Survey Tech-Temporary

Salt Lake County•Salt Lake City, UT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Salt Lake County invites you to explore our exciting career opportunities. We seek highly enthusiastic individuals to enrich our County with your experience and talent. If you enjoy working in a team environment that is committed to changing the lives of its community, please keep reading. At Salt Lake County our culture is woven into all aspects of our work and our employees’ lives, from the way we treat each other to the way we support the community. To promote and foster a fun and healthy work environment, we appreciate employees through great benefits, a healthy work life balance and room to grow and develop. Surround yourself with: Peers who are motivated to make a difference in the lives of those we serve. We serve Salt Lake County and envision a safe and beautiful place for all to live work and have fun. Salt Lake County is about connecting people and championing our community. Community is more than a place….its our heart and service that bring us together. Under general supervision, performs a variety of tasks related to land and engineering survey work for County projects.

Requirements

Associate degree from an accredited college or university in Surveying, Drafting, Pre-engineering, or Geographic Studies, plus one (1) year of experience in a related field; OR three (3) years of experience in a related field; OR an equivalent combination of related education and experience.
Must have or be able to obtain a valid Utah driver’s license issued by the State of Utah in order to operate a County vehicle.
Must receive a verified negative test result on a mandatory drug test before starting in this position.
Will be subject to random alcohol and drug testing.
May be subject to post-accident and reasonable suspicion alcohol and drug testing.
Due to the nature of this position, the successful applicant must pass a required background check through fingerprinting and enrollment in the continuous RAP Back (Record of Arrest and Prosecution Back) program in accordance with current County Human Resources policy requirements.
Principles, methods, and techniques of land surveying
Engineering techniques and methods
Geodetic surveying and State Plane Coordinate System
Principles, methods, and techniques of effective traffic control
Use and operate equipment used for surveying, computers, printers, calculators, scanners, tablets, generators, and jackhammers
Operate a motor vehicle
Hike over a variety of terrain while carrying survey equipment
Stand, climb, bend, squat, kneel, or twist while performing survey tasks
Communicate clearly and effectively with other crew members and the public
Read and interpret plans, maps, plats, charts, graphs, and reports

Responsibilities

Operates and maintains the field office and survey equipment.
Assists the Crew Chief in field calculations, data collection, and evaluation.
Maintains complete and accurate survey field notes and assists in entering such notes in the County Surveyor's database.
Assists the Crew Chief in the deployment and use of safety equipment and traffic control procedures to ensure compliance with federal, state, and county regulations.
Operates equipment, collects data, and makes calculations necessary to retrace survey monument locations.
Assists in the maintenance, accuracy, and integrity of Salt Lake County's survey control network.
Establishes and maintains an elevation benchmark system.
Assists in the monument preservation permit checking process.
Reads and interprets pertinent survey descriptions.
Investigates the validity of complaints on the surveyor's office control network and assists in corrective actions by using appropriate county policies and procedures.
Achieves departmental goals and objectives by working with and sharing information between staff, departmental representatives, the public, and other agencies.
Recovers, manufactures, installs, repairs, references, and maintains an inventory of survey monuments and supplies.
Coordinates the disbursement of monuments.