State of Maryland

A Hydrographic Engineering Associate II is the full performance level of This is sub-professional technical work in the field of engineering, hydrography, surveying and marine construction.   Employees in this classification participate in survey parties engaged in examining shoreline and submerged bottoms of the Chesapeake Bay, its tributaries and other Maryland waters.  Employees in this classification conduct surveys from vessels for the purpose of delineating and marking classified bottoms.  Employees in this classification make, fix and develop charts and maps of the shoreline and water areas, and may require assistance in the placement and relocation of buoys and shore erosion control devices.  Employees in this classification do not supervise other positions.

Employees in this classification receive general supervision from a higher-level Hydrographic Engineering Associate or Engineer.  Employees may work independently and provide instruction to lower-level employees.

Positions in this classification are evaluated by using the classification job evaluation methodology.  The use of this method involves comparing the assigned duties and responsibilities of a position to the job criteria found in the Nature of Work and Examples of Work sections of the class specification.

The Hydrographic Engineering Associate II is differentiated from the Hydrographic Engineering Associate I in that the Hydrographic Engineering Associate II performs the full range of duties and responsibilities under general supervision while the Hydrographic Engineering Associate I performs the duties under close supervision at times and under general supervision at other times depending on the complexity of the specific duty being performed.   The Hydrographic Engineering Associate II is differentiated from the Hydrographic Engineering Associate III in that the Hydrographic Engineering Associate III acts as highly experienced surveyors of marine work involving the use of nautical surveying instruments and may also act as experienced marine construction experts, familiar with all phases of a project.

Surveys submerged bottoms, shorelines and coastal areas of the Chesapeake Bay and other Maryland waters;

Locates leaseholds and other classified bottoms and assists in the placement of buoys and other hydrographic boundary markings;

Constructs charts of submerged lands and shorelines showing locations of leaseholds and boundaries of classified bottoms;

Operates and maintains surveying equipment and small watercraft with which hydrographic surveying work is conducted;

Performs as a crewmember of a surveying team by acting as recorder, instrument person and assisting in taking soil borings;

May act as a construction inspector which involves interpretation of construction plans and specifications;  

Performs other related duties.

Knowledge of the principles and methods used in mapping;

Knowledge of algebra, geometry, and trigonometry;

Knowledge of the functions of the engineering transit and level;

Knowledge of civil engineering principles;

Knowledge of hydrographic surveying principles and techniques, and geodetic controls;

Knowledge of engineering plans for dredging operations and marine construction;

Knowledge of shore erosion projects;

Ability to record notes accurately, clearly and concisely;

Ability to adjust, operate and maintain survey equipment;

Ability to interpret design standards;

Ability to make survey computations;

Ability to operate small watercraft;

Ability to work harmoniously with others;

Ability to engage in continuous active fieldwork requiring physical stamina.

Education: Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate including at least four courses in mathematics and/or science.

Experience: Two years of experience performing intermediate level Hydrographic Engineering Associate work in the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.

                                                    OR

Experience: Five years of experience involving any combination of hydrography, engineering, surveying, or construction inspection work including one year of experience in hydrographic engineering associated activities.

Notes: 

1. Candidates may substitute credit hours in the field of engineering, geology, physics, oceanography, mathematics (excluding basic, required courses) from an accredited college or university at the rate of 15 credit hours for one year, for up to a maximum of two years of the required experience.

2. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a non-commissioned officer in Civil Engineering classifications or Civil Engineering or Quarrying Specialist specialty codes in the hydrographic engineering field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

Class specifications are broad descriptions covering groups of positions used by various State departments and agencies. Position descriptions maintained by the using department or agency specifically address the essential job functions of each position.

This is a Skilled Service classification in the State Personnel Management System.  All positions in this classification are Skilled Service positions.  Some positions in Skilled Service classifications may be designated Special Appointment in accordance with the State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 6-405, Annotated Code of Maryland.

This classification is assigned to Bargaining Unit B- Administrative, Technical and Clerical classes.  As provided by State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 3-102, special appointment, temporary, contractual, supervisory, managerial and confidential employees are excluded from collective bargaining.  Additionally, certain executive branch agencies are exempt from collective bargaining and all positions in those agencies are excluded from collective bargaining.

Employees in this classification are eligible to receive overtime compensation.  An employee who works more than the normal workweek is entitled to be compensated for that overtime as provided by State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 8-305.

This classification is one level in a Non-Competitive Promotion (NCP) series.  NCP promotions are promotions by which employees may advance in grade and class level from trainee to full performance levels in a classification series.  In order to be non-competitively promoted to the next level in a NCP series an employee must: 1) perform the main purpose of the class as defined in the Nature of Work section of the class specification; 2) receive the type of supervision defined in the class specification, and 3) meet the minimum qualifications of the classification.