6-6-80
Rev 1/84
Rev 6/87

City of San José

LAND SURVEYOR (3875)

CLASS PURPOSE
   Under general direction, performs work of considerable difficulty in planning, supervising, participating in and reviewing the activities of the City's survey section which is engaged in a variety of land surveying. Acts on behalf of the Director of Public Works on Land Surveying matters. Performs related work as required.

TYPICAL DUTIES AND RESULTS (The position may not include all the duties listed, nor do the examples cover all the duties which may be performed.)

• Supervises the Chief of Parties and a Party Chief and performs research on preliminary surveying, boundary surveying and construction surveying projects.

• Analyzes available data and makes decisions of a professional nature as defined by the State Land Surveyors Act relating to surveying projects.

• Directs the review and/or reviews the work of survey crews.

• Establishes guidelines to maintain professional, technical, and legal standards mandated by State law.

• Establishes and enforces safety rules for the safety of crews and the safety of the public.

• Coordinates with City Public Works inspectors, private surveyors and other engineers and job contractors on survey projects.

• Reviews, evaluates, and approves land surveying work performed by consultants for the City on capital improvements, assessments and public works projects constructed by private developers.

• Provides guidance and directs the preparation and maintenance of valuable field notes prepared by the survey crews.

• Prepares the annual equipment budget and makes recommendations for the purchase of necessary surveying equipment.

• Prepares reports as required.

Typical End Results Include: Providing the necessary information to achieve the results required in the survey projects; providing direction and suggestions to survey crews on procedures to achieve desired results; ensuring that surveying work conforms to State legal and technical standards; achieving maximum production and efficiency of survey crews; determining surveying layout needs for construction projects; ensuring that valuable field notes are maintained in perpetuity for use in future projects and for use by the general public, engineering firms and other governmental agencies.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
   The incumbent of this single position class reports to a Principal Civil Engineer and supervises various surveying/engineering technical employees in  the performance of surveying duties. The incumbent provides expertise in a wide range of land surveying work dealing with preliminary surveying, boundary surveying, and construction surveying projects and makes judgments of a professional nature as defined by the State Land Surveyors Act.

QUALIFICATIONS
   Minimum Knowledges, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of Civil Engineering as applied to surveying and design and construction of public works projects.

• Knowledge of legal requirements governing public surveys, maps and records.

• Knowledge of the common descriptions of real property.

• Knowledge of the equipment used in surveying work.

• Knowledge of principles of management, supervision and training.

• Ability to plan, direct and coordinate the work of several field survey parties.

• Ability to coordinate survey work with other elements of public works projects and to establish priorities and schedules.

• Ability to prepare reports, cost estimates and analyses of survey work.

Competency Knowledges, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of and ability to prepare an annual budget.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with others.

• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.

Training and Experience
   Any combination of training and experience equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Land Surveying or Civil Engineering or successful completion of the Land Surveyor-in-Training (L.S.I.T.) or Engineer-in-Training (E.I.T.) certificates and five (5) years of progressively responsible professional land surveying experience including three (3) years of experience supervising one or more survey crews.

Licenses/Certificates
   Registration by the State of California allowing the practice of Land Survey in accordance with the Land Surveyor's Act.

Possession of a valid California driver's license.
(2025Z)