Police Officer; Cadet

The Assistant Land Surveyor class performs a variety of staff and lead worker tasks related to the performance of professional land and engineering survey work involving the establishment and determination of land boundaries, vertical and horizontal control. The class conducts research pertaining to land or engineering surveying, property titles, descriptions and deeds for the purpose of construction of public works projects, including but not limited to roads, drainage, water, sanitary, bridges, and other structures and projects.

• Surveying principles, practices, methodologies, and techniques.
• Lead worker principles, practices, and training techniques.
• California Coordinate System, Land Surveyors Act, Subdivision Map and other statutes related to land surveying.
• Engineering, surveying, and mathematical concepts and practices as applied to office and field survey work.
• Use and application of survey instruments for measurements for public works facilities and projects.
• Basic principles of training procedures and practices.
• Acceptable safety standards and safe practices in public works construction and safe work practices.
• Local codes related to land development, including Zoning Code and Title 22 of the Sacramento County code.
• Practices of boundary determination, land title research, legal descriptions of real property, easements, and terminology.

• Plan and provide lead direction to assigned staff.
• Prepare detailed technical documentation and survey notes.
• Independently perform specialized assignments requiring fundamental knowledge of surveying work.
• Configure and operate automated and electronic survey instruments and equipment.
• Interpret and write legal descriptions of real property.
• Maintain sets of survey records and prepare reports to maintain control of project progress.
• Interpret and explain the County requirements related to survey and mapping to outside consultants, contractors, and other public agencies.
• Maintain cooperative relationships with coworkers and the public.
• Read, write, and speak English at a level necessary for satisfactory work performance.

• Graduation from a four-year curriculum in Surveying, Surveying Engineering or Surveying Geomatics accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.
• One year of full-time paraprofessional experience performing duties related to surveying and boundary determinations.
• Possession of a valid California Land Surveyor-in-Training certificate issued by the California State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.
• Four years of full‑time paraprofessional experience performing duties related to surveying and boundary determinations.

Possess and maintain a valid California Driver's License, Class C or higher. Failure to maintain a valid California Driver’s License, Class C or higher constitutes cause for termination from the class in accordance with Civil Service Rule 11.4. Individuals who do not meet this requirement due to physical disability will be reviewed on a case‑by‑case basis.

Some assignments may require incumbents to be physically capable of performing manual labor including the lifting and carrying of objects weighing up to 75 pounds; perform a variety of physical tasks in inclement weather and in a variety of difficult locations and conditions; must possess sufficient eye‑hand coordination to utilize a variety of hand and power‑driven tools.

Incumbents are subject to emergency and on‑call work in all kinds of weather, and under hazardous conditions, at other than normal duty hours.