Department - Transportation
Job Type: Classified
Job Classification: 5497 - Survey Party Chief
Salary Grade: 12
Pay Range
Hiring Range: $27.71 - $33.25 Per Hour
Pay Range: $27.71 - $38.79 Per Hour
Range Explanation:
Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.
Pay Range is the entire compensation range for 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.
Essential Functions:
As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this classification may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the department’s need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.
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.
Minimum Qualifications:
Three years of surveying field experience INCLUDING one year of experience supervising and training technical staff performing land surveying (which may be concurrent with general experience).
(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.)
Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see resume" on your application.
Preferred Qualifications(Be specific in describing your experience in your application. Ensure the descriptions provided illustrate your competencies, specifically addressing the required and preferred qualifications.):
Minimum two (2) years experience operating Trimble equipment.
Minimum two (2) years experience using AutoCAD Civil 3D program.
Minimum two (2) years experience performing survey calculations.
Minimum one (1) years experience performing survey research.
Selection Procedure
Pima County Human Resources Department reserves the right to admit to the selection process only those candidates that meet the minimum qualifications. All applications will be assessed based on an evaluation of the listed education and experience. Candidates meeting the minimum qualifications may be further evaluated/scored against any advertised Preferred Qualifications. The hiring authority will interview and select the successful candidate from a referral list provided by Human Resources.Additionalassessments/testing may berequiredas part of the selection process
Supplemental Information:
Licenses and Certificates Valid driver license isrequiredat time of application. Valid AZ driver license isrequiredat time of appointment. The successful applicant will be subject to a 39-month DOT Motor Vehicle Record review todetermineapplicant’s suitability tooperatecounty vehiclesin accordance withPima County administrative procedures. Failure to obtain andmaintainthe required licenses and certifications shall be grounds for termination. Any offer of employment resulting from this recruitment is contingent upon Fleet Services’ review and approval of the candidate’s driving record.
Special Notice Items The Countyrequirespre-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. A prior criminal conviction will not automatically disqualify a candidate from employment with the County.
Physical/Sensory Requirements Physical and sensory abilities will be determined by position.
Working ConditionsWorking conditions will bedeterminedby the position. Action Activity - bending, climbing, crawling, kneeling, reaching, squatting, stooping; Motion Activity- Grasping, Hearing - In noisy areas, behind themselves; Speaking - In person, on the phone, on a radio, on a cell; Vision - operate motor vehicle, distinguish colors, have depth perception, peripheral vision.
EEO Information Pima County Government is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We are committed to an inclusive and diverse workforce and will not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, kinship, political interest, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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