This posting is for an Engineering Specialist II position that will serve as the District Survey Party Chief in the Division 9 District 1 Engineer’s Office. This is the highest level of technical work and support in the District Engineer’s office, performing a wide variety of the most complex and advanced assignments including analyzing, evaluating, computing, editing, and processing higher level engineering and other survey information. This includes, but is not limited to, establishing (includes planning, processing, and adjustment) or reviewing establishment of project control networks utilizing GPS, Drone and/or conventional survey methods. Work involves an extremely wide range of independent decision-making and use of judgment and would normally include some supervision and providing work direction to others. Employee will check and review technical aspects of survey data and mapping from both in-house and contracted services, to ensure that proper procedures are followed, and appropriate accuracies are obtained according to NCDOT, Location & Survey, and generally accepted surveying standards. Other duties will involve supervision and review of litigation surveys and may serve as expert witnesses in litigation cases. Work is performed under very limited technical and limited administrative supervision and may include other duties and responsibilities as assigned.