Job Information
Colorado Department Of Transportation Professional Land Surveyor II in Denver, Colorado
DEPARTMENT INFORMATION:
This position is only open to Colorado state residents.
This position is covered by the Partnership Agreement between the State of Colorado and Colorado Workers for Innovative and New Solutions (COWins).
New employees to the State will be paid biweekly. There are 26 biweekly pay periods in a year.
ABOUT CDOT Do you want to make a difference in Coloradans' lives? Do you have a passion for helping people and keeping them safe? At the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), you'll have the opportunity to do just that. The work our people do contributes to keeping Coloradans and visitors safe and provides freedom, connection, and experience through travel. Please visit our careers page to learn about CDOT and how we are making Colorado a great place to live, work and play, now and for the future! Also, check out our excellent benefits package!
CDOT FOR ALL CDOT's strength is our people, and our commitment to our people is to shape, support, and sustain the employee experience, and ultimately, create a supportive workplace where everyone, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, education, disability, socio-economic status, or any other identity, has the opportunity to thrive.
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The eligible list created from this announcement may be used to fill one or more positions.
DESCRIPTION OF JOB:
About the Work Unit This position works in Survey and Right of Way (ROW) Plans Unit. Through coordination with the CDOT regions, the Unit facilitates the development and implementation of statewide Right of Way and Survey policies and guidelines, quality products and services, technical assistance and employee professional development that are responsive to the needs of the regions and support achievement of their responsibilities for project delivery.
About the Position The Statewide Survey Program Manager provides statewide subject matter expertise/serves as Staff Authority on CDOT's land surveying and ROW plans program providing quality assurance, training and coordination of policy and procedures with the assistance of region personnel. Coordinates the development and implementation of innovative survey methods using state of the art equipment with a focus on customer service. Serves as the Head Quarters liaison between CDOT managers and staff, private surveying community, regulatory agencies, and local governmental agencies.
Your duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:
Develop and maintain directives and guidelines for the CDOT's land survey and ROW plans program by authoring and updating manuals, policy and procedural directives, and specifications that will be used on a statewide basis on CDOT projects and/or on projects with CDOT oversight. Administer technological advances and federal agency changes to CDOT regional survey programs. Collect, compile, assess, correlate, analyze, and consolidate data on educational opportunities regarding Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) Board requirements, equipment, computer software, databases, and other technical resources critical to the operations of Land Survey and ROW plans program. Develop training plans and provide support for the training program for land surveys and ROW plans statewide, and on a CDOT region-by-region basis. Work as the statewide Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) Head Quarters Coordinator to plan, develop, and guide the UAS Program within CDOT. Serve on CDOT UAS Committee to work with fellow Committee members to support and promote UAS program compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
Facilitate monthly meetings with UAS Pilots Group. Update CD T's UAS Operations Manual. Stay current with FAA Part 107 regulations for small UAS under 55 lbs. Serve as Head Quarters point of contact with CDOT Procurement Department for rebidding UAS vendor contracts for drone services. Track and maintain a list of trained UAS Pilots and a list of Department owned UAS equipment in OnBase in coordination with the CDOT Regions. Supervise, prioritize, direct, and delegate the work functions and activities of the ROW/Survey Unit. Develop performance plans and evaluate the performance of (currently one) direct report. Approve leave and timesheets. Mediate or resolve personnel issues. Maintain signature authority to approve payments. Monitor and approve training opportunities for the GIS Right of Way Specialist that this position currently supervises. Process ROW plan authorizations per requests from CDOT regions working closely with managers to resolve incomplete or inaccurate information. Maintain signature authority of Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Plan
