Professional Land Surveyor 1 - Region 6 (NY HELPS

Professional Land Surveyor 1

As a Professional Land Surveyor 1, you would exercise independent professional judgment as a Department expert on complex highway or state land boundary determinations. Under the direction of the Regional Land Surveyor, the incumbent will supervise and/or perform a variety of Land Surveying duties that may include but are not limited to:

• Supervising the Regional Survey Unit and/or the Regional Right of Way Mapping Unit.
• Managing project schedule priorities and staff or consultant resources necessary to produce the land surveying and ROW mapping program.
• Providing administrative supervision, professional guidance, mentoring and technical direction, and developing technical expertise of all staff.
• Assisting staff with legal research and review of applicable Highway Law and record information.
• Reviewing ROW acquisition maps and other special maps prepared by department staff or consultants, for quality assurance and adherence to NYSDOT standards.
• Reviewing title data, abstract request maps, control reports, survey computations and base mapping for accuracy and quality.
• Assisting the Attorney General's office in case preparation and possibly testify as an expert witness.
• Providing direction and review of work prepared by consultants and other non-Department staff for quality and adherence to NYSDOT standards.
• Managing the Region's term agreement for Surveying Services (TASS) contracting process.
• Providing information and preparing responses to inquiries from other Regional functional units such as the Office of Right of Way, Construction, Operations, Traffic, Planning & Program Management as well as outside agencies and the public.
• Functioning as the Regional GIS Coordinator, responsible for managing and coordinating GIS activities, creating and implementing GIS databases, maps, and graphic layouts, and ensuring the quality of GIS data.

Responsibilities may include serving a role within the Incident Command System to support the Department's response to regional and statewide emergency situations.

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). To be considered for appointment through NY HELPS, or 55 b/c, candidates must meet the open competitive minimum qualifications for this position. The qualifications are:

• Promotional:
  You must have a New York State Land Surveyor's License and current registration AND be a qualified employee of New York State AND have had one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as follows:
  Assistant Land Surveyor.
• Open Competitive:
  New York State Land Surveyor's License and current registration.

Note:

Appointees will be required to have a valid license to operate a motor vehicle in New York State or otherwise demonstrate your ability to meet the transportation needs of the job. Candidates may also be qualified for permanent competitive appointment if reachable from the appropriate Civil Service eligible list or eligible for reassignment or transfer in accordance with Civil Service Law.

The starting salary for this position is $98,298. This amount is comprised of the base salary of $91,298 with an additional geographic pay differential of $7,000, specific to this title and location. The maximum compensation for this position is $122,252. This amount is comprised of the standard job rate of $115,252 with an additional geographic pay differential of $7,000, specific to this title and location.

In addition, a Mid-Hudson Adjustment of $2,000 or a Downstate Adjustment of $4,000 may also apply depending on the location of the position.

DOT is an equal opportunity employer. Disabled persons are encouraged to apply. In compliance with Public Law 99-603, candidates selected for appointment must provide an original document to prove their citizenship and/or legal right to work in the United States. Candidates for employment must have proper authorization to work in the United States at the time an offer of employment is made.

The Department will not sponsor a nonimmigrant for a temporary employment visa (H-1B or similar), OPT STEM, or for permanent residence. Offers of permanent employment may not be made to nonimmigrants whose employment authorization is limited to a period of practical training (F-1 or similar).