Senior Land Surveyor

Senior Land Surveyor

OC Public Works has an opportunity for a Senior Land Surveyor within the Field Services Unit under the OC Construction Service Area. Senior Land Surveyors plan, organize and direct complex surveying work. This position performs a full range of supervisory activities and serves as the project lead directing large survey projects or multiple small projects through subordinate Surveyor III's. This position takes place primarily within an office setting, but on occasion the incumbent will report to the field.

The range of activities include, but are not limited to, the orchestration of field survey crews, office staff, management of consultants, budget analysis, proposal composition, and periodic evaluations of staff, as well as:

• Planning, assigning, and reviewing the work of survey teams
• Checking for accuracy and compliance with technical and legal survey procedures
• Evaluating employee performance, developing and providing employee training and recommending action on merit increases
• Identifying, analyzing, and arbitrating complex boundary problems involving discrepancies, overlaps, or gaps between ownership lines
• Discusses solutions with developers, sub-dividers, engineers, surveyors, title officers and city surveyors/engineers to resolve boundary problems
• Assigning projects to teams and serves as the project leader over multiple survey parties working together on special projects
• Preparing detailed technical reports on surveying projects or studies
• Review maps and other survey documents submitted by the public, including private engineers and surveyors
• Working with various Project Managers, Engineers, and Land Development teams to formulate comprehensive strategies in providing Surveying support through all phases of County projects
• Preparing proposals and contracts along with managing consulting augmentation

The ideal candidate will possess the experience and/or education listed below, as well as the skill and demonstrated ability to effectively manage resources, personnel, schedule and budget on a wide variety of complex projects. In addition to the requirements listed under the minimum qualifications, the successful candidate must also possess the following core competencies:

Technical Knowledge

• Knowledge of principles, practices and techniques of land surveying including, but not limited to, boundary determination, topographic surveys, legal descriptions, construction, right-of-way engineering, and hydrographic surveys
• Principles of algebra, geometry and trigonometry as used in office and field survey analysis
• Laws, rules and regulations regarding subdivisions of land, boundary locations, mapping and surveying practice
• Experience with software such as Civil 3D, Trimble Business Center, Bluebeam, Least Square Adjustment software, ArcGIS and other related surveying software
• Technical report writing and correspondence preparation
• Ability to review, approve and adjust results of survey data to ensure conformance to acceptable surveying principles
• Read and interpret civil engineering drawings, maps, specifications, legal descriptions, survey field data and survey records, identifying and resolving issues with design and/or staking calculations
• Review and prepare complex technical reports and correspondence
• Attention to detail and accuracy of work performed
• Monitor team members and enforce safety guidelines
• The ideal candidate will possess in-depth knowledge of the Subdivision Map Act, PLS and possess extensive experience in map checking and/or map preparation

Leadership & Supervision

• Ability to supervise the work of a large technical staff through subordinate supervisors
• Determine need, plan, and evaluate staff training programs
• Effectively instruct subordinates in work methods and department procedures and policies
• Influences, motivates, guides, and directs others toward meeting business objectives, while encouraging openness, creativity, and innovation
• Coaches, mentors, challenges, and works collaboratively with direct reports to align personal development and goal achievement with business objectives and organizational vision

Effective Communication

• Accurately and concisely exchanges information with others, both orally and in writing
• Effectively follows written and oral instruction and is able to give instructions to others
• Actively listens to others for full understanding of what is being communicated; comprehends and interprets technical material related to the job
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with engineers, developers, contractors and the general public
• Records project information to ensure accurate reporting

Minimum Qualifications

Two (2) years as a Surveyor III for the County of Orange. Or Five (5) years of progressively responsible experience managing survey crews, survey office teams, and/or civil engineering personnel. Education or training that can be directly related to the required knowledge and abilities may be substituted for up to one (1) year of the required experience at the…