Senior Land Surveyor

County of Orange•Orange County, CA

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

OC Public Works has an opportunity for a Senior Land Surveyor within the Field Services Unit under the OC Construction Service Area. Senior Land Surveyors plan, organize and direct complex surveying work. This position performs a full range of supervisory activities and serves as the project lead directing large survey projects or multiple small projects through subordinate Surveyor III's. This position takes place primarily within an office setting, but on occasion the incumbent will report to the field. The range of activities include, but are not limited to, the orchestration of field survey crews, office staff, management of consultants, budget analysis, proposal composition, and periodic evaluations of staff.

Requirements

Two (2) years as a Surveyor III for the County of Orange.
Or Five (5) years of progressively responsible experience managing survey crews, survey office teams, and/or civil engineering personnel.
Education or training that can be directly related to the required knowledge and abilities may be substituted for up to one (1) year of the required experience at the rate of three (3) college semester units for one (1) month of experience.
Possession of a valid Land Surveyor's License, or valid pre-January 1, 1982 Registration as a Civil Engineer authorized to practice surveying, issued by the California State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers.
A California driver license, Class C, is required by date of appointment.
Knowledge of principles, practices and techniques of land surveying including, but not limited to, boundary determination, topographic surveys, legal descriptions, construction, right-of-way engineering, and hydrographic surveys
Principles of algebra, geometry and trigonometry as used in office and field survey analysis
Laws, rules and regulations regarding subdivisions of land, boundary locations, mapping and surveying practice
Experience with software such as Civil 3D, Trimble Business Center, Bluebeam, Least Square Adjustment software, ArcGIS and other related surveying software
Technical report writing and correspondence preparation
Ability to review, approve and adjust results of survey data to ensure conformance to acceptable surveying principles
Read and interpret civil engineering drawings, maps, specifications, legal descriptions, survey field data and survey records, identifying and resolving issues with design and/or staking calculations
Review and prepare complex technical reports and correspondence
Attention to detail and accuracy of work performed
Monitor team members and enforce safety guidelines
Ability to supervise the work of a large technical staff through subordinate supervisors
Determine need, plan, and evaluate staff training programs
Effectively instruct subordinates in work methods and department procedures and policies
Influences, motivates, guides, and directs others toward meeting business objectives, while encouraging openness, creativity, and innovation
Coaches, mentors, challenges, and works collaboratively with direct reports to align personal development and goal achievement with business objectives and organizational vision
Accurately and concisely exchanges information with others, both orally and in writing
Effectively follows written and oral instruction and is able to give instructions to others
Actively listens to others for full understanding of what is being communicated; comprehends and interprets technical material related to the job
Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with engineers, developers, contractors and the general public
Records project information to ensure accurate reporting

Nice To Haves

In-depth knowledge of the Subdivision Map Act, PLS
Extensive experience in map checking and/or map preparation

Responsibilities

Planning, assigning, and reviewing the work of survey teams
Checking for accuracy and compliance with technical and legal survey procedures
Evaluating employee performance, developing and providing employee training and recommending action on merit increases
Identifying, analyzing, and arbitrating complex boundary problems involving discrepancies, overlaps, or gaps between ownership lines
Discusses solutions with developers, sub-dividers, engineers, surveyors, title officers and city surveyors/engineers to resolve boundary problems
Assigning projects to teams and serves as the project leader over multiple survey parties working together on special projects
Preparing detailed technical reports on surveying projects or studies
Preparing proposals and contracts along with managing consulting augmentation
Review maps and other survey documents submitted by the public, including private engineers and surveyors
Working with various Project Managers, Engineers, and Land Development teams to formulate comprehensive strategies in providing Surveying support through all phases of County projects