JOB
Job Appointment: Full-Time, Regular.
Work Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7 am-3:30 pm. An alternate schedule may be available. This position is eligible for partial to fully remote work.
Work Location: 1120 SW 5TH AVE, PORTLAND OR 97204
Union Representation: AFSCME 189 - City Wide.
Benefits: Please check our benefits tab for an overview of the benefits for this position
Application Material: Please click APPLY to submit your application via the City of Portland’s online portal. You will need to attach a resume and answer supplemental questions.
Surveyor II works as part of a team of surveying technicians and professionals working on mapping, construction, monitoring, and boundary/right-of-way projects for various City Bureaus. A Surveyor II performs survey research; resolves right-of-way and boundary lines; prepares legal descriptions and exhibit maps; prepares and files records of surveys with the County; processes survey field data; analyzes/adjusts survey control networks; analyzes/adjusts construction/emergency monitoring projects; creates design/topographic base maps; and provides computations for survey field crews during construction.
About the division:
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) Survey Section has 24 employees and provides essential surveying, mapping, construction staking and monitoring services for various City Bureaus on street, sidewalk, sewer, water and parks improvement projects. The section is responsible for providing design/topographic base mapping to Bureaus using their preferred CAD formats; resolving public right-of-way lines, preparing descriptions and exhibit maps, filing records of surveys with the County Surveyor’s Office; and performing construction staking to help ensure public improvement projects are built correctly. In addition, the section provides monitoring services during construction and supports ADA curb ramp program work.
What you’ll get to do:
Collaborate with experienced, knowledgeable, and supportive office and field Survey staff
Use state-of-the-art surveying software (Trimble Software platforms, AutoCAD Civil 3D & MicroStation OpenRoads)
Collaborate on challenging projects throughout the City of Portland for various City Bureaus
Complete Design and Right-of-Way Surveys for Transportation, Water, Sewer, and Parks projects
Prepare legal descriptions for easements, right-of-way dedications and street vacations; design/topographic base maps; and construction staking files for street, sidewalk, and sewer improvement projects
Analyze survey field data and record survey information to resolve right-of-way/boundary lines
Draw, stamp/sign and file Records of Surveys with the County Surveyor’s Office
Mentor junior survey staff in survey procedures and practices
An idea Candidate will have progressive responsibility in surveying, a passion to provide leadership, and the same values and missions as the City and the Bureau to provide a service-oriented work environment and promote workplace diversity and a positive employer relations environment.
Who you are:
Excellent Communicator: You are a strong communicator to both technical and non-technical individuals, and proficient verbally and in writing
Authentic: Competent in a professional, diverse, multi-cultural environment. You treat customers, co-workers, and employees with respect and are accountable
Results Driven: This position requires a candidate who is focused and can finish tasks in a timely, accurate, and professional manner
Organized: Able to work on prioritized tasks and understand/respond to various situations in a dynamic work environment
Detail-oriented: An organizer and planner who follows tasks through completion, embraces standard procedures, and communicate clearly at each step of an assigned project.
Safety Conscious: Incorporates public safety and staff safety as top priorities in every decision
Collaborative: A professional who values partnership and develops and supports relationships to get things done
Questions?:
Terrol Johnson Senior Recruiter
[email protected]
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
Applicants must specifically address and demonstrate in their supplemental question responses and resume how their education, training and/or experience, meets each of the following minimum qualifications:
Experience performing survey research, compiling record survey data, collecting and/or analyzing field data and resolving right-of-way/boundary lines.-
Skill in the use of surveying hardware and software related to all aspects of surveying. Namely survey GPS receivers; total stations; controllers/data collectors; and adjustment, analysis and mapping software.
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Ability to read and interpret construction plans as well as prepare construction staking files for survey field crews using provided design hardcopy plans and accompanying computer (CAD) files.
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Knowledge of Oregon Revised Statutes pertaining to the preparation and filing of Records of Surveys and the preservation of record monuments. Namely the requirements as outlined in Oregon Revised Statutes 209.250, 209.150 & 209.155.
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Ability to organize projects; respond to changing project conditions; and communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
Applicant must also possess:
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A current State of Oregon Professional Land Surveyor’s License
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A valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
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City of Portland Core Values
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Recruitment Process - Work Status
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Equal Employment Opportunity
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Veteran Preference
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ADA, Pregnancy, and Religious Accommodations
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