Professional Land Surveyor

Overview

Job Posting Title:
Professional Land Surveyor

Agency: 345 Department of Transportation

Division: 9

FLSA Status:
Exempt

Trial Period: 12 Months

Job Type:
Regular

Full/Part-Time:
Full time

Compensation:
Level I: $83,400;
Level II: $91,600

• Perform and supervise a variety of advanced professional tasks involved in land surveying geodetic surveying, ALTA/ACSM surveys, dependent or independent surveys and resurveys of the public land system.
• Serve as an expert witness for state and local agencies, consultants and the public; bear a high level of liability for professional survey decisions.
• Supervise the work of one or more survey location parties.
• Evaluate existing and original land survey records, field evidence and previous surveys in re-establishing section and half section, city, state, federal, private and tribal land corner monuments and reference monuments.
• Conduct title searches through review of current ownership, easements and deeds using knowledge of cadastral information, existing plats, filed deeds and easements.
• Interpret and/or determine property descriptions of parcels of land.
• Re-establish the exact boundaries of cities, towns and legal subdivisions, tribal and other government lands as shown on field plats of Government Land Office (GLO) notes; maintain High Accuracy Reference Network (HARN) and National Geodetic Survey (NGS) networks.
• Establish, research and determine control monumentation for alignments or alternate alignments of proposed freeways, complex interchanges, bridges, highways, easements or rights-of-way.
• Locate, decipher and interpret watersheds and their flow characteristics for hydrological studies and/or bridge design functions.
• Train subordinate employees.

• Level I:
  Registration as a Land Surveyor with the Oklahoma State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.
• Level II:
  Registration as a Land Surveyor with the Oklahoma State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors and two years of land surveying experience subsequent to registration.
• Special Requirements:
  Some positions may require possession of a valid Oklahoma Driver's license or commercial driver's license at time of appointment to operate required equipment or vehicles or that selected applicants pass a drug test prior to appointment. Some agencies may have determined positions in this job family to be safety sensitive as defined by 63 O.S. 427.8.

• Our benefits go beyond the basics, offering annual benefit allowances, a variety of health, dental, and vision plan options, paid annual and sick leave that rolls over each year, 11 paid holidays, robust retirement savings plans, and an EAP & wellness program to support you every step of the way.
• The benefits allowance covers up to $20,538.24 for employees and their dependents to enroll in benefits.
• The State offers several different medical, dental, and vision plans, including options to enroll in a Health Savings Account (HSA) or a Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
• Retirement Savings Plans:
  Pathfinder Defined Contribution Plan with employer matches; OPERS Defined Benefit Plan available to returning employees.
• Annual & Sick Leave: 15 days in first 1–5 years; 18 days in 5–10 years; 20 days in 10–20 years; 25 days over 20 years;
  Sick leave 15 days per year.
• Paid Holidays: 11 per year.
• Longevity Pay: annual payments for eligible State employees with minimum 2 years of service.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): access to professional services for personal issues.

Note:
Candidates selected for positions at the Oklahoma Department of Transportation may be required to complete a pre-employment background check, drug screening, and physical abilities test before beginning employment.

Equal Opportunity Employment
The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

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