Survey Technician Ii

GENERAL PURPOSE
Under general supervision, acts as the instrument operator or the rod person during field surveys; processes survey data using software programs; assists supervisor in the layout of construction plans, design plans, topographic surveys, hydrographic surveys, boundary and vertical control; conducts preliminary surveys, construction staking, establishing survey control, and maintaining that control for future references; and performs related duties as assigned.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
Survey Technician II is the journey-level paraprofessional class in the survey class series. Incumbents perform survey projects that are more varied and difficult, requiring the application of more detailed knowledge of land survey principles, methods and instrumentation.
Survey Technician II is distinguished from Assistant Land Surveyor in that an incumbent in the latter class may provide lead work direction for other survey crew members and has respon-sibility for more complex projects.

The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.
1. Learns and performs technical duties as a member of an engineering field survey crew; clears brush and sets markers; cleans, adjusts and maintains survey instruments, such as transits, levels and electronic distance measuring instruments; uses manual and electronic instruments to determine points, lines, elevations and distances for property right-of-way, construction, triangulation, precise traverse, topographic and seismic movement surveys.
2. Acts as the instrument operator and rod person during field surveys.
3. Collects and transcribes observed and computed data; maintains records and checks data, field sketches and calculations for accuracy.
4. Maintains equipment supplies on a daily and weekly basis.
5. Keeps record of daily work tasks by computing weekly time card.
6. Participates in maintaining and updating the Global Position Systems (GPS) network
7. Drafts parcel maps, easements, plans and profiles; prepares as-built drawings; provides information to engineering personnel for updating plats.
8. Processes survey data using software programs available.

Knowledge of:
1. Modern survey methods, principles, practices, techniques and equipment applicable to construction, property and topographic surveying.
2. Advanced computer equipment and applications related to surveying work, including AutoCAD development software, GPS baseline processing software and GPS hydrographic survey software.
3. Safety practices pertaining to field surveying work.
4. Common engineering construction methods.
5. Preparatory procedures applying to survey work.
6. Drafting and mapping methods and practices.
7. Mathematics, including geometry and trigonometry as applied to land surveying.
8. Computer applications relating to surveying work.
9. Basic legal aspects of boundary surveying, including laws, statutes and ordinances.
10. Basic provisions of the California Coordinate System.
11. Basic provisions of the Land Surveyors Act, the Subdivision Map Act and related laws.
Ability to:
1. Research records and compile survey data.
2. Process survey data using the software programs available.
3. Read and interpret complex maps, construction drawings, property descriptions and engineering field notes in preparation of engineering survey plans.
4. Prepare clear and precise survey results, neat and accurate notes, sketches, field maps and reports.
5. Work cooperatively and effectively with staff, representatives of other agencies and the public.
6. Perform physical tasks required to conduct field surveying and clear right of way moving objects.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Education, Training and Experience:
Any combination equivalent to experience and training that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities would be qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge, skills, and abilities would be:

Graduation from high school or G.E.D. equivalent, supplemented by college-level courses in civil engineering, land surveying or a closely related field; and at least three years of office engineering and/or field survey experience. Time served as a District Intern counts towards the years of experience.

OR

Graduation from a four-year college or university with a major in civil engineering, land surveying or a closely related field; and at least one year of office engineering and/or field survey experience.

Licenses; Certificates; Special Requirements:
A current, valid California Class C driver's license at time of appointment and maintained at all times thereafter in order to operate a vehicle on District business.

Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid Land Surveyor-in-Training (LSIT) certificate issued by the State of California within one (1) year of employment.

THE APPRAISAL PANEL (100%) IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2024.

To move forward in the application process, you must complete an online application through our website https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/portofsd Please attach a copy of your unofficial transcripts (indicating when degree was awarded) to your application or your application may be considered incomplete. Resumes may be uploaded but cannot be used in place of a completed application.
Placement on Eligible List:

The Department of People Services may limit the number of qualified applicants eligible to participate in the assessment process. Candidates who are successful in all phases of the assessment process will be placed on an eligible list. The eligible list established by this recruitment will be active for a minimum of ninety (90) days or up to one (1) year, unless otherwise determined by the Director pursuant to Rule 8, Section 4.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
The District firmly believes in, and is committed to, the principles and practices of equal employment opportunity and nondiscrimination. It is the policy of the District to recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to age (40 and above), ancestry, color, disability (mental or physical), gender (including identity, appearance, or behavior, whether or not that identity, appearance, or behavior is different from that traditionally associated with the person's sex at birth), marital status, medical condition, military status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, or veteran status.
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS
Persons with disabilities may be able to perform the essential duties of this class with reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodation will be evaluated on an individual basis and depends, in part, on the specific requirements for the job, the limitations related to disability and the ability of the hiring department to accommodate the limitation.
Resolution #: 2014 - 130
Dated: June 10, 2014 Employment Type: Full-time