Supervising Surveyor
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THE POSITION
This position is within the Construction Inspection and Survey section of the Engineering Services Division within the Department of Public Works. This position will supervise office and field staff that provide survey services throughout the city and provide expertise and guidance for land surveys survey records and mapping.
IDEAL CANDIDATE STATEMENT
The ideal candidate will have field and office experience managing training and supervising survey teams. The candidate will have a solid background in land survey principles codes and laws. They will excel in supervising personnel preparing reports for the City Council and coordinating with contractors and other stakeholders. The ideal candidate will possess strong organizational communication and problem-solving skills combined with the ability to foster a productive team environment.
Plan direct organize coordinate and supervise surveying work in the conducting of land surveys and associated work; and the establishment review and maintenance of survey records and maps in addition to providing technical assistance.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
This position is distinguished from the Survey Party Chief by the requirement for full-time supervisory and administrative responsibility over surveying/engineering personnel and operations.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
Receives general direction from higher-level management. Exercises direct and indirect supervision over lower level surveying/engineering personnel.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Depending upon assignment duties may include but are not limited to the following:
- Plan assign schedule direct and evaluate the work of several survey parties through their respective Survey Party Chiefs
- Review and check various survey maps and descriptions for accuracy and conformance with established surveying principles and practices and applicable surveying laws rules and regulations and make various recommendations for improvement
- Enforce City policies codes regulations and appropriate State and Federal laws
- Administer personnel and administrative functions for the survey section
- Prepare survey related agenda items for City Council
- Establish and implement training programs in land surveying and associated areas for assigned staff
- Establish and maintain permanent system for recording critical survey data and documentation
- Establish and maintain equipment and supply requirements
- Receive evaluate and coordinate requests for surveys assigning parties scheduling and setting priorities
- Prepare review sign and record survey maps and documents
- Conduct safety meetings and training sessions
- Coordinate with contractors through the Resident Construction Inspector (RCI) engineers architects and other project personnel regarding survey requirements or problems
- Perform other related duties as assignedQUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge of:
- The California Land Surveyors Act
- The California Subdivision Map Act
- Principles practices equipment and methods used in land surveying
- Construction engineering including site preparation
- Leveling foundation layout boundary establishment structural measurements etc.
- Civil engineering drafting and mapping
- Survey records management
- Real property legal descriptions
- Principles and practices of supervision and leadership
- Personal computers including surveying software
- Current generation of field survey computers
Ability to:
- Plan organize supervise and evaluate the work of subordinates
- Understand interpret prepare and record survey data field notes maps legal descriptions and other documents
- Train assigned staff in the principles practices and methods of land surveying and associated work
- Assist in developing and administering a budget for surveying
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
One year of experience in survey work at a level comparable to Survey Party Chief with the City of Sacramento and college-level courses in surveying drafting and mathematics including trigonometry or above.COMPARABLE CLASSIFICATIONSPECIFICATION
To see the classification specification for the comparable classification of Survey Party Chief please clickhere.
PROOF OF EDUCATION
Proof of education such as but not limited to university/college transcripts anddegreesshould besubmittedwith your application andwill beat the time of appointment.Unofficial documents and/or copies are acceptable.
License or Certificate:An applicant with a college degree obtainedoutside the United States must have education records evaluated by acredentialsevaluation service.Evaluation of education records will be due at time of appointment.
Possession of a valid Certificate of Registration as a Land Surveyor issued by the State of California at the time of appointment.
OR
Possession of a valid Certificate of Registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of California prior to January 1 1982 at the time of appointment.
Certificate(s) of Registration must be verifiable.PROOF OF CERTIFICATION
Proof of the required certificate and/or licenseshouldbesubmittedwith your application andwill beat the time of appointment.Unofficial documents and/or copies are acceptable.
THE SELECTION PROCEDURE
Please note the City of Sacramentos preferred method of communication with applicants is via e-mail. As such please ensure you verify the e-mail address on your application and check your e-mailfrequently including your spam and junk folders. All e-mail notifications can also be accessed through the applicant inbox.
1. Application:(Pass/Fail) All applicants must complete andsubmitonlinea City of Sacramento employment applicationby the final filingdeadline;Employment applications must besubmittedonline; paper applications will not be accepted.
Employment applicationswill be considered incomplete and will be disqualified:
If applicants do not list current and/or past job-related experience in theduties area of theWork Experience section.Note: Qualifying experience is based on full-time experience (40 hours per week). Qualifying experience is calculated to the full-time equivalent (pro-rated if less than 40 hours/week).
If see resume is noted in the Work Experience section; a resume will not substitute for the informationin the Work Experience section.
Proof of education such as but not limited to university/college transcripts and degreesshouldbesubmittedonlinewith your application.Proof of educationwill beat time of appointment.
Proof of certification and/or license should besubmittedonline with your application. Proof of certification and/or licensewill beat time of appointment.
Position/job titles will not be considered indeterminingeligibility for meeting the minimum qualifications for this position.
Ifyourerequesting Veterans credit a copy of your DD214 must besubmittedonlinewith your application oremailedto the Employment Officeby the final filing deadline.Informationregardingthe use of Veterans credit can be found in the Civil Service Board rules under rule4.9C.
Applicantsare responsible forattaching a copy of their DD214 to each position for which they apply.
2. Training and Experience Exam: (Weighted 100%) The questionslocatedat the end of the application are the Training and Experience (T&E) Exam.Responses to the T&E questions will be rated and scored. This exam will evaluate the relevance level and progression of a candidates educationtrainingand experience. The exam score willdetermineyour ranking on the eligible list for this job. When completing the T&E questions please note:
Responses to the T&E questionsmustbesubmittedonline; paper questionnaires will not be accepted.
A resume willnotsubstitute for the informationin the T&E questions.
3.Eligibility: Candidates who pass the Training and Experience Test will be placed on the eligible list. The hiring department may contact candidates for interview at any time during the life of the one-year list. Candidates eligibility expires one year from the date of notification of a passing score for the Supervising Surveyorexamination.
4.Screening Committee: (Pass/Fail) All candidates that pass the examination and are in one of the top three ranks will have their applicationforwardedto the hiring department for review. The hiring department will select the most competitive applications for further consideration. Human Resources will only evaluate employment applications for the minimum qualifications asstatedon the job announcement for applications selected by the hiring department.
5.Conditional Hire:Upon receipt of a conditional offer the selected candidate must complete and pass LiveScan/fingerprinting. If applicable candidates may also need to pass a pre-employment medical exam controlledsubstanceand/or alcohol test andpossessany required licensure or certification prior to receiving a start date from the Department. Failure to meet these prerequisites will be grounds for withdrawal of your conditional offer of employment.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
