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City Surveyor - Public Works

City of Prescott
Prescott, AZ Full Time
POSTED ON 1/8/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/28/2025

ANNOUNCEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

City Surveyor

Public Works Department


Hiring Pay Range: $39.48 to $42.48

FLSA Status: Non-exempt

Pay Grade: 117

Full Pay Range: $39.48 to $59.22

Deadline to Apply: 01/28/2025


Benefits Summary:

Major Benefits for Full-Time Regular Employees:

  • A diverse range of complimentary mental health and wellness services is available, including an Employee Assistance Program, a free subscription to Calm, and health coaching.
  • Paid time off up to 20 days in first year of employment
  • 10 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday per year
  • Free employee only coverage for medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, and life insurance
  • Free family coverage for select medical and dental plans
  • Pension and long-term disability through Arizona State Retirement System, click here for more details
  • Supplemental benefits such as deferred compensation plans and additional life insurance

Position Summary:

Performs a variety of technical and professional surveying tasks of moderate to high degree of difficulty.

Essential Duties:

  • Reviews surveying services project requests
  • Works with City construction project teams to assess project scope, needs, requirements, deadlines, and the priorities of the City Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
  • Performs topographic surveys, boundary surveys, ALTA/NSPS Surveys, right-of-way surveys, and similar surveys for the City
  • Prepares written legal descriptions and exhibits
  • Performs survey work, data collection, and compilation tasks for source data that updates GIS and real property databases
  • Sets priorities for surveying services projects
  • Provides training for GIS
  • Reviews and verifies collected GIS data; reviews and approves field notes and data calculations; and reviews, evaluates, and seals all completed field surveys
  • Handles quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) on all survey related work
  • Marks real property boundaries; ensures that the recording, filing, and maintenance of files and indices of maps, plats, deeds and other legal documents as a matter of public record are in accordance with state law
  • Maintains knowledge of City General Engineering Standards and Land Development Code
  • Provides review of private development and CIP projects for compliance with City code and state law related to survey and boundary criteria
  • Maintains the operation of the City's Continuously Operating Base Station (COBS)
  • Assists with creation and review of City policy relating to survey standards
  • Maintains and provides calibration of City survey equipment including GPS, robotic total station, and automatic level
  • Responds to information requests from City departments and the public
  • Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Education and/or Experience:

Seven (7) years of full time professional level field engineering, surveying, or closely related work; or any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training which provides the knowledge and abilities necessary to perform the essential functions of the position

Licensing, Certification, and Other Requirements:

Possess a valid Arizona driver's license or obtain one within six (6) months of hire: possess an Arizona Registered Land Surveyor Certification; and desire Certified Federal Surveyor Certification and FAA Certificated Drone Pilot credentials

Employee Core Beliefs

City of Prescott employees should seek to uphold the City's core beliefs throughout their day-to-day business and with every customer they come in contact with, both internal and external. Our core beliefs are: Act with Integrity, Work as a Team, Have Personal Commitment and Loyalty, Solve Problems, Take Pride In Excellent Results, High Level of Productivity and Being Nice

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Knowledge of City General Engineering Standards and Land Development Code
  • Knowledge of federal, state, and City rules, regulations, policies, procedures, codes, and ordinances related to public works
  • Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions
  • Knowledge of development of boundary surveys, ALTA/NSPS surveys, legals, and exhibits
  • Skill in using GPS, robotic total station, and automatic level equipment and associated software
  • Skill in researching easements, surveys, drawings, and maps in City and county records.
  • Skill in utilizing computer software (AutoCAD Civil3D 2019, Infraworks 2019, Trimble Business Center 5.0, Trimble GPS Pathfinder Office; Trimble Access; Trimble Terrasync) to develop surveys, designs, maps, exhibits, and reports
  • Skill in using a personal computer and standard spreadsheet, word processing, and database applications as well as Microsoft Office and Geographic Information System (GIS).
  • Skill in reading and interpreting engineering drawings, specifications, and reports
  • Skill in solving problems
  • Skill in communicating, both orally and in writing
  • Ability to prepare and make presentations
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with various county and municipal staff, elected and appointed officials, consultants, private surveyors, contractors, vendors, and the general public
  • Ability to research and respond to a wide variety of questions related to rights-of-way, easements, surveying, boundaries, and City's GPS system from internal as well as external customers
  • Ability to perform multiple tasks under strict time deadlines
  • Ability to coordinate services and activities with other divisions and departments

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

  • Work is performed in a standard City office environment and outside within public right of way and at construction sites
  • Safely operates a City vehicle and variety of standard office equipment including a computer terminal, and telephone
  • Safely exerts moderate physical effort including, but not limited to, lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling, etc. of objects and materials of moderate weight (50 pounds or less)
  • Work is performed in a dynamic environment that requires sensitivity to change and responsiveness to changing goals, priorities, and needs

Successful candidate will receive a post-offer, pre-employment background screening to include:

Drug screening

Motor vehicle records check

Criminal background screening

City of Prescott Contact Information

201 N. Montezuma Street, Suite 207

Prescott, AZ 86303

Email: hr@prescott-az.gov

Website: www.prescott-az.gov

Phone: 928-777-1410 / Fax: 928-823-1222

In accordance with A.R.S. 23 - 493, this position has been identified as "Safety Sensitive". The City of Prescott is an Equal Employment Opportunities/Americans Disabilities Act reasonable accommodation employer.

Salary : $39 - $42

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