Surveyor II

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• 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

Requirements

• 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
• 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
• 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
• Ability to organize projects; respond to changing project conditions; and communicate effectively, both orally and in writing

Qualifications

• A current State of Oregon Professional Land Surveyor’s License
• A valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record

Skills

• Excellent Communicator
• Authentic
• Results Driven
• Organized
• Detail-oriented
• Safety Conscious
• Collaborative

Benefits

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Pay

Your salary is determined based on the experience and education listed in your resume/application. It is strongly encouraged to include any transferable experience (paid or unpaid, regardless of how recent) to ensure your offer is reflective of all directly related and equivalent experience.

Schedule

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.

Contact

To Qualify Qualifications 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: