Associate Land Surveyor
Associate Land Surveyor
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Job Description
The Position
Please note there is a new final cutoff date for this recruitment
This is a continuous filing exam. Next filing cutoffs are at 5:00 pm on:1/27/25 2/10/25 2/24/25 3/10/25 3/24/25 4/7/25 (final)
Under general direction the Associate Land Surveyor performs difficult and complex surveying work and/or acts as supervisor to a group of surveyors and/or paraprofessional surveying/engineering staff. Determines legality of parcels; supervises the review of Records of Survey Parcel Maps and Subdivision Maps for compliance with State and Local Codes; interprets and explains Local and State Codes the Land Surveyors Act and Subdivision Map Act.Examples of Knowledge and Abilities
Knowledge of
- Principles of engineering surveying and mathematical concepts and practices including boundary establishment and property description.
- Principles of supervision training organization and work scheduling.
- The Land Surveyors Act and Subdivision Map Act applicable State laws and Sacramento County codes and other related laws and ordinances concerning surveying and boundary determination.
- General operation and acceptable techniques in the use of automated equipment and standard application software related to surveying functions.
- Survey project budgeting and scoping.
- Mapping and drafting techniques.
- Safe surveying practices.
- The California Coordinate system.
- Provide daily direction guidance organization coordination supervision review and control the work of field or office survey staff.
- Provide requisite interpretations of State laws Sacramento County codes and related codes and ordinances applicable to the survey requirements and boundary determinations.
- Perform a variety of administrative functions; prepare technical correspondence and complete comprehensive reports.
- Develop and recommend policies and procedures.
- Represent the County in meetings and conferences with outside consultants contractors and other public agencies.
- Read and interpret plans and specifications.
Employment Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Either: 1. Two years of fulltime experience in Sacramento County service in the class of Assistant Land Surveyor performing duties related to surveying and boundary determination.
Or: 2. Three years of fulltime experience in Sacramento County service in the class of Survey Party Chief or Principal Engineering Technician performing duties related to surveying and boundary determination.
Or:3. Three years of fulltime experience related to paraprofessional surveying and boundary determinations at a supervisory or leadworker capacity.
Note: If the word experience is referenced in the minimum qualifications it means fulltime paid experience unless the minimum qualification states that volunteer experience is acceptable. Parttime paid experience may be accumulated and prorated to meet the total experience requirements.
General Qualifications
Certificates/licenses: Possess and maintain a valid California Land Surveyors license or registration as a licensed Civil Engineer in the State of California prior to January 1 1982 issued by the California State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.
Physical Abilities: For some assignments incumbents must be physically capable of performing manual labor including the lifting and carrying of objects weighing up to 75 pounds; perform a variety of physical tasks in inclement weather and in a variety of difficult locations and conditions; must possess sufficient eyehand coordination to utilize a variety of hand and powerdriven tools.
Probationary Period
The probationary period for this classification is twelve 12 months.Application and Testing Information
APPLICATION
Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. All applicants must complete and submit an online County of Sacramento employment application by 5:00 PM on the posted cutoff date. Clickhereto apply.
County of Sacramento
Department of Personnel Services
Employment Services Division
700 H Street Room 4667
Sacramento CA 95814
Phone; 711 California Relay Service
InterOffice Mail Code: 094667
- Employment applications and all documentation requested in this announcement must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the cutoff date.
- Employment Services is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by an applicants computer or web browser. Applicants will be automatically logged out if they have not submitted their applications and all documentation prior to 5:00 p.m. on the cutoff date.
- Your application should highlight all relevant education training and experience and clearly indicate how you meet the minimum qualifications for the position as of the cutoff date.
- Application information must be current concise and related to the requirements in this job announcement. You may only apply for this recruitment once. Duplicate and incomplete applications will be disqualified.
- A resume may be included with your application however it will not substitute for the information requested on the application.
SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE
Applicants are required to provide a full and complete response to each supplemental question. The Supplemental Questionnaire is located in the tab marked Supplemental Questions. Please be descriptive in your response.
Note: Responses of See Resume or See Application or copy and paste of work experience are not qualifying responses and will not be considered.
- Supplemental Questionnaires must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the cutoff date. Employment Services is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by an applicants computer or web browser. Applicants will be automatically logged out if they have not submitted their applications and all documentation prior to 5:00 p.m. on the cutoff date.
- The supplemental questions are designed to elicit specific information regarding a candidates experience education and training. Responses should be consistent with the information on your application and are subject to verification.
- Please provide place of employment pertinent dates and concise descriptive and detailed information for each question.
- If a job included responsibilities applicable to several questions separate the different functions of the job to answer all the questions completely.
- Resumes or referral to the application or other questionnaire responses will not be accepted in lieu of completing each question.
- If you have no experience write no experience for the appropriate question.
- For many individuals it is more efficient to develop responses to the supplemental questions in a word processing document and then paste them into the final document to be submitted. Changes or corrections to your Supplemental Questionnaire cannot be made once your application packet has been submitted.
- If the Supplemental Questionnaire is used in the Formula Rate exam failure to complete all of the questions or incomplete responses will result in a lower score. While scoring the Supplemental Questionnaire the candidates application and/or attachments will not be reviewed therefore a candidates responses to the questions should be accurate thorough detailed and complete.
FORMULA RATE EXAMINATION (Weighted 100
All candidates meeting the minimum qualifications by the cutoff date will have their Supplemental Questionnaire scored in the Formula Rate Examination. This examination will evaluate the relevance level recency progression and quality of candidates education training and experience. The candidates application or other materials will not be included in this examination. Therefore the candidates responses to the supplemental questionnaire should be thorough detailed and complete. The score from the Formula Rate Examination will determine the ranking on the eligible/employment list for this job.
All candidates competing in the testing process will receive written notice of their examination results by email. Notices can also be accessed in their governmentjobs inbox. Applicants achieving a passing score will be placed on the eligible list in rank order. The rank is determined by the test score attained from the examination.
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Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
