Geodesist
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- Operate conventional industry topographic survey equipment (i.e. reflector-less and robotic total station, RTK GPS, optical and digital levels) for vertical and horizontal positioning.
- Read and interpret topographic maps and drawings to identify terrain and contours and existing manmade features (i.e. utilities, building, retaining walls.) that could impact a survey.
- Perform detailed review and interpretation of contract plans and specifications for technical accuracy and assure compliance with industry standard surveying requirements.
- Operate industry standardized hydrographic survey equipment (i.e. single beam and multi-beam echosounders – beam forming or interferometric, fathometers, side scan sonars) within inland or coastal waters.
- Establish availability and reviews the technical accuracy of digital data generated by government agencies, private sector, and learning institutions.
- Utilize Computer-aided Design and Drafting software (i.e. AutoCad or Microstation) to review and support survey job requirements and/or map the results of collected survey data.
- Plan, coordinate, and develop digital geo-referenced data so that analysis can be performed, displayed and output into reports or design documents.
- Utilize knowledge of GIS, GPS, remote sensing to plan, coordinate, accomplish mapping, geospatial analysis, and related GIS tasks necessary to conduct a variety of planning, engineering, and construction projects.
- Coordinate with appropriate personnel in various Federal agencies (EPA, USAF, USN, USCG, FWS, USACE) on technical matters related to topographic or hydrographic surveying.
- Participate, present, and conduct technical meetings, workshops and briefings, for higher headquarters, research facilities, and local, state or other Federal agencies.
- Attend technical user group meetings or conferences or interagency workshops for the development and exchange of regional GIS data sources.
- Research new or emerging technologies and make recommendations for acquisition if it will be of direct benefit to the in-house surveying missions and customers through increase production or decreased costs.
- Perform quality assurance of field collected geospatial data and resolve measurement and payment and acceptance issues during construction projects.
- Facilitate installation of equipment on survey vessels to ensure proper functioning and compatibilities with other equipment and processes that may be unique to a vessel or system.
- Evaluate inoperable or non-functional equipment and determine need for repair or replacement based upon cost/benefit analysis. Coordinate for necessary requirements and actions with contract COR.
- Develop, implement, evaluate, and troubleshoot technical systems on survey vessels and other survey vehicles to maximum vessel capabilities, efficiencies, and usability while ensuring no degradation in data consistency and data quality.
- Develop and write comprehensive survey reports and/or documentation including but not limited to field procedures, specific methodologies, datums, instrumentation used, processing methods, tidal reductions, and GPS control .
- Develop and implement daily quality control procedures for the collection, processing and reporting of survey data, then evaluate and review survey field data collected by others for accuracy and consistency.
- Participate in field reconnaissance activities such as target establishment, ground-truthing, accuracy assessment, and other data collection tasks under difficult ground conditions.
- Performs field surveying (i.e. hydrographic, topographic, aerial) in difficult environmental conditions both terrestrial and on water including navigation inlets, coastal surf zones and beaches, wetlands, levees, and in remote woodlands.
Starting at $86,962 Per Year (GS 12)
