STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION:
SURVEY TEAM TECHNICIAN III
Class Code: 8951-15
Date Established: 07-14-92
Occupational Code:
9-2-4
Date of Last Revision: 05-23-06
BASIC PURPOSE: To assist the party chief by operating
survey instruments to gather data and to perform technical surveying
instruments to gather data and to perform technical surveying duties for a
variety of surveying projects.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
·
Assists the party
chief in making preliminary location surveys and construction stakeouts.
·
Performs survey work,
including the running of proposed centerline from aerial photographs.
·
Operates surveying
instruments to measure distance and elevation; checks all field measurements
and computations for accuracy.
·
Adjusts and maintains
surveying instruments as necessary.
·
Prepares and checks
survey data in plans to be used for highway projects.
·
Operates computerized
equipment to calculate and to retrieve mathematical data for analysis.
·
Performs site reviews
to ascertain that plans accurately depict field conditions.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in recommending routine
changes in standardized operating procedures OR in retrieving, compiling and
reporting data according to established procedures OR in operating complex
machines.
Knowledge: Requires knowledge of business
practices and procedures or technical training in a craft or trade, including
working from detailed instructions, to apply knowledge in a variety of
practical situations.
Impact: Requires responsibility for
contributing to immediate, ongoing agency objectives by facilitating the direct
provision of services to the public or other state agencies. Errors at this level result in
inaccurate reports or invalid test results and require significant investment
of time and resources to detect.
Supervision: Requires partial supervision of other
employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including
assigning job duties, providing training, giving instructions and checking
work.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in an environment which includes exposure to continuous physical
elements or a number of disagreeable working conditions with frequent exposure
to minor injuries or health hazards.
Physical Demands: Requires medium to heavy work,
including continuous physical exertion such as frequent bending, lifting or
climbing.
Communication: Requires explaining facts, interpreting
situations, or advising individuals of alternative or appropriate courses of
action. This level also requires
interviewing or eliciting information from state employees or members of the
general public.
Complexity: Requires a combination of job functions
to establish facts, to draw daily operational conclusions, or to solve
practical problems. This level
also requires providing a variety of alternative solutions where only limited
standardization exists.
Independent Action: Requires a range of choice in applying
a number of technical or administrative policies under general direction and in
making routine decisions or in recommending modifications in work procedures
for approval by supervisor.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Associate's degree from a recognized
college or technical institute with a major study in an engineering or forestry
curriculum. Each additional year
of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required work
experience.
Experience: Three years' of progressively
increasing responsibility and experience in a survey or construction
environment, two years of which shall have been in a survey environment or in
performing surveys. Each
additional year of approved work experience may be substituted for one year of
required formal education.
License/Certification: Valid driver's license for performing
survey fieldwork. Any additional
license requirement must be stated on the supplemental job description and
approved by the Division of Personnel prior to posting at the agency level.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Considerable knowledge of fundamental
engineering techniques including a working knowledge of trigonometry and
algebra required to perform difficult mathematical computations. Considerable knowledge of surveying,
including astronomical observations.
Skill in the use of surveying, drafting and computing instruments and
testing equipment. Ability to
perform complex computations to compile data used in preparation of geodetic
maps and charts and maintain accurate records. Ability to establish and maintain effective working
relationships with other employees, federal authorities and the general
public. Must be willing to
maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as
determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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