Survey Party Chief

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The Department of Public Works, Engineering Services division is seeking a highly motivated, experienced individual to provide leadership and support in our Survey Section. Responsibilities include supervising a crew of technical staff, managing design and construction surveying projects, preparing deliverables for City clients, and preparing legal descriptions and plats for right-of-way acquisitions. To perform supervisory and advanced technical surveying work and to be responsible for planning, organizing, and directing the operation of a field party making land and engineering surveys. Responsibilities Direct a survey party in making a variety of surveys: land surveys to determine locations of property lines, boundaries, easements, and right-of-ways; topographic surveys to determine locations and elevations of existing improvements, structures, and topographic features; construction surveys for improvement projects; surveys to establish and adjust benchmarks; and surveys to establish and monument street centerlines. Keep accurate, orderly, and legible field notes of work performed showing lines, angles, distances, benchmarks, mathematical calculations, and other data pertinent to the field survey. Compute and adjust angles, distances, bearings, traverses, and elevations. Operate survey instruments and instruct other party members in their operations. Perform a variety of office surveying duties including researching existing records and compiling data required for current survey projects and computing data to be shown on maps. Supervise, train, and evaluate the performance of technical subordinates. Perform related duties as assigned. Knowledge of Surveying methods, practices, and techniques. Legal aspects of surveying. Algebra, geometry, and trigonometry. Elementary principles and practices of engineering as related to surveying. Sources of information concerning previous land surveys. Principles of supervision, training, and performance evaluation. Personal computers, including surveying software. Current generation of field survey computers. Ability to Understand and interpret legal descriptions and record survey maps. Understand and interpret engineering plans, diagrams, and notes. Use and care for surveying instruments and equipment. Make accurate and legible field survey notes. Perform complex mathematical calculations with speed and accuracy. Plan and organize the work of a field survey party to achieve optimum efficiency. Supervise, train, and evaluate subordinate field survey personnel. Experience Two years of experience comparable to an Engineering Aide II with the City of Sacramento. Or three years of experience as a member of a survey party performing lead chain, rod, and instrument operator duties. License or Certificate Possession of a valid Land‑Surveyor‑In‑Training Certificate in the State of California at the time of appointment (certifiable). Special Qualifications Valid California Class C Driver License at the time of appointment. #J-18808-Ljbffr City-of-Sacrament