City Surveyor

Performs a variety of technical and professional surveying tasks of moderate to high degree of difficulty.  This position has no supervisory responsibilities. Under general supervision, this job class is expected to exercise judgment within established guidelines in the disposition of daily activities.

NOTE: First application review will take place 2 weeks after the posting date, additional applications will only be reviewed if necessary to obtain a sufficient applicant pool.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

High School Diploma or GED and seven (7) years of full-time professional level field engineering, surveying, or closely related work; or any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training which provides the knowledge and abilities necessary to perform the essential functions of the position.

LICENSING & TRAINING:

• Valid State Driver's License
• National Incident Management System (NIMS) training based on assignment.
• Possess an Arizona Registered Land Surveyor Certification for the State of Arizona.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list of tasks is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY, and not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by positions in this class.

• Reviews surveying services project requests.
• Works with City construction project teams to assess project scope, needs, requirements, deadlines, and the priorities of the City Capital Improvement Program (CIP).
• Performs topographic surveys, boundary surveys, ALTA/NSPS Surveys, right-of-way surveys, and similar surveys for the City.
• Prepares written legal descriptions and exhibits.
• Performs survey work, data collection, and compilation tasks for source data that updates GIS and real property databases.
• Sets priorities for surveying services projects.
• Provides training for GIS.
• Reviews and verifies collected GIS data; reviews and approves field notes and data calculations; and reviews, evaluates, and seals all completed field surveys.
• Handles quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) on all survey related work.
• Marks real property boundaries; ensures that the recording, filing, and maintenance of files and indices of maps, plats, deeds and other legal documents as a matter of public record are in accordance with state law.
• Maintains knowledge of City General Engineering Standards and Land Development Code.
• Provides review of private development and CIP projects for compliance with City code and state law related to survey and boundary criteria.
• Maintains the operation of the City’s Continuously Operating Base Station (COBS).
• Assists with creation and review of City policy relating to survey standards.
• Maintains and provides calibration of City survey equipment including GPS, robotic total station, and automatic level.
• Responds to information requests from City departments and the public.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of City General Engineering Standards and Land Development Code.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and City rules, regulations, policies, procedures, codes, and ordinances related to public works.
• Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions.
• Knowledge of development of boundary surveys, ALTA/NSPS surveys, legals, and exhibits.
• Skill in using GPS, robotic total station, and automatic level equipment and associated software.
• Skill in researching easements, surveys, drawings, and maps in City and county records.
• Skill in utilizing computer software (AutoCAD Civil3D) to develop surveys, designs, maps, exhibits, and reports.
• Skill in using a personal computer and standard spreadsheet, word processing, and database applications as well as Microsoft Office.
• Skill in reading and interpreting engineering drawings, specifications, and reports.
• Skill in solving problems.
• Skill in communicating, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to prepare and make presentations.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with various county and municipal staff, elected and appointed officials, consultants, private surveyors, contractors, vendors, and the general public.
• Ability to research and respond to a wide variety of questions related to rights-of-way, easements, surveying, boundaries, and City’s GPS system from internal as well as external customers.
• Ability to perform multiple tasks under strict time deadlines.
• Ability to coordinate services and activities with other divisions and departments.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work is performed mostly in field settings, in a variety of weather conditions, with exposure to the elements is required in the inspection of various land use developments and construction sites. Eye-hand coordination is necessary to operate computers and various pieces of office equipment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls with hands and arms; lift arms above shoulder level; work in small, cramped areas; work at heights greater than 10 feet; and walk over rough, uneven or rocky surfaces. The employee is required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, bend, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, perceive the full range of color spectrum; peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.


WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee works in outside-weather conditions. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to hot, cold, wet and/or humid conditions, or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet in the office and moderate to loud in the field.