City and County of San Francisco
Survey Associate - Surveying and Mapping - Public Works (5314 TPV) (158268)
City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States, 94102
Survey Associate - Surveying and Mapping - Public Works (5314 TPV)
Join our Surveying and Mapping division's survey team and assume a supervisory role in both field and office survey work for a wide range of City projects. Your responsibilities may include conducting boundary, topographic, monument preservation, and geodetic control surveys. You'll provide essential contributions to our dedicated team of experienced surveyors, associates, and support staff delivering top-notch service to the public and the City of San Francisco. Under general direction, the Survey Associate is responsible for supervising the work of a survey party. Essential functions include: following established surveying methods and procedures; planning, organizing, assigning, directing and reviewing the work of staff; planning and organizing survey work; training the survey party staff; interacting and discussing with department staff, contractors and others on survey needs and projects; reading and interpreting maps, drawings and prior survey notes; preparing and maintaining survey field notes; performing mathematical computations; tracking supply and equipment needs; and using personal computers and survey related applications. Performs other related duties as required. Important and essential duties: As a Survey Associate, your duties may include, but are not limited to the following: Supervise the work of survey staff by planning, organizing, assigning, directing, and reviewing the work, including completing performance evaluations and administering disciplinary procedures when necessary. Plan, organize, and determine logistics for conducting each survey. Set and adhere to project deadlines and ensure that surveys provide necessary information and documentation. Training staff to use surveying equipment and follow procedures to establish lines and grades for construction projects, perform topographical and other surveys, stadia work, cross-sectioning and contour line-setting, and establish and maintain precise monument and control lines, official elevations, survey lines, and boundary lines. Remain up to date on current surveying techniques and equipment improvements. Discuss survey needs and projects with departmental staff, contractors, and others to plan survey work. Determine the extent of ground control necessary to provide all essential field data. Act as technical advisor in pouching or assembling the maps and charts, field notes, tract maps, deed descriptions, quadrant sheets, and historical data necessary to conduct the surveys. Read and interpret maps, drawings, and prior survey notes, such as subdivision, right-of-way, parcel, contour, hydrographic (Port), lease maps, and construction drawings to plan survey work. Prepare and maintain survey field notes. Performing mathematical computations to determine distances, elevations, angles, areas, traverses, and then interpret findings. Tracking supply and equipment needs for survey staff. Using related applications to check survey information and maps; may include the use of AutoCAD and/or Tripod Data System (TDS). Drive a departmental vehicle to work sites to perform survey work. Working conditions: The nature of the work will require some physical effort and manual dexterity occasionally lifting and carrying equipment and working in adverse weather or working conditions such as working in streets or roads in heavy traffic, in cold and rain. Minimum qualifications: Six (6) years of verifiable surveying experience (either in the office or field) which must include two (2) years of experience in a position with duties comparable to those of Class 5312 Survey Assistant II; OR possession of a Bachelor of Science degree in Geomatics or related field AND two (2) years of experience in a position with duties comparable to those of Class 5312 Survey Assistant II; OR possession of an Associate of Science degree with a concentration in Geomatics or a related field AND four (4) years of verifiable surveying experience (either in the office or field) which must include two (2) years of experience in a position with duties comparable to those of Class 5312 Survey Assistant II; OR possession of a valid Land Surveyor-In-Training (LSIT) license issued by the California State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors AND four (4) years of verifiable surveying experience (either in the office or field) which must include two (2) years of experience in a position with duties comparable to those of Class 5312 Survey Assistant II. Note: 1. Related educational fields include Geography, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Math, and/or Civil Engineering. Special condition: Possession of a valid California Class C driver's license. Applicants must possess a valid California Class C driver's license with no restrictions that would prohibit them from legally performing the essential functions and duties of the role. Desirable qualifications: Experience in reviewing maps for a public organization (Parcel Maps, Corner Records, tract Maps, Records of Surveys, etc.); professional experience resolving complex boundaries and preparing legal descriptions; experience performing post-processing: using 3D Laser Scanning, GPS Data, and Conventional Survey Control Data; proven professional experience using AutoCAD Civil 3D in survey work.
Join our Surveying and Mapping division's survey team and assume a supervisory role in both field and office survey work for a wide range of City projects. Your responsibilities may include conducting boundary, topographic, monument preservation, and geodetic control surveys. You'll provide essential contributions to our dedicated team of experienced surveyors, associates, and support staff delivering top-notch service to the public and the City of San Francisco. Under general direction, the Survey Associate is responsible for supervising the work of a survey party. Essential functions include: following established surveying methods and procedures; planning, organizing, assigning, directing and reviewing the work of staff; planning and organizing survey work; training the survey party staff; interacting and discussing with department staff, contractors and others on survey needs and projects; reading and interpreting maps, drawings and prior survey notes; preparing and maintaining survey field notes; performing mathematical computations; tracking supply and equipment needs; and using personal computers and survey related applications. Performs other related duties as required. Important and essential duties: As a Survey Associate, your duties may include, but are not limited to the following: Supervise the work of survey staff by planning, organizing, assigning, directing, and reviewing the work, including completing performance evaluations and administering disciplinary procedures when necessary. Plan, organize, and determine logistics for conducting each survey. Set and adhere to project deadlines and ensure that surveys provide necessary information and documentation. Training staff to use surveying equipment and follow procedures to establish lines and grades for construction projects, perform topographical and other surveys, stadia work, cross-sectioning and contour line-setting, and establish and maintain precise monument and control lines, official elevations, survey lines, and boundary lines. Remain up to date on current surveying techniques and equipment improvements. Discuss survey needs and projects with departmental staff, contractors, and others to plan survey work. Determine the extent of ground control necessary to provide all essential field data. Act as technical advisor in pouching or assembling the maps and charts, field notes, tract maps, deed descriptions, quadrant sheets, and historical data necessary to conduct the surveys. Read and interpret maps, drawings, and prior survey notes, such as subdivision, right-of-way, parcel, contour, hydrographic (Port), lease maps, and construction drawings to plan survey work. Prepare and maintain survey field notes. Performing mathematical computations to determine distances, elevations, angles, areas, traverses, and then interpret findings. Tracking supply and equipment needs for survey staff. Using related applications to check survey information and maps; may include the use of AutoCAD and/or Tripod Data System (TDS). Drive a departmental vehicle to work sites to perform survey work. Working conditions: The nature of the work will require some physical effort and manual dexterity occasionally lifting and carrying equipment and working in adverse weather or working conditions such as working in streets or roads in heavy traffic, in cold and rain. Minimum qualifications: Six (6) years of verifiable surveying experience (either in the office or field) which must include two (2) years of experience in a position with duties comparable to those of Class 5312 Survey Assistant II; OR possession of a Bachelor of Science degree in Geomatics or related field AND two (2) years of experience in a position with duties comparable to those of Class 5312 Survey Assistant II; OR possession of an Associate of Science degree with a concentration in Geomatics or a related field AND four (4) years of verifiable surveying experience (either in the office or field) which must include two (2) years of experience in a position with duties comparable to those of Class 5312 Survey Assistant II; OR possession of a valid Land Surveyor-In-Training (LSIT) license issued by the California State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors AND four (4) years of verifiable surveying experience (either in the office or field) which must include two (2) years of experience in a position with duties comparable to those of Class 5312 Survey Assistant II. Note: 1. Related educational fields include Geography, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Math, and/or Civil Engineering. Special condition: Possession of a valid California Class C driver's license. Applicants must possess a valid California Class C driver's license with no restrictions that would prohibit them from legally performing the essential functions and duties of the role. Desirable qualifications: Experience in reviewing maps for a public organization (Parcel Maps, Corner Records, tract Maps, Records of Surveys, etc.); professional experience resolving complex boundaries and preparing legal descriptions; experience performing post-processing: using 3D Laser Scanning, GPS Data, and Conventional Survey Control Data; proven professional experience using AutoCAD Civil 3D in survey work.