Senior Engineer Tech - Survey
About The Position
In addition to the duties of the Engineering Tech, performs sub-professional engineering assignments of moderate difficulty, requiring advanced knowledge of surveying, drafting and construction supervision of a large project or several similar projects carried out simultaneously. The position may supervise one full-time and/or several part-time employees. The job functions listed herein are neither exclusive nor exhaustive but are intended to be illustrative of the types of tasks the employee will most likely be expected to perform on a regular basis. The employee may be asked to perform different or additional tasks than the ones listed here, as the needs of the employer and/or the requirements of the position change.
Requirements
- Graduation from high school and at least 2 years of specialized training, with at least 6 years of experience in surveying, drafting and construction; OR any equivalent combination of training and experience.
- Knowledge of Department rules, regulations and policies.
- Knowledge of the practices, methods, techniques and procedures of construction, cartography and architecture.
- Knowledge of advanced drafting standards.
- Knowledge of the use of standard office equipment and specialized equipment used in drafting and surveying.
- Knowledge of relevant software programs; e.g., AutoCad (Civil 3D), GIS, WORD, Excel, VueWorks, Granicus, and Adobe.
- Ability to prepare and interpret difficult drawings, plans, graphs, charts, maps and specifications.
- Ability to understand and follow instructions and adhere to prescribed routines.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Ability to assign and supervise the work of others.
- Ability to use and interpret results from engineering field, office and laboratory test equipment.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with engineers, contractors, supervisors, coworkers and the general public.
- Skill in the use of field surveying equipment.
- Skill in drafting and mapping techniques.
- Skill in performing advanced mathematical computations.
Responsibilities
- Prepares, revises and plots plans that go out for bid for City Public Works projects.
- Purchases field equipment, drafting and plotting supplies.
- Creates and revises City GIS projects, layers and databases.
- Investigate and respond to complaints from the public in VueWorks.
- Works on survey crew as needed.
- Serves on call approximately 7 days/month to field locate Digger’s Hotline emergency requests.
- Maintains and is responsible for assigned equipment and vehicles.
- Investigates and testifies regarding trip and falls in the City on any City property.
- Review and process permits for oversize and overweight (OSOW) vehicles
- Assists with snow on the sidewalk and right of way obstruction complaint enforcement.
- Serves as field survey crew leader in setting of boundary and base lines, grades and control points and in the collection of field data for Public Works projects; provides field training as needed.
- Purchases and maintains necessary equipment related to surveying.
- Completes all phases of construction surveys.
- Differentiates field data in various computer programs.
- Teaches and oversees high school and college co-ops proper surveying techniques.
- Collects data for legal descriptions.
- Performs related duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
High school or GED
