Survey Mapping Technician II Salary
$21.40 - $31.44 Hourly
Location: Employment Services, FL
Job Type: Full Time Regular
Job Number: 3044-03
Department: Public Works/Engineering Division PW Engineering Survey
Opening Date: 02/18/2026
Closing Date: Continuous
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Bargaining Unit: NA
Description: Benefits
This is highly skilled technical work in land surveying utilizing state-of-the-art methods, procedures, and/or instruments. This position involves independent performance of complex technical assignments that require the application of technical methods and procedures and the proficient use of the technical specializations tools, equipment, and instruments. Work may be performed as a group, independently, or involve overseeing lower-level technicians performing technical tasks.
Job Duties:
• Adapting survey principles and implementing field strategies for project specific needs. • Using highly specialized hardware and software to collect, calculate, and process data to ensure quality and thoroughness of data. • Work is assigned with general instructions and specific objectives by a professional supervisor, who assists with major problems and reviews work for the results obtained.
Please note this posting is "Continuous" and can close at ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE.
Essential Functions:
• Serves as a party chief on all types of plan development and project construction surveys. • Develops project specific approach based on field conditions, utilizing best practice methodology to ensure the most accurate data is being collected. • Understands, and can establish, the proper survey procedures to produce highly accurate survey data that can be utilized for assembling and analyzing engineering data. • Performs complex engineering and surveying computations associated with surveying. • Performs construction, design, right-of-way, topographic, and "as-built" surveys. • Prepares survey notes for the drafts person and records retention. • Explains, instructs and mentors subordinate technicians in the principles and practices of surveying. • Oversees and assigns work duties to lower-level technicians. • Reads and interprets plans. • Operates the various equipment and instruments involved in land surveying. • Reviews the results of surveying assignments for accuracy and completeness. • May be required to participate in and/or facilitate training to support departmental or City initiatives and requirements. • May be required to work overtime, or alternate hours, as necessary for the efficient operation of the department. • Position is designated as Mission Critical.
Qualifications:
Education, Training, and Experience:
A high school diploma from an accredited school or a GED.
Four years of surveying experience, including three years of experience using: electronic total stations, digital levels, traditional levels, GPS units, data collectors, data collection software and other surveying instruments.
Special Requirements:
Must possess and maintain a valid drivers license. Must possess and maintain a valid phone number.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Considerable knowledge of mathematics and methods, techniques, and instruments used in location and construction surveys. • Considerable knowledge of the capabilities, programming techniques, and applications of microcomputer and peripheral equipment, and the ability to develop or adapt computer programs to specific public works functions. • Knowledge of using, and caring for, sophisticated survey instruments such as electronic total stations, global positioning system receivers, and other sensitive surveying equipment. • Knowledge of methods, materials, and equipment used in traffic control work. • Knowledge of the roadway and utility systems within the City.
Skills:
• Highly skilled at reading and interpreting detailed plans and specifications. • Skilled at perceiving physical and spatial relationships. • Skilled at establishing and maintaining working relationships with co-workers, other city employees, and the general public. • Skilled at effective verbal and written communicating methods. • Skilled at plotting, documenting and describing field survey activities.
Abilities:
• Ability to acquire confined space certification. • Ability to perform manual tasks involving physical strength and continuous outdoor activity.
Working Environment/Physical Requirements:
The job requires walking, standing, and driving, and exerting up to 10 pounds of force regularly and up to 40 pounds occasionally. The job requires operating City general-purpose vehicles (automobile or pickup truck). Some job duties may be performed in an office environment, while other duties require fieldwork at various outdoor job sites. When performing field work, the job risks routine exposure to significant environmental hazards, including extreme noise levels, dust and pollen, traffic and moving machinery, bright or dim lights, extreme cold or heat, wet or humid conditions, fumes, and/or noxious odors. The job requires normal visual acuity, field of vision, hearing, speaking, color perception, sense of smell, depth perception, and texture perception.
Summary Sheet:
Annual Leave:
Annual leave is accumulated bi-weekly and based upon years of service as follows: Annual leave may be taken as earned by employees hired after January 1, 1989. Employees hired prior to that date use annual leave within the calendar year following the year the leave is earned. All employees may carry over up to a maximum of twenty (20) days at the end of the calendar year. Regular part-time employees who work at least twenty (20) hours per week accrue annual leave at the rate of four (4) hours per month.
Sick Leave:
Sick rate is accrued biweekly based upon years of service and standard hour classification. Eligible for use as soon as earned. Regular part-time employees who work at least twenty (20) hours per week accrue sick leave at the rate of four (4) hours per month.
Leave of Absence Without Pay:
Written requests are subject to approval by Department Head and City Manager or designee for less than ninety (90) days. Requests for more than ninety (90) days also require Civil Service Board approval for employees in a Civil Service classification.
Pension Plan:
Provision for retirement income requiring mandatory participation for full-time regular employees. Defined Benefit Plan: Plan C Employee 4.52% Employer 15.54% Defined Contribution Plan: Executives, New Hires aged 52 and older, and Fire/Police Recruits Employee 8.5% or 11% per election upon hire Deferred Compensation 457 Plan: A voluntary plan that is invested in mutual funds. The Employees Pension Board performs the due diligence on the mutual funds. Employees may reallocate their account at any time Maximum contribution for 2026 is $24,500; employees age 50 or older can also add a "catch-up" amount of $8,000; employees age 60-63 can also add a "catch-up" amount of $11,250. Additionally, a match of up to 5% of salary is offered by the City in Plan C.
Holidays:
Twelve (12) holidays, includes one (1) personal floating holiday to be used at any time after three (3) months of employment and prior to the end of the calendar year.
Funeral Leave:
Up to three (3) days off with pay due to death of an immediate family member (as defined in the policy manual). Up to four (4) hours off with pay may be obtained through supervisor approval to attend local funeral services of persons other than immediate family.
Jury/Witness Duty:
Employees required to serve on jury duty will be relieved of responsibility for their regular work shift or portion thereof and receive full pay while serving. All fees received for such service may be retained by the employee. Employees subpoenaed to any civil or criminal court proceeding, which employee is not personally or monetarily interested, shall be paid as if engaged in regular work activities.
Military Leave:
Allows for up to 240 hours in any one calendar year for annual military training without loss of pay or benefits for any employee in some type of reserve status for the United States Armed Forces. (see policy manual for additional information).
Maternity Leave:
Refer to Family & Medical Leave for those employees who qualify. Others may take up to three (3) months leave of absence available upon approval of the Department Head. Employees may opt to utilize any combination of paid (sick or annual leave) or unpaid leave.
Tuition Reimbursement:
Program provides employees up to $2,500 per fiscal year (October 1 through September 30) for reimbursement of tuition of approved college, university, vocational, or correspondence classes upon completion with a grade of "C" or better in credit courses only. Full reimbursement is given for courses and fees, upon approval. The program does not include reimbursement for cost of books, supplies or other related expenses.
Suggestion Awards:
A program designed to provide a consistent and organized method for employees to submit and be rewarded for constructive ideas for improvement. Maximum award is $1000.
Direct Deposit of Paycheck:
An account must be established with the institution of your choice prior to signing up for direct deposit.
Uniforms/Equipment:
Uniforms issued at no cost to employees for those job classifications which require them. Equipment is issued to employees at either no cost or discounted cost depending upon job classification.
Parking:
Free while at work.
Break Periods:
Employees may be permitted two (2), fifteen (15) minute breaks during the workday. The time shall be at the discretion of the supervisor.
Health Insurance, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance:
For Information on Health Insurance, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance please contact Benefits at 834-6797. For Information on Retirement Benefits, contact the Retirement Services at 834-8765 or 834-8797. For Information on Firefighter and Police Officer Retirement Benefits, contact Foster & Foster at 239-333-4872.