Surveyor's Field Oper Mgr

JOB SUMMARY

Provides direct supervision of the field support staff and daily management of projects and activities.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Surveying, Civil Engineering, or other closely related field, plus four (4) years of related experience, of which two (2) years must have been supervisory or administrative; OR an equivalent combination of related education and experience. Education may not substitute for the required supervisory experience

Must possess and maintain a Professional Land Surveyors License in the State of Utah, or be able to obtain within 6 months of hire.

A valid Drivers License issued by the State of Utah is required to operate a County vehicle.

Due to the nature of this position, the successful applicant must pass a required background check through fingerprinting and enrollment in the continuous RAP Back (Record of Arrest and Prosecution Back) program in accordance with current County Human Resources policy requirements.

Must receive a verified negative test result on a mandatory drug test before starting in this position. Will be subject to random alcohol and drug testing. May be subject to post accident and reasonable suspicion alcohol and drug testing.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Manages, directs, assigns, reviews, and approves work required to support boundary, profile, topographical, and construction surveys for Salt Lake County Real Estate, Parks and Recreation, Engineering, and other agencies.
• Proposes goals and implements plans to achieve the directives of the County
• Supervise the work pertaining to preservation, maintenance, and monumentation of a state mandated horizontal survey control system, and County wide benchmark system, using global positioning equipment, total stations, and electronic levels.
• Manages and monitors assigned use of automobile
• Assists in developing and implementing performance Monitors and analyzes outcomes and goals.
• Supervises assigned staff, which includes monitoring work performance, recommendations on hiring and promoting, orienting, training, and preparing annual work performance appraisals.
• Recommend and enforce discipline in accordance with County and internal policies.
• Recommends and implements through instructional meetings our sectional policies and procedures that create effective and efficient use of personnel, materials, and equipment.
• Works with various managers, departments, firms, and developers to manage contractual agreements with incorporated cities of Salt Lake County.
• Schedules, coordinates, and supervises detailed phases of field survey work ensuring that the spatial relationship between sectional monumentation depicted on recorded subdivision boundary plats exists as stated on the ground (as per State statutes and County ordinances).
• Prepares letters of acceptance and compliance of the Monument Approval Recommends administration, authorization to release funds in accordance to Utah Code, County Ordinance, and pursuant to performance bonding for monumentation.
• Assists in the development and preparation of budget and manages approved budget following department
• Recommends, prepares, and submits purchases to Fiscal Manager for Maintains a record of section encumbrances and expenditures.
• Ensures that information transferred between field, office, and/or a requesting agency is complete, accurate, and compatible with project Reviews and approves field information prior to delivery.
• Develops and recommends standards and directs the approved process by which field information is gathered and
• Communicates with office personnel, County agency representatives, private surveyors, and government entities in the preparation and finalization of work requests and subdivision plats.
• Attends and participates in weekly project coordination meetings with Administration and internal section managers on the status of survey projects, and survey monument permits.
• Interfaces and coordinates with local, state, and federal jurisdictions to provide maximum service to the
• Reports, investigates, and corrects valid complaints received by the County Surveyor following departmental and County policies and procedures.
• Recommends and implements an approved ongoing plan to preserve and maintain the integrity of public survey
• Represents the County Surveyor when assigned as a public relations liaison with private and public Utilizes professional judgement to ensure that County Surveyor policies are followed to protect property rights and privacy while conducting County surveys.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES (KSA)

Knowledge of:

• Civil Engineering mathematics, principles, and practices
• Highway, street, and drainage design
• Principles, methods, and techniques of effective supervision and training of personnel
• Government budget process and structure at the local level
• Laws and regulations regarding legal boundaries
• Applicable legal regulations, codes, standards, and ordinances
• Land surveying principles, techniques, methods, and procedures
• Boundary law, record abstracting, and boundary conflict resolutions

Skills and Abilities to:

• Use tools, equipment, software, applications, and technology related to job-specific duties
• Use and operate a motor vehicle
• Perform geodetic surveying with the State Plane Coordinate System
• Communicate clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing
• Supervise, direct, and allocate work assignments
• Develop technical surveying/engineering designs and specifications
• Effectively communicate surveying information in non-technical terms
• Work independently and exercise independent judgment to carry out assignments and operations
• Interpret complex survey field notes and make boundary line adjustments
• Read and interpret engineering plans, notes, and specifications
• Follow oral and written instructions and procedures
• Investigate and resolve problems involving legal descriptions
• Prepare and interpret descriptions of property and easements
• Design subdivisions and prepare legal plats
• Use and manipulate aerial photography
• Improve efficiency and effectiveness in specific operational areas through enhancing and improving systems, implementing technology, re-engineering processes, redesigning policies and procedures, etc.