Deputy Director

senior land surveyor

the contra costa county public works department is offering an excellent opportunity to qualified individuals for the position of senior land surveyor.

under general direction, this single position class manages the map review, right-of-way engineering, and office technical/field survey functions of the public works department; provides assistance and/or direction to professional and technical staff; acts as county surveyor in the incumbent's absence and performs other related work as required. The department currently has one (1) vacancy located in martinez, california.

typical tasks:

• acts as the county surveyor in the incumbent's absence
• assigns and schedules work for survey parties and/or one or more office units
• trains survey staff in the use of contemporary survey methods and equipment
• assists in the hiring and evaluation of personnel, and recommends disciplinary action
• selects the methods, procedures and accuracies of field work and determines appropriate calculation and adjustment methods
• specifies the format and information to be shown on maps and documents and reviews the accuracy of the work product developed by operational units
• assists in survey equipment evaluations, draft specifications and justifications for input into the budget process
• clarifies and approves the scope of work for survey requests by meeting with the design engineers, architects, environmentalists, real property agents and other professionals to determine final requirements
• prepares scope of work and project specifications for consultant land surveyor's work products or services, determines appropriate costs for service and participates in the selection and negotiation of contracts for survey work performed by consultants
• coordinates construction-staking requirements with the construction division for capital improvement program (c.i.p.) projects
• researches and analyzes prior survey information for suitability with new survey requests
• reviews the survey work prepared by others for completeness and accuracy
• coordinates with maintenance division for perpetuation of monuments

• license required: possession of a valid driver's license.
• registration required: possession of a valid certificate registration as a licensed land surveyor issued by the california state board of registration for professional engineers and land surveyors.
• experience: four (4) years of full-time (or the equivalent of full-time) land surveying experience, which includes a minimum of two (2) years of supervisory experience equivalent to or higher than, the county's engineering technician supervisor-land surveyor classification.

an equal opportunity employer – it is the policy of contra costa county not to discriminate because of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age or disability.

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