Survey Technician

Full Job Description

Explore a new career with the BLM - where our people are our most precious resource. This position is located in Anchorage, Alaska.

Information about Alaska can be found at https://alaska.gov/communit.html. We expect to fill few vacancies.

In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the qualification requirements - please be sure to include this information in your resume.

No assumptions will be made about your experience.

GS-06- You must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 level that is equivalent in difficulty and complexity as indicated by the following examples: work as an engineering technician, soil conservation technician, construction inspector, or work assisting professional land surveyors in the measurement or determination of distances, elevations, areas, angles, land boundaries, and/or other features of the Earth's surface, and/or assisting land surveyors in computations required to define boundaries and the setting monuments.

-OR- Education: Have successfully completed one full year of graduate education with major study in surveying.

- OR- Combination of Education and Experience: You may meet qualifications requirement for this position with an equivalent combination of specialized experience and appropriate graduate education.

Graduate level education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position.

GS-07- You must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-06 level that is equivalent in difficulty and complexity as indicated by the following examples: work as an engineering technician, soil conservation technician, construction inspector, or work assisting professional land surveyors in the measurement or determination of distances, elevations, areas, angles, land boundaries, and/or other features of the Earth's surface, and/or assisting land surveyors in computations required to define boundaries and the setting monuments, and/or serve as a survey crew lead for specific projects.

-OR- Education: Have successfully completed one full year of graduate education with major study in surveying.

- OR- Combination of Education and Experience: You may meet qualifications requirement for this position with an equivalent combination of specialized experience and appropriate graduate education.

Graduate level education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

Physical Demands: Work is logistically and physically challenging.

It involves bending and walking in terrain that is rough, rocky, mountainous, and densely vegetated while carrying equipment up to 50 lbs.

It involves long hours, averaging 10 hours per day for 6 days a week.

Work Environment: Work requires physical exertion such as bending and walking in terrain that is rough, rocky, mountainous and densely vegetated.

Required to lift and carry equipment up to 50 pounds, necessary to efficiently perform the work of the position, and to provide for personal comfort and safety.

This can include tools, personal protective equipment, food and water for extended periods of work away from vehicles. Major Duties:

• Assist a land surveyor in the reduction of data from raw field form to latitudes and departures of coordinates for mathematical analysis.
• Function as an associate party chief under the immediate direction of a higher graded land surveyor.
• Assure all safety requirements are fulfilled and properly observed, and all necessary safety equipment is available and utilized.
• Read maps and use GPS to record and determine locations.
• Determine equipment needs and make necessary minor purchases to maintain continued operation.