Surveyor Operations Manager

Department: Surveyor

Salary: $35.89 - $55.46 Hourly

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Davis County Surveyor's Office is looking to hire a Surveyor Operations Manager. This position performs supervisory and professional duties in overseeing field surveying and office survey management work for the county.

In addition to competitive pay and our team focused culture, we offer the following benefits day one:

• Affordable Medical, dental, and vision coverage DAY ONE!
• 13 vacation days and 12 paid sick leave days
• 3 paid personal preference days and 12 paid holidays
• 4 weeks of paid parental leave after 6 months
• Full pension retirement
• Annual performance increases up to 2.5%
• 401k match of 2%

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Land Surveying, or a closely related field.
• Two years of full-time surveying experience. One year of full-time surveying experience in a lead or supervisory capacity. An acceptable combination of education and experience may also be considered.

Preference for licensing by the State of Utah as a Land Surveyor.

Day to Day Duties

• Supervises survey staff; assists with hiring, on-boarding and training employees; assigns, reviews and monitors work performance; conducts employee performance appraisals in compliance with County policies, procedures, and practices; addresses performance problems in a timely manner and initiates disciplinary actions as directed by the County Surveyor or Chief Deputy. 

• Assists in developing and implementing departmental policies and procedures that maximize efficiency. Ensures field crews adhere to safety protocols, traffic control procedures, and federal, state and county regulations.

• Represents the County Surveyor as a public relations liaison with private and public agencies. Calculates and writes legal descriptions; outlines and performs survey work for storm drains and stakes out storm drains in the field. Provides technical consultation and information sharing services to users of the County Survey Control System, including to staff, county departments, external public entities, and the general public.

• Assists in determining and implementing plans regarding the direction and design of the County horizontal and vertical Survey Control System.

• Performs the field work necessary to re-establish and maintain section and quarter corners; investigates validity of complaints regarding section corner stability and validity, initiating corrective actions when needed; abstracts and researches records in Recorder's office as necessary.

• Recovers, manufactures, installs, repairs, references, and maintains an inventory of monuments and supplies. Coordinates disbursements of monuments.

• Operates levels, transits, theodolites, electronic distance measuring (EDM) equipment, Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) equipment and receivers, Robotic Total Stations, and Aerial Drone equipment to complete accurate field surveys. Ensures that field equipment is clean, calibrated, and in good working order.

• Uses appropriate measurement techniques for GNSS equipment and terrestrial instrumentation, such as performing RTK measurements with a VRS network, static GNSS measurements, OPUS corrections on measurements, differential leveling, control traverses, etc. to survey accurately in the field. Logs and manages physical and digital field data responsibly. Logs and organizes relevant, thorough field notes.

• Performs advanced mathematical calculations and planning for all aspects of survey work including closing and adjusting traverses and calculating complex GNSS information.

• Oversees or completes checks on new subdivisions for mathematical closure, lot areas, section ties, and bearing base; oversees and outlines survey work such as control for aerial photography, county owned property, etc.

• Prepares GIS and CAD survey plats and integrates accurate spatial data with aerial photography and orthographic imagery. Verifies that all office drafting matches final recorded plats and county standards.

• Assists in preparing easement descriptions and exhibits, including writing land boundary descriptions; assists in reviewing and drafting profiles, engineering surveys, boundary surveys, ALTA/NSPS Land Title surveys, etc.; assists general public with surveying questions.

Full Job Description: Surveyor Operations Manager

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