Survey Coordinator Positions

Join WisDOT’s Division of Transportation System Development (DTSD) as a Survey Coordinator using your surveying skills in metro, urban, and rural areas. This recruitment will be used to fill vacancies as they occur in Waukesha, Rhinelander (Oneida County), Wisconsin Rapids (Wood County), Eau Claire, Superior (Douglas County), La Crosse, Spooner (Washburn County), Green Bay (Brown County), and Madison (Dane County) for the next six to twelve months.

Currently a vacancy exists in DTSD’s Northwest Region (headquartered in Eau Claire or Superior)

Job Duties:

Positions perform a wide range of surveying activities such as: identifying appropriate mapping/survey needs for project requests; interpreting roadway plans, plats, legal survey documents, flight design and other maps, automated map design, layout standards and mapping requirements; converting, computing and adjusting engineering data between horizontal datums, vertical datums, and coordinate systems using CAiCE and/or other software; establishing control points; scheduling and assigning field crews’ work assignments to provide engineering data to meet program/project schedules.

These positions act as Survey Coordinator and plan, direct, coordinate, schedule and monitor work done by survey crews. These positions review consultant survey time and cost estimates with project managers; advise appropriate staff of time/effort necessary for the required survey work; interact with all Region sections regarding engineering data collection, computation problem resolution, and standard setting; provide guidance to the survey crews; and develop best practices for the survey crews to increase productivity and compatibility with office systems.

Special Requirements:

• Valid Wisconsin Professional Land Surveyor registration as defined in Chapter 443.01 Wis. Stats.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Ability to work outdoors in conditions of heat, cold, humidity, dust, and to walk over rough terrain.
• Ability to lift and carry objects such as tools or material samples.
• Ability to work outside of normal working hours.

Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of leadership principles
• Ability to communicate and train staff in performance of survey tasks
• Knowledge of trigonometry and survey mathematics
• Ability to interpret roadway plans, plats, private and legal survey documents, flight design and other maps
• Ability to communicate job tasks effectively to crew members
• Ability to maintain positive public relations with property owners and the general public
• Ability to effectively exercise independent judgment
• Working knowledge of personal computer survey applications
• Knowledge of surveying formulas, techniques and procedures.