Survey Engineering Technician Journey

Minimum Pay Rate: $37.18 per hour

Maximum Pay Rate: $45.33 per hour

Apply by Date: 04/22/2024 

Posting Type: Open 

 

This posting intends to fill one regular full-time position, and create an eligibility list which may be used to fill regular full-time and limited term vacancies over the next two years. 

 

Introduction

Every day at SMUD, we deliver power to more than 1.4 million customers throughout the Sacramento area. As a community-owned, not-for-profit electric service, we have been providing low-cost, reliable electricity for over 70 years. 

We are a recognized industry leader and award winner for our innovative energy efficiency programs, renewable power technologies, and for our sustainable solutions for a healthier environment. Through the efforts of the 2,200 people that power us, we work 24/7 to keep the lights on and provide our customers with innovative energy solutions. We’re one of the region’s largest employers, with a reputation for attracting, developing and retaining some of the most talented employees around.

 

Employee Benefits:

• Competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• Retirement through Public Employees Retirement System
• 457 and 401(k) plans available
• Flexible Savings Account
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Employee and Spouse Life Insurance

Purpose

To perform technical surveying duties for property, construction, precise surveys including engineering, deformation and as-built surveys, and topographical survey functions. These functions involve solutions to complicated mathematical problems and resolving discrepancies in surveying data.

Nature and Scope

This series is assigned to Distribution Services, COE, Electric System Design department. Positions are distinguished by the level of skill and technical knowledge applied; complexity of tasks; guidelines available; authority to make commitments; and level of decision making authority. Positions in this series may have supervisory responsibilities over lower level positions. These positions typically report to licensed surveyors or registered engineers. They are required to work in adverse conditions including busy highways and street intersections, extreme weather conditions, and remote areas. They work under general supervision, but depending on assignment and classification level, may work independently under general direction. Definition of Level:

• The Engineering Rod/Chain Aid and the Survey Engineering Technician are considered slant line classes. The capable employee who satisfactorily learns to perform the second level work may progress from the entry level.
• Engineering Rod/Chain Aid -This is the entry level in the surveying classification series. Individuals in this class are members of a crew performing field survey work under a variety of conditions under close supervision. This class is distinguished from the Survey Technician class, which involves operation of surveying instruments and providing general directions to lower level engineering aids. The capable entry-level employee will learn to perform increasingly important and complex assignments, which will eventually lead to performing the second level duties.
• Survey Engineering Technician -This is the second level in the surveying classification series. Individuals in this class perform skilled surveying duties both in the field and the office. Although work assignments may vary from crew to crew, individuals operate and maintain a variety of technical surveying instruments; make and check mathematical calculations, and may direct other survey technicians and engineering aids. This class is distinguished from Chief of Party/Office Survey Technician classes which are involved in the planning and directing the work of a survey party in addition to performing the more difficult surveying duties and resolving discrepancies.
• Senior Survey Engineering Technician/Office -This is the journey level office position in the surveying classification series. Individuals in this class perform technical analysis of surveyed data, resolve discrepancies, solve complicated mathematical problems and make recommendations to or requests of other departments, agencies or engineering firms. This class is given the authority for independent actions based on experience, ability, and aptitude.
• Senior Survey Engineering Technician/Chief of Party - This is the journey level field position in the surveying classification series. In addition to performing the more difficult surveying and computing tasks including performing technical analysis of surveyed data, resolving discrepancies, solving complicated mathematical problems and making recommendations to or requests of other departments, agencies or engineering firms the Chief of Party plans and directs the daily a