Army Topographic Surveyor

Enlisted

82D MOS

Job Detail

Supervises or conducts surveys to provide control data for map making.

Supervises reconnaissance studies and reconnoiters survey sites to determine special requirements of obstacles encountered; plans and arranges for food service, housing, sanitation, transportation, and other facilities for topographic survey activities in remote areas; plans and organizes work activities; coordinates surveying and computing activities; supervises field survey activities in support of task and mission requirements; determines composition and operational procedures of topographic survey parties; collects available charts, maps, control lists, aerial photographs, and other topographic data; the topographic engineering supervisor supervises topographic surveying, cartography and photolithography activities; assists in topographic planning and control activities; assists in determining requirements and providing technical supervision of topographic mapping and other military geographic intelligence programs, to include geodetic and topographic surveying activities; assists in command supervision and coordination of map reproduction and topographic map supply programs; provides staff supervision and principal noncommissioned officer direction to units engaged in performing topographic engineering missions.

Records topographic survey data, operates survey instruments, and performs topographic computations; constructs and erects survey towers/stands; transports, sets up, operates, and maintains equipment according to written, oral or visual instructions from supervisors; prepares abstracts of field data for final computations; assists in the emplacement/recovery of control stations and prepares station descriptions cards; computes abstracted survey data for final tabulation of survey project; transports, sets up, operates and maintains equipment according to written, oral or visual instructions from supervisors; computes and adjusts first, second and third order horizontal/vertical control surveys; computes elevations of tidal benchmarks and baselines; performs preliminary/field computation to verify field observations for control surveys and computes preliminary values of horizontal and vertical control points; determines and writes equations used in least square adjustments; transforms, in the same system, coordinates and azimuths from one zone to adjacent zones; operates and writes programs for programmable electronic calculators; directs and controls personnel when acting as a survey party chief; recommends method of computation, adjustment and need for additional data; computes geographic positions, elevations, astronomic and place azimuths and latitude and longitude from astronomical observations; evaluates and verifies results of all computations; directs the transportation of, set up, operation and maintenance of equipment according to written, oral or visual instructions; performs survey reconnaissance to include picture point selection, main, and secondary survey station placement and evaluates field data and the results obtained; analyzes traverse, triangulation, leveling, satellite, and trilateration data to isolate computational or field blunders;

The topographic engineering supervisor supervises topographic surveying, cartography and photolithography activities; assists in topographic planning and control activities; assists in determining requirements and providing technical supervision of topographic mapping and other military geographic intelligence programs, to include geodetic and topographic surveying activities; assists in command supervision and coordination of map reproduction and topographic map supply programs; provides staff supervision and principal noncommissioned officer direction to units engaged in performing topographic engineering missions; provides advice and makes recommendations to the commander and staff on all matters pertaining to enlisted soldiers and their families; accompanies the commander on inspections, visits and ceremonies; assists in inspection of command activities, facilities and personnel as prescribed by the commander; ensures adherence to command policies; holds first sergeants' or sergeants' major call to announce information and instruction; ensures that newly assigned enlisted personnel are instructed in military courtesy, customs of the service and command regulations or policies; responsible for monitoring training or conducts training of enlisted soldiers; assesses training at all levels and provides feedback to appropriate commanders and leaders; provides counsel and guidance to NCOs and other enlisted soldiers of the command; responsible for and provides guidance on Non-Commissioned Officer Education System (NCOES) and Non-Commissioned Officer Development Program (NCODP); inspects duties performed by subordinate NCOs; notes discrepancies and initiates appropriate corrective action; assists in reception of visitors to the command; serves as president or member of command promotion board or removal board for NCOs, as authorized by regulations; sits as chairperson or member of a command's Military Member of the Quarter/Year competition for enlisted soldiers or NCOs, as directed by local regulations; responsible for quality, control and training of noncommissioned officer evaluation reports (NCOER) while ensuring timely submissions; reviews evaluation reports to determine compliance with policies and procedures and recommends corrective actions on deficiencies to commanders, other leaders and rating officials; performs other duties prescribed by the commander; assists in the professional development of junior and company grade officer.

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