Boundary Survey Program Manager

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We encourage a work life balance:

Working for Salt Lake County is more than just a paycheck. A career with /Salt Lake County includes several benefits and perks. We support our employees with 12 Holidays up to 24 vacation days 12 sick days and one personal day every year.

Additional Benefits may include:

• Retirement options for hybrid pension/401(k) or 401(k) only with a 10% contribution
• Medical coverage including a 100% county paid premium option-Dental and Vision coverage including coverage for adult designees
• Health Savings account with a county contribution up to $1200/year Flexible Spending Account
• 100% county-paid Long-Term Disability and Short-Term Disability option
• Professional Development including professional membership fees paid
• Tuition Reimbursement

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JOB SUMMARY

Provides surveying and mapping services right-of-way documentation and boundary conflict resolution to public and government agencies.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in Surveying Drafting Pre-engineering or Geographic Studies plus two (2) years of related experience; OR an equivalent combination of related education and experience.

A valid Drivers License issued by the State of Utah may be required to operate a vehicle.

Due to the nature of this position the successful applicant must pass a required background check through fingerprinting and enrollment in the continuous RAP Back (Record of Arrest and Prosecution Back) program in accordance with current County Human Resources policy requirements.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Manages coordinates and develops the Salt Lake County Surveyors right-of-way program survey control network GPS base station and monument history database.
• Represents the County Surveyor concerning right-of-way and survey boundary design.
• Ensures compliance with right-of-way documents and boundary survey standards established by local state and federal requirements.
• Supervises staff which includes hiring orienting training assigning and reviewing work performance annual work performance appraisals and discipline.
• Coordinates the exchange of survey control information between administration surveyors other divisions and governmental agencies.
• Assists the County Surveyor or his designee in implementing mandated statutorily defined monument preservation requirements.
• Prepares reviews verifies and coordinates right-of-way plats deeds easements descriptions subdivision plats final local entity plats and documents in support of county projects and incidental property acquisitions or conveyances.
• Directs title searches and abstracts of records to identify ownership of property easements and rights of way.
• Interfaces and coordinates with local state and federal jurisdictions to provide service to the public and other county agencies.
• Reports investigates and corrects valid complaints received by the County Surveyor following county policies and procedures.
• Coordinates and prepares the transfer and distribution of information with other departments divisions and agencies.
• Assists the public governmental agencies and other departments in the research and interpretation of documents and plats.
• Uses an approved sectional budget effectively following section requirements and departmental goals and objectives.
• Performs special projects.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSA)

Knowledge of:

• Civil engineering mathematics principles and practices
• Surveying principles techniques and laws
• Legal land description principles and interpretation of documents
• Laws and regulations regarding parcel boundaries
• Database management and its applications
• Topographic and cadastral surveying
• Geodetic surveying and the State Plane Coordinate System
• Mainframe Internet and Intranet applications
• Highway street and drainage design

Skills and Abilities to:

• Use and operate equipment tools technology and software related to job-specific duties
• Use and manipulate aerial photography
• Translate and rotate State Plane Coordinates
• Scan archive and retrieve documents
• Collect and process static and RTK GPS data
• Perform record abstracting and boundary line conflict resolutions
• Prepare drawings descriptions and documents of property and easement boundaries
• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Supervise direct and allocate work assignments
• Develop design and interpret survey field notes engineering plans notes and specifications
• Follow verbal and written procedures and instructions
• Investigate and interpret problems involving legal boundaries and easement descriptions
• Exercise independent judgment to carry out assignments and operations

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Work duties are typically performed in a general office setting.