Title: Senior Survey Technician (Salem District)
State Role Title: Engineering Technician III
Hiring Range: $42,924-$69,752
Pay Band: 4
Agency: VA Dept of Transportation
Location: Salem District Office
Agency Website: www.virginiadot.org/jobs
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
VDOT’s Salem District is seeking a Senior Survey Technician to perform technical surveys for a wide range of transportation projects in support of VDOT maintenance and construction programs. This position will secure data using a wide range of field survey equipment and to ensure the quality of data through routine control procedures. In addition, will ensure that all surveys are in compliance with VDOT policies and procedures and APELSCIDLA rules and regulations. This role will support the Location and Design Division in achieving its mission, goals, and objectives.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities include:
Perform quality control reviews of work products, both in the field and office, to ensure products are accurate and depict the project controls and data to support the project. View plans or plats at the different developmental stages for compliance to standards.
Conduct a wide range of field survey activities for transportation projects from scoping to post-construction. Follow VDOT policies and procedures and APELSCIDLA rules and regulations governing survey activities. Use a variety of surveying equipment and tools to locate and record field data. Conduct courthouse research on plats.
Perform surveying and mapping functions in accordance with project scheduling and in support of VDOT programs. Perform tasks on one or more projects, adjusting priorities as needed. Coordinate the flow of information, both orally and in writing, to and from others, to contribute to project development.
Establish and apply procedures to manage the history, locations, access, and format of survey related project files. Complete work processes using multiple survey, MicroStation, and digital terrain modeling software, as well as other non-CADD applications. Ability to perform public records research and the ability to interpret and plot deeds.
In addition to a rewarding work experience, VDOT offers excellent health and life insurance benefits, pre-tax spending accounts, state funded short and long term disability, paid holidays, vacation, tuition assistance, free wellness programs, and a state retirement plan with options for tax-deferred retirement savings including employer matching.
We are a “Virginia Values Veterans” (V3) official certified company and state agency that provides hiring preference to Veterans and Members of the Virginia National Guard in support of Executive Order 29, (2010). If you are a Veteran or Virginia National Guard Member, we urge you to respond accordingly on your state application.
We have Shared Values and a Code of Ethics: your success in our organization depends upon modeling these values, therefore please access the following link: https://www.virginiadot.org/about/missionandvalues.asp to review them and, if in agreement, we welcome you to apply.
Minimum Qualifications
• Skill in the use of computers and software applications to include CADD.
• Knowledge of surveying principles and practices to include location, right of way and construction survey activities.
• Ability to perform physically demanding work in all types of terrain and weather conditions.
• Skill in the use of surveying instruments and tools, including programmable calculators and electronic data collection equipment.
• Ability to read and interpret plans, deeds, plats, road and bridge standards, and property records.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with internal and external customers and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to perform mathematical calculations using algebra, geometry, and trigonometry.
Additional Considerations
LS License, LSIT Certificate or Survey Apprenticeship Certification.
College course work in surveying.
Experience conducting surveys for transportation projects.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
If selected as a finalist, you will undergo:
-Employment reference check and work history verification
-DMV Records Check
-Fingerprint-based criminal history records check
Additionally, required for CDL holders:
-Full Query drug and alcohol history in FMCSA Clearinghouse – Register at: FMCSA
Clearinghouse.
-Pre-employment drug and alcohol screening
-Federal DOT pre-employment physical
This position also requires approved safety shoes (this is a reimbursable expense).
State applications will only be accepted as submitted online through our Recruitment Platform (PageUp). State applications submitted via email, postal mail, fax, or in person will not be considered.
Applicants are expected to fully represent qualifications and work history on the State application. The decision to interview an applicant is based on the information provided on the application, therefore, it is essential to fully complete each section of the application and provide detailed information. Submitting an incomplete state application, or a state application lacking in detail, may impact your interview eligibility.
Multiple positions may be filled from this recruitment.
We are a “Virginia Values Veterans” (V3) official certified company and state agency that provides hiring preference to Veterans and Members of the Virginia National Guard in support of Executive Order 29, (2010). If you are a Veteran or Virginia National Guard Member, we urge you to respond accordingly on your state application.
VDOT utilizes a market based pay program, which has been approved by DHRM. Therefore, advertised rates of pay may or may not align with the Commonwealth pay bands.
Contact Information
Name: Teresa Moody
Phone: 540.266.2661
Email: Teresa.Moody@vdot.virginia.gov
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link:  for Individuals with Disabilities, or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.