Survey Party Chief - Transportation

Pima County•Tucson, AZ

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Pima County Transportation Department Construction Monitoring Division is seeking an experienced Survey Party Chief to join our growing Survey Department. Duties will include but are not limited to establishing and monitoring survey control & monumentation, QA/QC of contractor construction staking. The Survey Party Chief supervises survey crew in different aspects of land surveying including boundary, design, and construction layout. On occasion, they may be required to work independently in the field. The role requires the ability to train staff in different survey techniques and the capability to keep complete notes and records.

Requirements

Three (3) years of surveying field experience INCLUDING one (1) year of experience supervising and training technical staff performing land surveying (which may be concurrent with general experience).
Valid driver license is required at time of application.
Valid AZ driver license is required at time of appointment.
The successful applicant will be subject to a 39-month DOT Motor Vehicle Record review to determine applicant’s suitability to operate county vehicles in accordance with Pima County administrative procedures.
Some positions may require possession of a valid Arizona commercial driver license (CDL) with appropriate endorsement(s) at the time of appointment or prior to completion of an initial/promotional probation period.
Positions requiring a CDL are also subject to applicable State of Arizona and federal standards, rules, and regulations on physical requirements including drug and alcohol testing.
Some positions may require Arizona certification as an herbicide/pesticide applicator or backflow device inspector/repair person or installer, etc. at the time of appointment or prior to completion of an initial/promotional probation period.
The County requires pre-employment background checks.
Successful candidates will receive a post-offer, pre-employment background screening to include verification of work history, education, and criminal conviction history.

Nice To Haves

Minimum two (2) years of experience operating Trimble equipment.
Minimum two (2) years of experience using AutoCAD Civil 3D Program.
Minimum two (2) years of experience performing survey calculations.
Minimum one (1) year of experience performing survey research.
Satisfactory completion of a construction surveying or elementary surveying course from an accredited college, vocational/technical school or military training may be substituted for two years of the required surveying experience.

Responsibilities

Supervises survey crew in different aspects of land surveying including boundary, design, and construction layout.
On occasion may be required to work independently in the field.
Train staff in different survey techniques.
Keep complete notes and records.
Plans, organizes, assigns, reviews and participates in all phases of the work of an assigned survey crew.
Supervises various types of land surveys, such as design, easement/property, land, construction, photogrammetry and as-built.
Researches and analyzes available information and data affecting proposed survey projects from a variety of sources, and then organizes required work to develop the required additional information.
Completes and applies mathematical equations and calculations to land surveying work.
Performs calculations, before and after land survey projects.
Selects the most time-/cost-efficient methods to accomplish a land survey project.
Conducts field survey work using GPS equipment, total station electronic/optical instruments, and other devices required in land surveying work.
Utilizes data collector devices to record and collect geospatial data for each project.
Produces and maintains accurate notes, records and sketches of all work performed and data secured in manual logs, records and forms and in computer-based systems.
Maintains a clean and safe work environment and ensures that all equipment, instruments, and devices are kept in good working order.
Directs the implementation of needed work-site safety and traffic control procedures to assure safety of survey crews.
Trains survey crew in technical land survey and safety methods, techniques and procedures.
Assigns work to; and evaluates performance of assigned staff.