Instrument Person - City of San Jose
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2016 7:26 am
http://www.sanjoseca.gov/index.aspx?NID=708
About the Department
The City of San José, 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 José is the center of cultural, government and economic activity for the region. The employees of the City of San José 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, City of San José is responsible for delivering land surveying services on a variety of City projects including street widening/improvements, storm and 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 an Instrument Person position. An Instrument Person performs a variety of sub-professional surveying and engineering functions of moderate difficulty either on a survey crew in the field, or in the Survey Section office.
Typical Duties and Responsibilities:
- Acts as instrument person on a survey party.
- Records field notes and prepares maps and sketches from survey data.
- Sets up, adjusts and operates all types of survey instruments.
- Provides lead direction and training to other survey personnel.
- Uses modern, survey-grade Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment.
- Calculates grades and enters data into field books.
- Turns angles and extends horizontal line using a total station.
- Uses the level to obtain vertical control.
- Uses the level, total station, rod, targets to perform topographic surveying in order to describe the existing features of a piece of land in order that it may be reproduced as a plan map.
- Locates survey points by measurement, magnetometer and from maps of former surveys.
- Assist with transferring electronic field data to a PC workstation, processing and interpreting the data, and checking for errors.
- Assists with producing high-quality, computer-generated topography maps and tables using sophisticated engineering software.
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, possession of a General Education Development (G.E.D.) Certificate or California Proficiency Certificate.
2. Experience: Four (4) years of sub-professional engineering/surveying experience including two (2) years at a level equivalent to an Engineering Technician I/II.
3. Acceptable Substitutions: Two (2) years of college-level engineering or technical courses may substitute for two (2) years of the required experience.
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 Dept. of Labor.
Competencies
The ideal candidate will possess the following competencies, as demonstrated in past and current employment history. Desirable competencies for this position include:
Analytical Thinking - approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue; identifies a set of features, parameters, or considerations to take into account, collects and analyzes data, uses logic and intuition to arrive at conclusions and recommendations
Communication Skills - communicates and listens effectively and responds in an timely, effective, positive and respectful manner; written reports and correspondence are accurate, complete, current; well-organized, legible, concise, neat, and in proper grammatical form
Computer Skills - experienced with common business computer applications including but not limited to: MS Outlook, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Access, and MS Excel
Customer Service - demonstrates the ability to anticipate customers' needs and deliver services effectively and efficiently in a timely, accurate, respectful and friendly manner
Job Expertise - demonstrates knowledge of and experience with applicable professional/technical principles and practices, Citywide and departmental procedures/policies and federal and state rules and regulations
Team Work & Interpersonal Skills - develops effective relationships with co-workers and supervisors by helping others accomplish tasks and using collaboration and conflict resolution skills
Selection Process
The selection process will consist of an evaluation of the applicant's training and experience based on the application and responses to the Job Specific Questions. Only the candidates whose backgrounds best match the position will be invited to proceed in the selection process. Additional phases of the selection process will consist of one or more interviews, one of which may include a practical/writing exercise.
You will be prompted to answer the following job-specific questions during the online application process:
1. Do you possess a High School Diploma, General Educational Development (G.E.D.) Certificate, or California Proficiency Certificate?
2. Do you have at least four (4) years of sub-professional engineering/surveying experience including two (2) years at a level equivalent to an Engineering Technician I/II? If yes, please describe your experience including where it was attained and number of years.
3. Do you possess a valid California driver's license? If no, please indicate if you possess a valid driver's license authorizing operation of a motor vehicle in another state and indicate from what state.
4. Do you have experience with the operation of survey instruments, in the following categories: Total Stations, Digital Levels, Data Collectors, and GPS equipment? If so, please describe. Be specific as to length of time, type of equipment and type of project.
5. Do you have experience working with Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) software? If so, please include the specific software and version you are working with and describe your experience using CAD on a day-to-day basis for surveying.
You may answer these questions directly in the on-line application system or on a separate document and then cut and paste your answers into the appropriate spaces when prompted.
You must answer all job-specific questions in order to be considered for this vacancy or your application will be deemed incomplete and withheld from further consideration.
If you have questions about the duties of these positions, the selection or hiring processes, please contact Manjit Atwal by email at manjit.atwal@sanjoseca.gov.
Application Instructions
Submission of a resume is optional. The Education History and Work History sections of the application must be completed or the application will be considered to be incomplete and may be withheld from further consideration.
E-mail is the default method of communication with applicants. To ensure that you receive timely notification regarding your application status, please provide a current e-mail address when submitting your application. It is also recommended that you adjust any spam filters to ensure that you can receive e-mails from @sanjoseca.gov.
The application deadline is 11:59 PM on August 18, 2016. Please allow adequate time to complete the application and submit before the deadline or the system may not save your application.
About the Department
The City of San José, 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 José is the center of cultural, government and economic activity for the region. The employees of the City of San José 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, City of San José is responsible for delivering land surveying services on a variety of City projects including street widening/improvements, storm and 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 an Instrument Person position. An Instrument Person performs a variety of sub-professional surveying and engineering functions of moderate difficulty either on a survey crew in the field, or in the Survey Section office.
Typical Duties and Responsibilities:
- Acts as instrument person on a survey party.
- Records field notes and prepares maps and sketches from survey data.
- Sets up, adjusts and operates all types of survey instruments.
- Provides lead direction and training to other survey personnel.
- Uses modern, survey-grade Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment.
- Calculates grades and enters data into field books.
- Turns angles and extends horizontal line using a total station.
- Uses the level to obtain vertical control.
- Uses the level, total station, rod, targets to perform topographic surveying in order to describe the existing features of a piece of land in order that it may be reproduced as a plan map.
- Locates survey points by measurement, magnetometer and from maps of former surveys.
- Assist with transferring electronic field data to a PC workstation, processing and interpreting the data, and checking for errors.
- Assists with producing high-quality, computer-generated topography maps and tables using sophisticated engineering software.
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, possession of a General Education Development (G.E.D.) Certificate or California Proficiency Certificate.
2. Experience: Four (4) years of sub-professional engineering/surveying experience including two (2) years at a level equivalent to an Engineering Technician I/II.
3. Acceptable Substitutions: Two (2) years of college-level engineering or technical courses may substitute for two (2) years of the required experience.
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 Dept. of Labor.
Competencies
The ideal candidate will possess the following competencies, as demonstrated in past and current employment history. Desirable competencies for this position include:
Analytical Thinking - approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue; identifies a set of features, parameters, or considerations to take into account, collects and analyzes data, uses logic and intuition to arrive at conclusions and recommendations
Communication Skills - communicates and listens effectively and responds in an timely, effective, positive and respectful manner; written reports and correspondence are accurate, complete, current; well-organized, legible, concise, neat, and in proper grammatical form
Computer Skills - experienced with common business computer applications including but not limited to: MS Outlook, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Access, and MS Excel
Customer Service - demonstrates the ability to anticipate customers' needs and deliver services effectively and efficiently in a timely, accurate, respectful and friendly manner
Job Expertise - demonstrates knowledge of and experience with applicable professional/technical principles and practices, Citywide and departmental procedures/policies and federal and state rules and regulations
Team Work & Interpersonal Skills - develops effective relationships with co-workers and supervisors by helping others accomplish tasks and using collaboration and conflict resolution skills
Selection Process
The selection process will consist of an evaluation of the applicant's training and experience based on the application and responses to the Job Specific Questions. Only the candidates whose backgrounds best match the position will be invited to proceed in the selection process. Additional phases of the selection process will consist of one or more interviews, one of which may include a practical/writing exercise.
You will be prompted to answer the following job-specific questions during the online application process:
1. Do you possess a High School Diploma, General Educational Development (G.E.D.) Certificate, or California Proficiency Certificate?
2. Do you have at least four (4) years of sub-professional engineering/surveying experience including two (2) years at a level equivalent to an Engineering Technician I/II? If yes, please describe your experience including where it was attained and number of years.
3. Do you possess a valid California driver's license? If no, please indicate if you possess a valid driver's license authorizing operation of a motor vehicle in another state and indicate from what state.
4. Do you have experience with the operation of survey instruments, in the following categories: Total Stations, Digital Levels, Data Collectors, and GPS equipment? If so, please describe. Be specific as to length of time, type of equipment and type of project.
5. Do you have experience working with Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) software? If so, please include the specific software and version you are working with and describe your experience using CAD on a day-to-day basis for surveying.
You may answer these questions directly in the on-line application system or on a separate document and then cut and paste your answers into the appropriate spaces when prompted.
You must answer all job-specific questions in order to be considered for this vacancy or your application will be deemed incomplete and withheld from further consideration.
If you have questions about the duties of these positions, the selection or hiring processes, please contact Manjit Atwal by email at manjit.atwal@sanjoseca.gov.
Application Instructions
Submission of a resume is optional. The Education History and Work History sections of the application must be completed or the application will be considered to be incomplete and may be withheld from further consideration.
E-mail is the default method of communication with applicants. To ensure that you receive timely notification regarding your application status, please provide a current e-mail address when submitting your application. It is also recommended that you adjust any spam filters to ensure that you can receive e-mails from @sanjoseca.gov.
The application deadline is 11:59 PM on August 18, 2016. Please allow adequate time to complete the application and submit before the deadline or the system may not save your application.