City Surveyor

The City Surveyor provides professional land surveying services and manages all surveying functions of the Department, provides expert assistance to the project manager, and performs technical engineering tasks for the City of Wausau Public Works Department.

ADDITIONAL POSITION INFORMATION:

• Starting hourly rate of $30.64 or higher DOQ.
• Standard schedule 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
• Excellent benefits include starting vacation accrual of 15 days per year, 3 personal holidays upon hire, generous sick leave accrual, and 10 paid holidays.
• Enrollment in the Wisconsin Retirement System; Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance available at affordable rates; Life Insurance and Income Continuation Insurance also available.

1. Performs professional land surveying tasks by providing or supervising all aspects of development of Subdivision Plats, Assessor’s Plats, Certified Survey Maps, Plats of Survey and legal descriptions for deeds and easements.   
2. Provides interpretation of property surveys, deeds, easement, and other land records for Public Works and other City departments in both in oral and written form.
3. Work under the supervision of the project manager to assure department goals are met.
4. Directs or conducts construction site staking and related activities, including development of stakeout data from AutoCAD plan sets.
5. Supervises and/or conducts field surveys to locate property lines, and establish street, sewer or water lines and gra­des.  
6. Compiles/supervises all field data acquisition for planning, construction and other City projects.
7. Provides assistance to Engineers and Engineering Technicians in preparation of maps, engineering drawings, and plan sets for public works construction projects incorporating plan and profiles, cross sections, and standard details using AutoCAD Civil 3D computer-aided drafting and automated civil design software.  Assists with project specifications and calculations of quantities, cost estimates and assessments; establishes alignments prior to development of project plan sets.  
8. Advises engineers, contractors, developers, the general public, and City officials regarding surveying issues relating to public works projects and answers questions regarding lands in the City in general.
9. Performs a variety of drafting and mapping operations including preparation of survey maps, annexation maps, and other mapping related to municipal facilities and projects using computer-aided drafting and automated civil design software.
10. Responsible for development and maintenance of horizontal and vertical control within the City and provides coordination with Wisconsin DOT for the City’s role in the statewide Continuously Operating Reference Station network (WISCORS).
11. Provides safety training for Engineering staff relating to Engineering field functions.
12. Serves as Survey Crew Chief for a survey crew engaged in:   setting sidewalk, building, and lawn grades; design mapping and stake out of project sites for a variety of public works projects; property surveys; establishing right-of-way locations; setting of traffic counters and performing other surveys related to traffic studies.
13. Operates a variety of survey equipment such as an engineering level, digital level, total station, data collector and Global Positioning System in performing location, topographic and related engineering and surveying work; keep field notes; make computations to calculate lines, grades and elevations.
14. Assists GIS Analyst in preparation of municipal facilities mapping, and mapping of other land-based features.
15. Performs various duties and special projects as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Surveying, Civil Engineering, or other related field, and 
• Four (4) or more years of experience in surveying and professional engineering, and
• Professional Land Surveyor license, and
• Valid Driver’s license.

Candidates with a Professional Land Surveyor license from a state other than Wisconsin are welcome to apply. Reciprocity must be obtained through the State of Wisconsin DSPS prior to hire.
 
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience or training in Autodesk Civil 3D software, Trimble Access and Road field collection software,
GPS and conventional surveying equipment and methods, including robotic total stations and automatic and digital levels is preferred.
 
A combination of education and experience that provides the depth of knowledge and ability to execute the core functions of this position may be considered.
 
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities 

• Ability to perform basic level functions of all MS Office suite products and intermediate level functions of MS Excel.
• Knowledge of State Statutes and Administrative Codes, and Municipal and County Codes, relating to surveying, public land survey systems, and subdivision and retracement of property.
• Ability to analyze data and information using established criteria, to determine consequences and to identify and select alternatives.   Ability to compare, count, differentiates, measure and/or sort, as well as assemble, copy, record and transcribe data and information.  Ability to classify, computes, tabulates, and categorizes data.
• Ability to display leadership and work with other stakeholders.   Ability to persuade, convinces, and trains others.  Ability to advise and provide interpretation regarding the application of policies, procedures and standards to specific situations.
• Ability to utilize a variety of advisory and design data and information such as construction plans, a variety of real estate documents, maps, US Survey Manual, State statutes, textbooks, computer software operating manuals and engineering manuals.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing with engineers, Public Works personnel, contractors, landowners, County personnel, vendor representatives and the public.
• Ability to apply algebraic and trigonometric formulas.
• Ability to use functional reasoning in performing influence functions such as supervising, managing, leading, teaching, directing and controlling.
• Ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory and/or judgmental criteria.
• Ability to operate equipment and machinery with some requiring complex and rapid adjustments, such as computer key­board/terminal, land surveying tools, drafting instruments, level, hammers, shovels and measuring tap­es.
• Ability to coordinate eyes, hands, feet and limbs in performing slightly skilled movements needed to perform survey work.
• Ability to exert mildly heavy physical effort in moderate to heavy work, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling.
• Ability to recognize and identify degrees of similarities or differences between characteristics of forms and sounds associated with job-related objects, materials and tasks.

Physical and Working Environment
Moderate exposure to environmental conditions that impact physical comfort such as poor ventilation and temperature extremes.  May require specialized clothing or use of common personal protective equipment.  Damage to clothing possible. Frequent travel within the City of Wausau.
 
Close mental and visual attention are continuously required.  Moderate physical demands typically found in trades work with moderate exposure to workplace hazards.  Requires regular lifting, bending, twisting, turning, and use of power equipment.IMPORTANT! All applications must completely filled out and have a Resume attached in the "Attachments" section of the application.  A Cover Letter detailing related knowledge, skills, and abilities is highly recommended, but not required.  Applications that are not complete and do not have the required attachment will not be considered.

When completing References section, include 3 professional references with current and valid email addresses.  References will not be contacted unless a conditional offer of employment is extended and accepted.

SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS:
The City of Wausau will make arrangements to furnish appropriate auxiliary aids and services where necessary and reasonable to afford an individual with a disability the opportunity to participate in the recruitment process. Please notify the Human Resources Department or phone (715) 261-6630 to request special accommodations prior to the application deadline.

NOTICE TO APPLICANTS:
Wisconsin Statutes, Sections 19.36 (7), 64.09 (5), and 64.11 (7) require public employers to treat the following items as a public record: Each applicant’s application, records, recommendations and qualifications except as provided in Section 19.36 (7), Wis. Stats. that allows the identity of an applicant to remain confidential if the applicant requests in writing that the City not provide access to this information.

If you choose not to have this information become a public record, you must make such a request in writing to the Human Resources Department. If you become a finalist for the position, your identity may be disclosed as required by law.
 
ADDITIONAL NOTICES:
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/posters/fmla
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/posters/employee-polygraph-protection-act

Salary : $63,731 - $90,064