SURVEY CREW MEMBER I - 55012282

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• SURVEY CREW MEMBER I - 55012282
• Date: Oct 29, 2026

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• Requisition No: 886483
• Agency: Department of Transportation
• Working Title: SURVEY CREW MEMBER I - 55012282
• Pay Plan: Career Service
• Position Number: 55012282

Salary

• $39,039.52 - $46,847.42
• Posting Closing Date: 11/12/2026
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• STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Job Posting Description

• 454 / RIGHT OF WAY DESIGN
• OPEN COMPETITIVE
• CAREER SERVICE
• FULL-TIME
• CONTACT PERSON: Mayra Girasol

Anticipated Hiring Salary: $47,163.22

Join FDOT and be part of the team that works as one to improve safety, enhance mobility and inspire innovation in the Florida transportation system.

To ensure honesty and transparency, all applicants must provide their own work. Unless explicitly requested, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to assist with qualifying questions, work samples, or interviews is strictly prohibited, and any breach of this requirement will lead to the applicant being removed from consideration.

Candidates must be United States (U.S.) citizens or lawfully authorized alien workers. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Our Vision

As a OneFDOT team, we serve the people of Florida by providing a transportation network that is well planned, supports economic growth, and has the goal of being congestion and fatality free.

The Work You Will Do

Survey Crew Member I / District Four / Transportation Development / Right of Way Design / Mapping and Surveys

This position will operate various surveying equipment including but not limited to prism poles, tripods, tribarchs, level rods, survey chains, measuring tapes, machetes, axes, shovels, and utility locators, while assisting the survey crew member in performing various types of survey in support of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) roadway design and construction projects.

This position will also perform numerous tasks associated with field surveying activities including: establishing bench marks, spot evaluations, locating and/or staking points, parcels, and alignments. Interprets maps, plats, and blueprints.

The Difference You Will Make

Through cooperation, coordination and collaboration among the OneFDOT team, you will be contributing to a strong and empowering culture of TRREC: Trust, Relationships, Respect, Empowerment, and Communication.

How You Will Grow

• FDOT encourages our team members to grow through engagement, empowerment, training, and professional development. Through our agency’s learning management system, you have access to hundreds of computer-based training and instructor-led courses.
• Where You Will Work: District Four – Transportation Development
• 3400 West Commercial Blvd.
• Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309

Annual Salary Range

$39,039.52 - $46,847.42

A Competitive Area Differential (CAD) additive in the amount of $1,976.00 will be added to the annual salary.

Your Specific Responsibilities

Operates various surveying equipment including but not limited to prism poles, tripods, tribarchs, level rods, survey chains, measuring tapes, machetes, axes, shovels, and utility locators, while assisting the survey crew member in performing various types of survey in support of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) roadway design and construction projects.

Performs numerous tasks associated with field surveying activities including: establishing bench marks, spot evaluations, locating and/or staking points, parcels, and alignments. Interprets maps, plats, and blueprints. Assists in the collection of raw electronic field data.

Assists the survey crew in the maintenance of all surveying equipment. This includes adjusting and cleaning tribarchs, tripods, level rods, prism poles, survey chains, measuring tapes, utility locators, sharpening machetes, axes, shovels, and chain saw blades. This also includes cleaning survey crew vehicles, boats, and 4x4 utility vehicles.

• Operates and maintains surveying vehicle; keeping vehicle equipped with surveying supplies and surveying equipment on a daily basis.
• Assists in training other field personnel in the use of survey equipment.

The Successful Candidate will have the following required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of: Basic surveying mathematics.
• Land surveying concepts, principles, and terminology.
• Skilled in: Using copying equipment.
• Effective oral and written communication.
• Using survey equipment for field surveys.
• Ability to: Analyze deeds and maps.
• Learn to use software applicable to the Departments Survey & Mapping mission, possesses strong learning skills.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Follow Department policies and procedures.
• Adapt to varying workloads and assignments.
• Work in an outdoor environment performing complex and at times strenuous tasks.
• Interpret state and federal policies and procedures.

Minimum Qualifications

A high school diploma or its equivalent.

Pay and benefits

The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

Health insurance (over 90% employer paid) $25,000 life insurance policy (100% employer paid)

• Dental, vision and supplemental insurances
• State of Florida retirement package
• 10 paid holidays a year
• Generous vacation and sick leave
• Career advancement opportunities
• Tuition waiver for public college courses
• A variety of training opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

For additional benefit information available to State of Florida employees, visit:

Special Requirements

You will be required to provide your Social Security Number to conduct required verifications. Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion in the Career Service, or appointment in the Selected Exempt Service (SES) or Senior Management Service (SMS), unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, provide a letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS, or provide other documentation as proof of an exemption.

THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VALUES THE SERVICE VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE GIVEN TO OUR COUNTRY AND SUPPORTS THE HIRING OF RETURNING SERVICE MEMBERS AND MILITARY SPOUSES.

If you are a preference-eligible applicant who receives notice of a hiring decision and believe that you were not afforded employment preference in accordance with applicable Florida law and regulation, you may file a written complaint within 60 calendar days from the date you receive the notice, requesting an investigation to the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Division of Benefits and Assistance, 9500 Bay Pines Boulevard, Room 214, St. Petersburg, Florida 33708.

• THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VALUES AND SUPPORTS EMPLOYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
• VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.

Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.

Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here

. All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.

• Location: FT LAUDERDALE, FL, US, 33309
• Nearest Major Market: Fort Lauderdale
• Nearest Secondary Market: Miami
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