Survey Field Supervisor - City of San Jose

[Steve Choy, PLS]

About the Department
The City of San Jose, the Capital of Silicon Valley, is one of the nation's best managed cities and one of the top ten cities in which to live, work, and do business. Moreover, San Jose is the center of cultural, government and economic activity for the region. The employees of the City of San Jose have embraced the following values: Integrity, Innovation, Excellence, Collaboration, Respect and Celebration. The City's Public Works Department is seeking an individual whose values align with the values of the City's employees.

The Department of Public Works is responsible for delivering capital improvement projects for a wide variety of City facilities and infrastructure, maintaining City facilities and fleet assets, facilitating and regulating development activities, and providing animal care and services. The Department is committed to high-quality service, partnering with the community, and providing an excellent environment in which to work.

Position and Duties
As part of Engineering Services Division, the Survey Section of the Public Works Department of the City of San Jose is responsible for delivering land surveying services on a variety of City projects including street widening/improvements, storm & sanitary facilities, library/community center/fire station sites, and airfield projects. These land surveying services include, but are not limited to the following: topography, property acquisition, construction staking, pavement marking layout, and monument preservation.

The Survey Section is currently recruiting to fill a Survey Field Supervisor position. The position requires a working knowledge of all the phases of surveying and is responsible for the overall performance of the field/office crew. Specific duties including but not limit to:

* Supervises, directs, reviews, and coordinates the activities of subordinates in conducting preliminary, boundary, or construction surveys in the field or in an office environment.
* Reads and interprets maps, plans, and real property descriptions.
* Makes calculations, computes, and adjusts angles, distances, bearings, traverses, and elevations.
* Provides on-the-job training for survey section members.
* Researches and acquires needed data for survey work from reference field books, survey files, central files room, and County files.
* Responsible for producing high-quality, computer-generated topography maps and tables using sophisticated engineering software.
* Places boundary and street monuments in accordance with recognized industry standards.
* Responds to citizen complaints and inquiries regarding engineering projects.

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple positions in this, or other divisions or departments. If you are interested in employment in this classification, you should apply to ensure you are considered for additional opportunities that may utilize the applicants from this recruitment.

Minimum Qualifications
Any combination of training and experience equivalent to:

1. Education: Successful completion of high school, General Educational Development (G.E.D.) Certificate, or California Proficiency Certificate.

2. Experience: Six (6) years of increasingly responsible sub-professional engineering/surveying experience of which four (4) years must have been in field surveying and two (2) years of the four (4) years field surveying work experience must have been in a position comparable to the level of a City of San Jose Instrument Person.

3. Acceptable Substitutions: Successful completion of two (2) academic years or sixty (60) semester units of college level engineering technology courses or related field may be substituted for the remaining two (2) years of non-field surveying experience. There will be no substitute for the education requirement.

4. Licenses/Certificates: Possession of a valid driver's license authorizing the operation of a motor vehicle in the State of California.

5. Employment Eligibility: Federal law requires all employees to provide verification of their eligibility to work in this country. Please be informed that the City of San Jose will not prepare or file a labor condition application with the Department of Labor.

To Learn More and Apply
To view the full announcement for this exciting opportunity and apply online with the City of San Jose, please visit the City of San Jose’s employment page at http://www.sanjoseca.gov/cityjobs.

Then click on the “Prospective Employees” link.

This posting will close on August 18, 2015.