Job Description

SURVEY ENGINEER

JOB CODE 20190

Effective Date:	12/92A

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS:

The fundamental reason this classification exists is to be responsible for all types of public works projects, land surveys and surveying and related supervisory engineering work. Work involves the supervision and resolution of more difficult survey problems and administering and supervising the Survey Section in the Street Transportation Department. Work is performed under the general supervision of a Deputy Street Transportation Director and evaluated on the basis of results obtained.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Supervises administrative, professional, and technical employees involved in conducting land surveys;
• Testifies in court matters relating to surveys made by the City;
• Works with the Arizona Sate Department of Transportation and the National Geodetic Survey to preserve survey monuments and benchmark controls;
• Plans and prepares the division's annual budget;
• Advises supervisor in the development of policies and standards for the Survey Section and the Record Drawing area;
• Directs, reviews, and certifies land surveys completed by City personnel;
• Works with other City departments to resolve problems related to mapping and surveying;
• Monitors expenditures throughout the fiscal year and reviews and approves payments for purchases;
• Conducts research through title companies, private engineering firms, and other public jurisdictions;
• Performs analysis of cost information and explains it to client departments;
• Consults with client departments to determine needs, recommend services, and recommend most effective way to provide services;
• Supervises construction Drafting Technicians in the preparation of record drawings and final quantities for public works projects;
• Resolves field problems;
• Serves as the liaison between public utilities, contractors, and subcontractors during construction to provide continuity in the assignment of survey crews;
• Supervises the preparation and review of contract drawings and documents;
• Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Modern survey principles, methods, techniques, and instruments related to land survey, construction surveys, and public works projects.
• Principles, practices, rules, and regulations governing land surveying.
• Land surveying and mapping.
• Principles and practices of personnel management and supervision.
• Principles and practices of budget preparation and administration.

Ability to:

• Perform a broad range of supervisory responsibilities over others.
• Work cooperatively with others.
• Communicate orally in the English language with customers, clients, and the public using a telephone, in group settings and in face-to-face, one-to-one settings.
• Comprehend and make inferences from material written in the English language.
• Coordinate the movement of more than one limb simultaneously.
• Produce documents written in the English language using proper sentence construction, punctuation, grammar, and spelling.
• Keep accurate records of survey data.
• Enter data or information into a terminal, PC, or other keyboard device.
• Travel across rough, uneven or rocky surfaces.
• Perform complex mathematical calculations such as calculus, algebra and trigonometry using a calculator or computer.
• Bend or stoop repeatedly or continually over time.
• Interpret policies and procedures to staff.
• Review and analyze work methods to increase efficiency and productivity.

Additional Requirements:

• Must be registered as a Land Surveyor in the State of Arizona by the end of probationary period.
• Some positions require the use of personal or City vehicles on City business. Individuals must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely, possess a valid driver's license and have an acceptable driving record. Use of a personal vehicle for City business will be prohibited if the employee is not authorized to drive a City vehicle or if the employee does not have personal insurance coverage.
• Some positions will require the performance of other essential and marginal functions.

ACCEPTABLE EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:
Five years of experience in technical field survey engineering work (or at the level of Party Chief) with a minimum of three years construction surveying, including one year of supervisory experience, and college level courses in land surveying or related fields. Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.