City Engineer Surveyor

Job Details

Job Location:

1
- Municipal Building - Cheyenne, WY 82001

Position Type:
Full Time Education Level: High School or GEDJob Category:
Engineering City Surveyor

JOB TITLE:

City Engineer City Surveyor

CLASSIFICATION:
Exempt

DEPARTMENT:
Engineering

SUPERVISOR:
City Engineer

SALARY: $71,718 to $107,575 per Year

Directs, manages, and performs the surveying activities of the City Engineering office which entails higher level decision making related to land surveying and right-of-way acquisition. Responds to surveying issues; supervises and performs the technical review of plans, reports, and specifications; reviews developmental engineering projects; develops and implements survey related ordinances, regulations, and policies; provides complex land surveying, engineering and administrative support to City staff for all survey related issues affecting the City.

• Plan, organize, evaluate, and direct or supervise the functions and activities of City surveying. Serve as technical advisor to the City Engineer, Mayor, and City Council on survey related matters.
• Review and process tract maps, parcel maps, lot line adjustments, grants of easement, and street rights-of-way for recondition.
• Verify fulfillment of conditions of approval for new subdivisions; perform on-site inspections to verify survey monuments related to parcel maps and lot line adjustments.
• Prepare legal descriptions and exhibits.
• Provide public assistance with information regarding plats, aerial photos, construction drawings, utility locations, bench marks, property lines, and survey control.
• Coordinate with the City’s GIS Department for performing GPS Surveys and data acquisition.
• Determine angles and set grade stakes, hubs, turning points, and bench marks using appropriate surveying techniques; locate and measure boundary lines, rights-of-way, and measure land grades; maintain accurate survey records in the form of filed notes and sketches. Perform land surveys for property line, easement, and right-of-way locations, water rights, aerial photography, monitoring wells, and bench mark establishment.
• Provide research of City and County records for deeds, easements, and other documents to determine ownership and rights to property.
• Prepare oral presentations and written reports and documentation related to survey and engineering activities in the City to the Mayor’s Office and City Council.
• Respond to interrogations and testify in court in cases involving the City’s surveying issues.

• Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.

• Principles, practices, and techniques of surveying.
• Street construction layout and design.
• Federal, State and local laws and regulations related to surveying.
• Surveying principals.
• Knowledge of computer modeling techniques and computer aided drafting.
• Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, identify project consequences of proposed actions, and implement recommendations.
• Perform complex surveying calculations.
• Present technical information effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Understand the preparation of plans and specifications for capital facilities.
• Apply professional and State standards to evaluate proposed projects.
• Work with residents and diverse professional groups in a diplomatic and empathetic manner to reach resolution on complex community issues.
• Ensure compliance with federal, State, and local rules, laws and regulations.
• Assist in the planning of the long-range plans and programs.

• Five Years of responsible surveying experience
• Registration as a professional Land Surveyor in the State of Wyoming or ability to acquire registration within…