City Surveyor

Job Description:

City Surveyor

Description

Job Summary

CITY OF KINGMAN

CITY SURVEYOR

ENGINEERING DIVISION

$69,050 - $82,847/ANNUALLY

(HIRE IN RANGE; DOQ)

POSITION IS FLSA EXEMPT

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POSITION OPEN UNTIL FILLED

OVERVIEW

The City of Kingman is located in Mohave County approximately 100 miles southeast of Las Vegas and 195 miles northwest of Phoenix nestled between the beautiful Cerbat and Hualapai Mountain Ranges along historic Route 66. In 2019, Reader’s Digest named Kingman one of the “Nicest Places in Arizona” for its thoughtful residents and spirit of generosity. In addition to its small-town look and feel, the area also offers a wide range of recreational activities that include hiking, bike and ATV trails, camping, golf, beautiful parks, historical attractions, nearby lakes, and the Colorado River. With more than 400 full and part-time employees across 30 divisions, the City of Kingman provides exceptional public services to over 30,000 residents. Our focus on high-quality customer service, safety, and teamwork underpins our efforts to foster an atmosphere where citizens and businesses can thrive.

For more information about the City of Kingman, please see our Open Finance Portal , Choose Kingman Economic Development page, and our Go Kingman tourism page for more information.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION

Plans, develops and supervises the performance of highly specialized and complex professional and technical survey engineering work of City cadastral, location and construction surveys for engineering design and other related surveying activities; Determines means or processes of achieving the objectives, standards or guidelines established by City Engineer. Exercises a high degree of independence and initiative in complex work assignments and priorities and managing division personnel. Conducts land and construction surveys to develop and maintain survey monuments, boundaries, and benchmarks for survey control of City infrastructure and private development projects; Provides technical support for Capital Improvement Programs (CIP) and property acquisition projects.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Work is performed independently with considerable latitude for discretion and judgment, under the general direction of the City Engineer who reviews work through conferences and the evaluation of overall results achieved.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

Exercises supervision overall Survey Division personnel, either directly or through subordinate supervisors.

Minimum Qualifications/Special Requirements

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Graduation from high school supplemented by two (2) years of college level course work in land surveying and engineering.
• At minimum, an Associate’s Degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in civil engineering, land survey or degree related to the core functions of this position is desired (Bachelor’s Degree preferred).
• Seven (7) years of experience in professional, technical survey engineering work, including at least four (4) years of experience leading survey crew activities and knowledge and experience in recording plats and preparing legal descriptions.
• Any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the work.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Requires Arizona state registration as land surveyor, or if registered as a land surveyor from another state, requires ability to become a registered land surveyor with State of Arizona within six (6) months.
• Must possess a valid Arizona State driver’s license or have ability to obtain one prior to employment.
• Must be physically capable of moving about on construction work sites.

Essential Functions

Essential Functions are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills. They are intended to be accurate summaries of what the job classification involves and what is required to perform it.

• Plans, coordinates and supervises the work of the Survey Division; interprets policies and procedures.
• Provides direction to survey party in gathering field information preliminary to design of improvement drawings.
• Provides direction to survey parties on all land or control survey projects.
• Directs survey party on all legal and technical matters.
• Supervises division staff including making recommendations for hiring, training, planning and prioritizing tasks, assigning work, scheduling, ensuring policy and procedure complains, monitoring staff performance and development. Conducts performance planning and evaluations and processes disciplinary actions.
• Directly or through the Assistant City Surveyor, organizes the work flow of the day-to-day activities of the survey party staff; Instructs and trains subordinates in a field and office setting regarding the technical aspects of surveying; and e nsures survey party cooperation and support to other departments within the City as required. As needed, assists survey staff with daily tasks to ensure time lines are being met; Ensuring work flow and tasks completed are efficient and accurate.
• Instructs survey crews in the field layout of the more difficult construction projects in gathering field information preliminary to design of improvement drawings, i n replacing lost survey monuments, in setting property corners on city land from legal descriptions and title information, and in performing other aspects of survey work.
• Sets priorities for the surveying projects; Reviews and verifies data, GPS coordinates, and control points; Reviews, reduces and approves field notes and data calculations submitted by survey party ; Reviews, evaluates and seals completed field surveys.
• Manages, organizes, coordinates, and monitors surveying activities and functions for conformance to State laws, regional ordinances, public records, and property boundary data.
• Reviews subdivisions, Record of Surveys, and Parcel Plats submitted to the City of Kingman for review and approval.
• Writes legal descriptions for rights-of-way, deeds of dedications, easements and other city land sales, purchases, parcel transfers and leases.
• Advises various individuals and developers with legal access problems to ensure compliance with City and State regulations.
• Advises planning officials on technical problems and questions relating to rights-of-way, subdivision design and surveying .
• Performs computations from survey party notes for application to mapping or legal descriptions.
• Researches legal boundaries and gathers record information for survey party and for mapping procedures.
• Performs reconnaissance for outlining survey instructions for survey party.
• Makes survey computations and adjustments related to boundary decisions.
• Stamps and seals legal descriptions, record of surveys and cadastral survey plats.
• Surveys and replaces property corners destroyed by city street or maintenance crews.
• Maintains survey records for the general public, private surveyors and engineers and other governmental agencies.
• Oversees restoration and perpetuation of survey control monuments; street centerline, basic horizontal and vertical control and cadastral monumentation.
• Drafts cadastral maps and legal plats and records same.
• Conducts research for mapping and legal descriptions prepared by the City.
• Researches and stays current in Surveying industry best practices and information technology trends. Recognizes the need for change and makes recommendations to City Engineer on new or revised programs and technology systems that support the department’s goals and can add sustainable value.
• Writes clear and accurate reports which may be complex and requires the registered land surveyor to provide their seal and/or signature to their approved review and attestation of documents/survey results.
• Delineates rights of way; Conducts topographic surveys for design projects; and, establishes control monuments for property surveys, construction staking, and aerial mapping control.
• Compiles accurate notes, records, and sketches of work performed and data secured to document the results of the survey effort.
• Communicates with the general public, other City employees, management, and contractors to answer questions, resolve problems, and coordinate work assignments.
• Uses a variety of computer programs such as CAD and data transfer programs to analyze survey results and produce maps and survey data of all types.
• Sets real property boundaries; Assures the accuracy of files and indexes of maps, deeds and other legal documents as a matter of public record in accordance with State law.
• Assists with data collection for GIS for the City of Kingman.
• Reads and interprets technical engineering plans and plots. Prepares and reviews legal description and deeds.
• Provides excellent customer service to both internal and external contacts.
• Responds to inquiries and complaints and makes necessary arrangements to resolve any problems as needed.
• Maintains regular attendance and punctuality.
• Maintains confidentiality of work-related information.
• Works in a safe manner and reports unsafe activity and conditions.
• This position is subject emergency recall during non-working hours due to staff shortage, to interact with staff on various shifts and/or operational needs.
• Performs related work as required.

PERIPHERAL DUTIES

• Serves as a member of various employee committees as assigned.
• Provides training of assigned personnel related to cadastral and location surveying.

WORK CONTACTS

• Considerable contact with other engineering personnel in preparing construction plans and drawings.
• Considerable contact with other engineers and surveyors doing work in the Kingman Area.

KNOWLEDGE
Thorough knowledge of the principals, practices, methods and techniques of surveying for, civil engineering and public works construction; Through knowledge of land survey statutes; Survey techniques used in making cross section, profile, location, topographic, and construction layout surveys; Local surveying principles, rules, and regulations governing land surveying as defined by Federal and State statutes, rules, ordinances, standards and codes governing land surveys; Field survey engineering methods and techniques; Land status research methods, theories, concepts, methodology, and techniques; Methods for design, construction and maintenance of public works engineering projects; Operation, calibration, and maintenance of a variety of specialized surveyor equipment; Considerable knowledge of different Coordinate systems and translating them for different uses, for GIS, Local and State Plane; Considerable knowledge of Civil Engineering and survey terminology; computer-aided drafting equipment and programs; Supervision and evaluation methods and techniques; City geography, traffic patterns, streets, landmarks and boundary locations; Working knowledge of personal computers and software (word processing, spreadsheets, project and scheduling - Trakit, etc.); Occupational hazards, related Federal and State OSHA regulations and standard safety precautions.

SKILLS

Skill in the use and care of surveying instruments and equipment, and computer-aided design equipment including GPS, Civil 3d AutoCAD and related software;Operating and maintaining complex surveying equipment and electronic field data recording equipment; Planning, organizing and managing land survey projects; Reading, interpreting and applying project plans, maps, diagrams, legal descriptions, and technical specifications; Consolidating field notes and survey data into AutoCAD and Civil 3D software for base maps and drawings; Operating a personal computer utilizing standard and specialized software, including GIS, GPS, and other specialized engineering and general office software applications; Working in a team environment and leading division staff and responsibilities; Providing customer service; Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to provide work direction, guidance and supervision of assigned staff.

ABILITIES

Ability to supervise and evaluate the work of subordinates and assume responsibility for division; Use complex optical and electronic instruments and equipment used in survey engineering; Accurately read and comprehend maps, legal descriptions, sketches, construction plans, layouts, blueprints, etc.;Perform higher level mathematical calculations such as calculus, algebra, and trigonometry using a calculator/computer; Enter data or information into a terminal, PC, or other keyboard device to update/maintain databases; Review or check the work product of others for conformance with standards; Observe or monitor data in survey reports; Draw or letter charts, schedules, graphs, maps, or similar objects; Prepare, organize and maintain survey field and office data, reports and systems; Write clear, complete and accurate reports and correspondence; Effectively deliver presentations in public settings; Effectively communicate complex technical information, orally and in writing, to a variety of work contacts; Coordinate and organize work activities for division staff; Establish and maintain effective working relationships with assigned employees, coworkers, supervisor, other departments and the public; Follow and maintain safety standards and identify safety problems; Promote and adhere to safe work practices; Carry out assigned projects to their completion; Use appropriate tact and consideration in dealing with complaints and questions; Adapt to changing work priorities, accept changes in project schedules and meet deadlines; Work independently, and as a team, to complete daily activities according to work schedule; Effectively supervise, evaluate, train and motivate employees and develop/maintain a positive working relationship in work environment and with employees; Use equipment and tools properly and safely; Perform in adverse weather conditions; Bend or stoop repeatedly or continually while performing surveying; Traverse safely over rough, uneven, sloping, or rocky surfaces or terrain, and maneuver around unfinished construction elements.

Miscellaneous

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics attached to the job description are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

COMMITMENT TO SAFETY & WELLNESS

It is the policy of the City of Kingman to ensure a safe, healthful workplace for all its employees. It requires that every person in the organization assumes the responsibility of individual and organizational safety. Injury and illness losses from incidents are costly and preventable. The City of Kingman will employ an effective accident and illness prevention program and a comprehensive wellness program that involves all its employees in the effort to eliminate workplace hazards and promote employee health and wellness. All employees are expected and encouraged to participate in safety and wellness program activities including the following: reporting hazards, unsafe work practices and accidents immediately to their supervisors or a safety committee representative; wearing required personal protective equipment; and participating in and supporting safety committee activities.

It is the policy of the City of Kingman to ensure a safe, healthful workplace for all its employees. It requires that every person in the organization assumes the responsibility of individual and organizational safety. Injury and illness losses from incidents are costly and preventable. The City of Kingman will employ an effective accident and illness prevention program and a comprehensive wellness program that involves all its employees in the effort to eliminate workplace hazards and promote employee health and wellness. Supervisors are responsible for supervising and training workers in safe work practices. Supervisors must enforce company safety rules and work to eliminate hazardous conditions. Supervisors shall lead safety and wellness efforts by example.

DISCLAIMER

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel in this position. This job description is subject to change as the needs and requirements of the position changes.

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2023-2024 Benefit Guide (PDF)

Health

• Excellent medical, dental and vision insurance.
  • Telemedicine available through BlueCare Anywhere for general medical and behavioral health.
• Flexible spending (FSA) or health savings accounts (HSA).
  • Employer contribution to HSA equivalent to 50% of plan-year deductible. This is currently $750 for Single Coverage and $1,500 for Family Coverage.
• Employer-paid group basic life insurance coverage for employee and dependents on medical plan.
  • Supplemental group insurance and third-party options available.
• Virgin Pulse, our comprehensive well-being platform designed to push you towardsgood health in mind, body and spirit.
  • Participation incentives with up to $300 redeemable annually.
• Work/Life support services through the SupportLincEmployee Assistance Program (EAP).
  • Six free counseling visits annually.

Leave

• 12 paid holidays , including a floating birthday holiday each year.
• 16-35 paid vacation days per year.
  • 6.15 hrs. 1-5 years; 7.69 hrs. 5-10 yrs.; 9.23 hrs. 10-15 yrs.; 10.77 hrs. 15+ yrs.
  • Shift fire personnel accrue leave at 1/3 more per pay period.

• 3.69 sick hrs per pay period (approx. 9-12 sick days per year).
  • Shift fire personnel accrue leave at 1/3 more per pay period.
  • Part-time/seasonal employees earn 1 hours of sick time for every 30 hours worked.

Other leave types available, including:

• 10 hours of Volunteer Time Off (VTO).
• Up to 5 days for bereavement.
• Jury Duty.
• Military Training, and more.

Leave donation program.
Financial

• Tuition reimbursement up to $4,500 annually.
• Shift differential pay (2nd & 3rd shift).
• Bonus Programs.
• Skill-based, Certification & Bilingual Pay.
• Clothing Allowance for Uniformed Personnel.

Recognition & Appreciation

• Quarterly Performance Conversations (TrakStar).
• Mission, Vision, Values (MVV) Excellence Awards.
• Safety Awards.
• Service Awards at 5, 10, 15, 20+ years of service.
• Biannual All-Employee BBQ Lunch.
• Annual Employee Pool Party.

Retirement

• City matching to AZ State Retirement System & Long Term Disability (ASRS).
• Additional retirement solutions available through optional third-party on pre-tax basis, including457-deferred compensation and Roth IRA.

Closing Date/Time: Continuous

Salary:

$69,050.00 - $82,847.00 Annually