TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Hiring for E029 Survey Specialist I, II, III, or IV at ATLANTA, Texas Full Time

Survey Specialist I-II: Provides technical expertise and advice on surveying projects and performs specialized surveying work under the supervision of a Registered Professional Land Surveyor or licensed Professional Engineer. Work usually requires contact with governmental and private entities. Employees at this level perform work independently on assignments; however, all unusual issues are referred to the supervisor.Survey Specialist III-IV: Provides technical expertise and advice on complex surveying projects and performs specialized surveying work under the supervision of a Registered Professional Land Surveyor or licensed Professional Engineer. Work usually requires contact with governmental and private entities. Employees at this level establish their own work plan and priorities to meet set objectives. Issues are rarely referred to the supervisor but are handled at the occurrence.Essential Duties:Operates survey instruments such as level, GNSS equipment, total survey station, and data collector.Takes field notes, verifies accuracy of field notes, performs necessary calculations, uses software programs to determine coordinates, draws plots and documents work in the field diary.Conducts trigonometric and conventional leveling surveys, including 3-wire techniques, to determine elevations.Performs deed research and interprets survey maps, construction plans, plat maps and legal descriptions.Determines, coordinates, and sets benchmarks or locates those set by previous surveys.Collects global positioning system (GPS) data and converts GPS data into GIS datasets and collects, prepares, digitizes, and codes spatial data into GIS format.Converts CAD and other map formats into ArcGIS formats.Conducts GPS research and development surveys.Monitors and reviews work performance of contracted survey work including accuracy and adherence to standards, and ensuring safety equipment and traffic control devices are set up correctly.Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.