Diagram;
• Acquire, through meetings with CDOT engineering and specialty unit personnel involved with the project, a good understanding of what is required from the survey unit for the project;
• Decide what Land monuments must be used on a survey and, if they do not exist, determine where to reset the needed monuments based on evidence and law;
• Establish a new section monument based on existing ground evidence, create a new monument record for the Board to save and file;
• Conduct early field visits to establish necessary survey control for anticipated project limits;
• Meet with consultant surveyors to coordinate scoping, calibration of equipment, and methods of surveying;
• Instruct and train consultant personnel on proper surveying processes, procedures and computer programs to ensure that the completed survey will meet CDOT specifications;
• Monitor Consultant in the creation of scopes of work and survey work hour estimates;
• Certify various survey records including but not limited to control survey diagrams, survey reports, land corner monumentation records and survey tabulation sheets. Certification requires that the various diagrams, reports and records be signed and sealed with the position’s Professional Land Surveyor stamp and number before filing with the appropriate repository;
• Other job duties as assigned.

• Primarily 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM work hours, Monday–Friday with the opportunity for a flexible schedule;
• Combination office environment and field work at project sites; approximately 75 % spent in the office, 25 % spent in the field;
• Travel required during work hours throughout the Region for assigned projects, meetings, etc.;
• Required to operate CDOT vehicles;
• Required to work in mountain terrain (altitude), including climbing to some areas;
• Required to work near heavy traffic areas;
• Required to work in all types of weather;
• Must be able to lift survey equipment and sand bags, up to 50 lbs.

• Current, valid licensure as a Professional Land Surveyor from the Colorado State Board of Licensure for Architects, Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors;
• OR Current, valid licensure as a Professional Land Surveyor from a state other than Colorado, with a condition of employment to obtain a Colorado license within 12 months of starting.

• Demonstrated success with the duties listed in the Description of the Job section;
• Years of State service experience related to…