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Posted 9/9/25

SENIOR PROJECT SURVEYOR - City of Portland, Department of Public Works

This is highly skilled professional level work in the field of surveying and mapping. Candidate selected for this position will perform technical, administrative, and supervisory responsibilities and work with minimal supervision. Work will involve professional contact with other City staff, consultants, public utilities, construction contractors, the general public, stakeholder groups, various Boards and Committees, the City Council and will work to support the Chief Surveyor and the Survey, GIS and Archives Manager. This employee works under the direction of the Chief Surveyor, or other appropriate Division Head or designee; work will be performed in this class with a high degree of professional judgment; supervises technical and professional level employees and contract personnel. Primary responsibilities will be to prepare and supervise the creation of plans and data for municipal projects such as, but not limited to, boundary surveys, storm water and sanitary sewer projects, transportation projects, right-of-way projects, mapping projects which involve the application of surveying and mapping techniques; facilitates communication and coordination by and between group project managers and consultant surveyors; may oversee research and production work of others; prepares and administers consultant contracts for services provided to the City; compares reports and compiles data; may review City, State or Federal policies and legislation related to engineering and surveying and makes appropriate recommendations; prepares technical documentation and may make presentations for City Council, Planning Board, Boards & Committees and civic or neighborhood organizations as required by assigned work; may act as survey crew chief; prepares scope and cost estimates; prepares budget estimates and equipment needs for municipal projects, administers projects and portions of operating and funding program budgets related to assigned projects and personnel; collects analyzes and documents data and writes reports; carries out various tasks related to the administration of various City ordinances; performs related engineering office and field work.

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Posted 5/12/25

Help Wanted
1.  Survey Crew Chief and/or Land Surveyor In Training.  This position entails leading a surveying field crew for recon, field data collection using both robotic total station and GPS equipment, monumentation, and marking of lines.  A person who intends to someday be a licensed surveyor would be preferred, though that is not a requirement.  Some field work experience is necessary, even if limited to surveying course lab work.  Experience with survey drawing software (like autoCAD) would be a plus.  Part time (usually 20-30 hours per week) with flexible hours, partly depending on the employee's situation and needs, though a full time arrangement may be possible now or in the future.
2.  Survey crew member.  Assist in the recon and all aspects of field data collection, monumentation, and marking of lines.  This position is part time - on call usually resulting in 20-30 hours per week.  Flexible hours partly depending on the employee's situation and needs.
We are willing to train anyone who is a motivated self-starter. They should contact me directly by email or text (no phone calls please).
Ted Porter, PLS          [email protected]           (207) 299-4454

Posted 1/10/25

For Sale
Terradyn Consultants is selling thirteen Sokkia prisms. $500 for the lot. All the prisms are in good shape and a couple have never been used. One of them even lights up! Please call Jimmy Courbron (207) 212-4478. Click here for a photo.