Department of Transportation
Job Description and Duties
Under the supervision of a Transportation Surveyor Party Chief (Caltrans) or direction of a Lead Worker, incumbent will function as a member of a field survey crew, performing a wide variety of nonprofessional land surveying work in either an office or field setting, as incumbent progresses in experience, they will be assigned more difficult work.
Eligibility for hire may be determined by your score on the Transportation Engineering Technician exam. For those who do not have current eligibility (e.g., transfer, permissive reinstatement, or voluntary demotions) and/or who will be new to state civil services employment, you must be on the state examination list to be eligible for these positions. To apply for the exam, please click here and search by typing in the classification title.
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You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
Minimum Requirements
You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.
Desirable Qualifications
In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:
Knowledge of: Fundamental surveying, mathematics and basic science as applied to surveying; methods of precise survey measuring, use and adjustment of precision surveying instruments, procedures, equipment and materials used in surveying, including conventional and state of the art, mapping and drafting techniques, mathematics and procedures used in plane surveying, computer applications and usage, Code of Safe Surveying Practices.
Ability to: Perform the less complex nonprofessional field and office surveying work; make precise survey measurements; make and interpret the less difficult survey calculations; research, analyze, check and adjust survey data; research and compile evidence and documentation for boundary determination; perform mapping and drafting, analyze situations accurately and take effective action, prepare clear and concise notes and correspondence, operate precise surveying instruments (conventional and state of the art), establish and maintain friendly, business-like relations with those contacted in the course of the work, communicate effectively.
Application Instructions
Completed applications and all required documents must be received or postmarked by the Final Filing Date in order to be considered. Dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes avail
