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City of Sacramento · 3 days ago

Survey Party Chief

Sacramento, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

2+ years exp

The City of Sacramento is seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual to join their Department of Public Works, Engineering Services division as a Survey Party Chief. The role involves providing leadership and support in the Survey Section, supervising a crew of technical staff, and managing design and construction surveying projects.

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H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Direct a survey party in making a variety of surveys including land surveys to determine locations of property lines, boundaries, easements, and right-of-ways; topographic surveys to determine locations and elevations of existing improvements, structures, and topographic features; construction surveys for improvement projects; surveys to establish and adjust benchmarks; and surveys to establish and monument street centerlines

Keep accurate, orderly, and legible field notes of work performed showing lines, angles, distances, benchmarks, mathematical calculations, and other data pertinent to the field survey

Compute and adjust angles, distances, bearings, traverses, and elevations

Operate survey instruments and instruct other party members in their operations

Perform a variety of office surveying duties including researching existing records and compiling data required for current survey projects and computing data to be shown on maps

Supervise, train, and evaluate the performance of technical subordinates

Perform related duties as assigned

Qualification

Land surveying practicesSupervisionTrainingSurveying softwareLegal descriptionsMathematical calculationsField notes accuracyEngineering principlesGPS usage

Required

Two years of experience comparable to an Engineering Aide II with the City of Sacramento

Three years of experience as a member of a survey party performing lead chain, rod and instrument operator duties

Possession of a valid Land-Surveyor-In-Training Certificate in the State of California at the time of appointment

A valid California Class C Driver License at the time of appointment

Benefits

Bilingual Pay

Pension Reform Act

Company

City of Sacramento

City of Sacramento provides government administration services.

Founded in 1849

Sacramento, California, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.cityofsacramento.org

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