Requisition No: 850132
Agency: Department of Transportation
Working Title: SURVEYOR II - 55009535
Pay Plan: Career Service
Position Number: 55009535
Salary: $62,004.87 - $80,241.59
Posting Closing Date: 05/02/2025
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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION
Cost Center 559 / Surveying and Mapping Office
PENDING CLASSIFICATION UPDATE / OPEN COMPETITIVE
CAREER SERVICE
CONTACT PERSON: Jenny Palmer
CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: jenny.palmer@dot.state.fl.us
ANTICIPATED BI-WEEKLY HIRING SALARY: $2,865.01/biweekly ($74,490.26/annual)
Join FDOT and be part of the team that works as one to improve safety, enhance mobility and inspire innovation in the Florida transportation system.
Our Mission
The mission of the Florida Department of Transportation is to provide a safe statewide transportation system that promotes the efficient movement of people and goods, supports the state’s economic competitiveness, prioritizes Florida’s environment and natural resources, and preserves the quality of life and connectedness of the state’s communities.
Our Vision
As one FDOT team, we serve the people of Florida by providing a transportation network that is well planned, supports economic growth, and has the goal of being congestion and fatality free.
The Work You Will Do:
Surveyor II / District Five / District Design / Surveying and Mapping Office
This position will perform quality assurance reviews of control surveys, right of way maps, parcel sketches, and other right of way related surveys and maps & assists in the preparation of right of way control surveys and right of way maps in adherence with Chapter 472 Florida Statutes, Minimum Technical Standards Chapter 5J17 Florida Administrative Code, Department policies and procedures, including compliance with Computer Aided Drafting & Design (CADD) standards.
The Difference You Will Make:
Through cooperation, coordination and collaboration among the OneFDOT team, you will be contributing to a strong and empowering culture of TRREC: Trust, Relationships, Respect, Empowerment, and Communication.
How You Will Grow:
FDOT encourages our team members to grow through engagement, empowerment, training, and professional development. Through our agency’s learning management system, you have access to hundreds of computer-based trainings and instructor led courses.
Where You Will Work:
District Five, 719 South Woodland Boulevard, DeLand, FL 32720
Anticipated Pay:
$2,865.01/biweekly
Your Specific Responsibilities:
Performs Quality Assurance reviews of control surveys, right of way maps, parcel sketches, and other right of way related surveys and maps prepared by in-house and consultant staff. Ensures proper judgment has been used in establishing correct property boundaries in accordance with the intent of the deed of record. Checks geometric accuracy and completeness, verifies adherence with Chapter 472 Florida Statutes, Minimum Technical Standards Chapter 5J17 Florida Administrative Code, Department policies and procedures, including compliance with Computer Aided Drafting & Design (CADD) standards.
Assists in the preparation of Right of Way Control Surveys and Right of Way Maps for in-house projects. Ensures adherence with Chapter 472 Florida Statutes, Minimum Technical Standards Chapter 5J17 Florida Administrative Code, Department policies and procedures, including compliance with CADD standards. Sign and seal survey maps as required. Prepares and certifies legal property descriptions. Review consultant prepared legal property descriptions.
Researches existing records for upcoming projects such as, right of way maps, survey field books, construction plans, and deeds for use in determining scope of services for consultant and in-house survey and mapping services. Respond to public inquiries and requests pertaining to survey and map information.
Establishes survey alignments and right of way boundaries for electronic design survey files. Reviews information on consultant design surveys and coordinates modifications as needed. Ensures alignment and right of way limits are rectified against horizontal and vertical control data that has been collected in the field and loaded in a survey database. Compares right of way maps with roadway plans to verify limits of construction and right of way requirements are consistent.
Performs survey calculations for in-house survey crews. Trains in-house survey crews in all of the new technologies and survey methodologies. Trains staff in the effective use of CADD equipment and related software for the preparing, revising, and reviewing of survey drawings, maps, and legal descriptions.
Ensures the review, management, archive, and delivery of all consultant and in-house survey data, aerial imagery, and lidar data for work program projects. Reviews in-house surveys to ensure conformity to all applicable standards and procedures.
Analyzes complex surveys and products delivered by consultants utilizing Department supported design, and surveying and mapping software. Consultant products may include, survey databases, digital terrain models, baseline, and any survey information necessary for production of a design project. Ensures that all surveying products and data meet the minimum technical standards, as set forth in Rule 5J17 Florida Administrative Code, as well as Department standards.
The Successful Candidate will have the following required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of:
- land surveying procedures and minimum standards in accordance with Chapter 5J-17, Florida Administrative Code, pursuant to Chapter 472.027, Florida Statutes, as well as mapping terminology and preparation
- Department approved CADD and Coordinate Geometry software programs, including Geopak and Microstation.
- statute requirements governing surveying and map preparation
- the use of personal computers
Skills in:
- coordinate Geometry computations
- prioritizing work assignments
- utilizing electronic survey equipment, as well as processing and reviewing electronic survey data
- project research and information gathering
- verbal and written communication
Ability to:
- analyze deeds and maps, determine position and plot property ownership lines, interpret and put into practical use data contained in map preparation manuals
- track and maintain projects for schedule adherence
- work independently as well as in a team environment
- effectively negotiate survey and mapping services
- establish and maintain effective working relationships with others
Minimum Qualifications:
- Registration as a Surveyor and Mapper in accordance with Florida Statute 472.
The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:
- Health insurance (over 90% employer paid)
- $25,000 life insurance policy (100% employer paid)
- Dental, vision and supplemental insurances
- State of Florida retirement package
- 10 paid holidays a year
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- Generous vacation and sick leave
- Career advancement opportunities
- Tuition waiver for public college courses
- A variety of training opportunities
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number to conduct required verifications. Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion in the Career Service, or appointment in the Selected Exempt Service (SES) or Senior Management Service (SMS), unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS.
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VALUES THE SERVICE VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE GIVEN TO OUR COUNTRY AND SUPPORTS THE HIRING OF RETURNING SERVICE MEMBERS AND MILITARY SPOUSES. If you are a preference-eligible applicant who receives notice of a hiring decision and believe that you were not afforded employment preference in accordance with applicable Florida law and regulation, you may file a written complaint within 60 calendar days from the date you receive the notice, requesting an investigation to the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Division of Benefits and Assistance, 9500 Bay Pines Boulevard, Room 214, St. Petersburg, Florida 33708.
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VALUES AND SUPPORTS EMPLOYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. In accordance with Section 110.112, Florida Statutes, and the Florida Department of Transportation’s Individuals with Disabilities Affirmative Action Plan, the agency is committed to ensuring affirmative action and equal employment opportunity for qualified individuals with disabilities. Upon request and as appropriate, reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities may be provided. Please contact the Florida Department of Transportation’s Human Resources Office at (850) 414-5300 for assistance.
The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.
Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.
VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here. All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.
