Job Family: 17-0000 Architect, Survey, Cartograph & Engineer

Job Family: 17-0000 Architect, Survey, Cartograph & Engineer

Occupational Group: 17-1020 Architect, Survey, Cartograph & Engineer

OCCUPATION PROFILE

JOB FAMILY:ARCHITECT, SURVEY, CARTOGRAPH & ENGINEER

OCCUPATIONAL GROUP:ARCHITECT, SURVEY, CARTOGRAPH & ENGINEER

OCCUPATION:SURVEYORS

17-1022

BROADBAND LEVELS:Level 2– Pay Band 006

Level 3– Pay Band 009

Level 4– Pay Band 011

Level 5– Pay Band 012

DESCRIPTION

This is work making exact measurements and determine property boundaries. The incumbent will also provide data relevant to the shape, contour, gravitation, location, elevation, or dimension of land or land features on or near the earth's surface for engineering, mapmaking, mining, land evaluation, construction, and other purposes.

Some positions in this occupation may be responsible for coordinating work and supervising employees.

EXAMPLES OF WORK

Supervises employees by assigning work, reviewing progress and assessing performance.

Plans ground surveys designed to establish base lines, elevations, and other geodetic measurements.

Determines photographic equipment to be used, altitude from which to photograph terrain, and directs aerial surveys of specified geographical area.

Drafts or directs others to draft maps of survey data.

Prepares survey proposal or directs one or more phases of survey proposal preparation.

Surveys water bodies to determine navigable channels and to secure data for construction of breakwaters, piers, and other marine structures.

Analyzes survey objectives and specifications, utilizing knowledge of survey uses.

Determines appropriate and economical methods and procedures for establishing survey control.

Computes data necessary for driving and connecting underground passages, underground storage, and volume of underground deposits.

Coordinates findings with work of engineering and architectural personnel, clients, and others concerned with project.

Establishes fixed points for use in making maps, using geodetic and engineering instruments.

Prepares charts and tables and makes precise determinations of elevations and records other characteristics of terrain.

Computes geodetic measurements and interprets survey data to determine position, shape, and elevations of geomorphic and topographic features.

Conducts research in surveying and mapping methods using knowledge of techniques of photogrammetric map compilation, electronic data processing, and flight and control planning.

Locates and marks sites selected for geophysical prospecting activities, such as locating petroleum or mineral products.

Estimates cost of survey.

Studies weight, shape, size, and mass of earth, and variations in earth's gravitational field, using astronomic observations and complex computation.

Takes instrument readings of sun or stars and calculates longitude and latitude to determine specific area location.

Keeps accurate notes, records, and sketches to describe and certify work performed.

EXAMPLES OF JOB CHARACTERISTICS

Getting Information Needed to Do the Job / Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Analyzing Data or Information / Identifying underlying principles, reasons, or facts by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
Estimating Needed Characteristics / Estimating the Characteristics of Materials, Products, Events, or Information: Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities, or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
Processing Information / Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, verifying, or processing information or data.
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events / Identifying information received by making estimates or categorizations, recognizing differences or similarities, or sensing changes in circumstances or events.
Documenting/Recording Information / Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in either written form or by electronic/magnetic recording.
Making Decisions and Solving Problems / Combining, evaluating, and reasoning with information and data to make decisions and solve problems. These processes involve making decisions about the relative importance of information and choosing the best solution.
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing / Developing plans to accomplish work, and prioritizing and organizing one's own work.
Updating and Using Job-Relevant Knowledge / Keeping up-to-date technically and knowing one's own jobs' and related jobs' functions.
Communicating With Persons Outside Of the Organization / Communicating with persons outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged face-to-face, in writing, or via telephone/electronic transfer.

EXAMPLES OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Writing / Communicating effectively with others in writing as indicated by the needs of the audience
Information Gathering / Knowing how to find information and identifying essential information
Mathematics / Using mathematics to solve problems
Reading Comprehension / Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
Science / Using scientific methods to solve problems
Coordination / Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions
Management of Personnel Resources / Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job
Information Organization / Finding ways to structure or classify multiple pieces of information
Critical Thinking / Using logic and analysis to identify the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches
Implementation Planning / Developing approaches for implementing an idea
Mathematics / Knowledge of numbers, their operations, and interrelationships including arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications
Geography / Knowledge of various methods for describing the location and distribution of land, sea, and air masses including their physical locations, relationships, and characteristics
Physics / Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, and applications including air, water, material dynamics, light, atomic principles, heat, electric theory, earth formations, and meteorological and related natural phenomena

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

EFFECTIVE:03/17/2003

History:09/09/2002

07/01/2002

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