Job Description

About the Organization:

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is responsible for Michigan’s 9,669-mile state highway system, comprised of all M, I and US routes. MDOT also administers other state and federal transportation programs for aviation, intercity passenger services, rail freight, local public transit services, grant programs, and others.

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Position Description:
This position is responsible for standard assignments related to MDOT’s statewide Real Estate technical program. MDOT’s real estate technical program consists of MDOT right of way (ROW) plans and ROW maps. The ROW plans are developed when MDOT needs to acquire ROW for statewide projects. MDOT ROW plans are developed using Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) systems and show the ROW that must be acquired for a project. The ROW maps are MDOT’s statewide inventory of MDOT-owned property that are public in electronic format for viewing, printing and downloading by MDOT staff, government agencies, utility companies, design consultants, business owners, and the general public.

The transportation technician is responsible for preparing and updating the MDOT ROW maps. This position also prepares legal descriptions of property for condemnation proceedings and disposal of MDOT excess property, using information supplied on design plans to define the limits of the property to be taken or to be disposed of.

The transportation technician is also responsible for the preparation of sketches and overlays of residential lands for the disposal of MDOT-owned excess property using information supplied only on the project the excess was acquired within. This position may assist the supervisor or the senior-level transportation technician in basic training of lower-level technicians.

Responsibilities:

• Interpret design and ROW plans, review and identify any ambiguities and/or errors on ROW maps and determine how best to resolve ROW issues.
• Produce appropriate products for ROW and GIS map updates utilizing multiple file types (i.e., .tiff, .dgn, .kmz, .kml) and programs (i.e., MicroStation, ArcGIS).
• Review final design plans for inclusion of required legal and technical nomenclature needed to prepare property deeds.
• Assemble GIS information from field collected data or existing electronic data.
• Assist and support region and central office personnel in deciphering legal descriptions and mapping.
• Provide phone support and various trouble shooting tasks related to real estate technical inquiries.
• Apply route surveying, boundary surveying, construction plan reading, and survey control to make inferences about applicability of records to fulfill research requests based on information located from records and databases that vary in format and medium, including 100-year-old survey notes, modern CADD files, etc.
• Prepare CADD drawings as required to update MDOT ROW maps in preparation for GIS technology.
• Work closely with Real Estate and Design staff as well as region offices to make revisions and corrections to the ROW maps and/or legal descriptions and sketches as requested.

The Real Estate Property Management Unit provides technical real estate support for the central office, region offices, and outside contractors in the areas of mapping, ROW plans and legal descriptions. This position prepares and updates the MDOT ROW maps.

This position is responsible for assignments related to instrument work that includes preparing ROW legal descriptions for road and bridge projects, condemnation proceedings and disposal of MDOT excess and railroad properties.

This position also serves as a resource person to region offices, Transportation Service Centers, other Real Estate staff, contractors’ surveyors, lawyers, and the general public as to the methodology used in the preparation of legal descriptions.

Basic Requirements for Skills, Experience, Education and Credentials:
Possession of an associate degree in concrete technology, civil technology, construction technology, surveying technology, construction management, mathematics, or computer science.

Experience:

Transportation Technician 8-10
8 level: No specific type or amount.

9 level: One year of experience equivalent to a transportation technician 8.

E10 level: Two years of experience equivalent to a transportation technician, including one year equivalent to a transportation technician 9.

Transportation Technician 11
Three years of experience equivalent to a transportation technician, including one year equivalent to a transportation technician E10.

Knowledge, Skills, and Ability:

Knowledge of the U.S. Public Land Survey system, proper formatting of data and of English and metric conversion factors, in addition to nomenclature and conventional symbols of mapping, architectural and engineering drawings. Ability to apply required surveying knowledge to specific situations; interpret plats, plans, maps, and drawings.

Communicate effectively with co-workers, consultants and general public inquiries. Knowledge of the function and operation of automated drafting equipment and computer graphics equipment such as CADD programs. Ability to operate automated drafting and computer graphics equipment. Knowledge of design and commercial planning concepts and techniques, including design manuals, standard plans and specification, construction manuals, and engineering and drafting practices. Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing, in normal and stressful conditions. Ability to read, interpret or explain applicable standards, technical literature, regulations, plans, and specifications. Ability to prepare maps, drawings and tracings neatly, accurately and legibly.

Ability to maintain effective working relationships with private, public, local, state, and federal personnel, as well as other department personnel.

Applying for this position:

Please apply for this position at the following link:

Transportation Technician 8-E10/11 (Real Estate Technical Program) Bureau of Development | Job Details tab | Career Pages (governmentjobs.com)

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled:

Accessibility Notice: Attendees who require mobility, visual, hearing, written or other assistance for effective participation should contact Orlando Curry at 517-241-7462 or

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, preferably at least five business days prior to the scheduled meeting. Forms are located on the Title VI webpage www.Michigan.gov/MDOT/Programs/Title-VI. Requests made after this timeframe will be evaluated and honored to the extent possible.

Accommodations can be made for persons who require mobility, visual, hearing, written, or other assistance for participation. Large print materials, auxiliary aids or the services of interpreters, signers, or readers are available upon request. Contact

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or 517-335-8147, or complete Form 2658 for American Sign Language (ASL) interpreting requests. Requests should be made at least five days prior to the meeting date. Reasonable efforts will be made to provide the requested accommodation or an effective alternative, but accommodations may not be guaranteed.

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Job Types: Full-Time. Salaries: 60,000 - 80,000.

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