Survey Technician - Certified

  • CITY OF ORLANDO, FL
  • Orlando, Florida
  • Apr 25, 2024
Full Time GIS and Surveying
  • Salary: 40,955 USD

Job Description

Description

Who We Are

Orlando, The City Beautiful

For most of Orlando’s history we’ve been the place everyone wants to visit. Today, we’re also the place where everyone wants to live and do business. List after list has Orlando as one of the fastest growing cities in America. We’re transitioning from our role as the young upstart to a more mature, global city.

This didn’t happen by accident. Together as a community, we developed a shared vision for our city focused on creating partnerships and we’ve transformed Orlando from a place that was packed with potential into a city on the rise.

Our vision ensures we are an inclusive, compassionate community that is generating jobs, becoming the most sustainable city in the nation, keeping our community safe, making it easier to get around, and increasing the quality of life. Together, we can continue realizing all our city’s potential.

Come be part of our community with the City of Orlando.

Nature of Work:

Performs skilled technical work performing a variety of tasks include, but not limited to the involvement the operation of sighting instruments/equipment, using data collectors, taking field notes, looking for right-of-way control and property corners . Work requires the application of technical knowledge of instruments and techniques in the measurement/determination of distances, elevations, areas, angles, land boundaries, and other features of the earth's surface. Obtains data pertaining to angles, elevations, points, and contours using theodolite, electronic distance measuring equipment, and other surveying instruments. Work is performed under general supervision and reviewed while in progress and upon completion for technical adequacy and adherence to instructions given.

Minimum Requirements

High School Diploma/G.E.D. Certificate, preferably with some coursework in mathematics, and six (6) months to three (3) years work experience in a survey party to include experience or training in the setup, adjustment, operation, and care of survey instruments; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Must possess a valid Florida Driver's License and obtain a National Society of Professional Surveyors’ s Certified Survey Technician Level II within one (1) year from the date in position or employment.

VALID DRIVER LICENSE FROM ANY STATE MUST BE PRESENTED AT TIME OF INTERVIEW. VALID FLORIDA DRIVER LICENSE MUST BE PRESENTED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF HIRE. FOR THOSE WHO ARE CURRENTLY CST CERTIFIED AND APPLYING FOR SURVEY TECHNICIAN CERTIFIED, ATTACH DOCUMENTATION OF LEVEL II OR HIGHER CERTIFICATE TO YOUR ONLINE APPLICATION

IMPORTANT: To be eligible to proceed forward in the application process, applicants must meet the minimum qualifications listed in the position description. Please ensure your application provides details of all relevant experience related to the position. If you have questions or need clarification concerning the position or application process, please contact Human Resources at jobs@orlando.gov or 407.246.2062.

Supplemental Information

City of Orlando Benefits

If this posting indicates a degree is required, the following experience will apply in lieu of any degree as follows:
  • Two (2) years of direct experience for an associate degree;
  • Four (4) years of direct experience for a bachelor's degree;
  • Six (6) years of direct experience for a master's degree; or
  • Nine (9) years of direct experience for a doctoral degree


Closing Date/Time: 5/10/2024 5:00 PM Eastern

Base Pay

40,955

Job Address

Orlando, Florida United States View Map