Senior Engineer Tech - Survey

May perform some or all of the following tasks:

1. Prepares, revises and plots plans that go out for bid for City Public Works projects.
2. Purchases field equipment, drafting and plotting supplies.
3. Creates and revises City GIS projects, layers and databases.
4. Investigate and respond to complaints from the public in VueWorks.
5. Works on survey crew as needed.
6. Serves on call approximately 7 days/month to field locate Digger’s Hotline emergency requests.
7. Maintains and is responsible for assigned equipment and vehicles.
8. Investigates and testifies regarding trip and falls in the City on any City property.
9. Review and process permits for oversize and overweight (OSOW) vehicles
10. Assists with snow on the sidewalk and right of way obstruction complaint enforcement.

Assigned Duties Related to Surveying:

1. Serves as field survey crew leader in setting of boundary and base lines, grades and control points and in the collection of field data for Public Works projects; provides field training as needed.
2. Purchases and maintains necessary equipment related to surveying.
3. Completes all phases of construction surveys.
4. Differentiates field data in various computer programs.
5. Teaches and oversees high school and college co-ops proper surveying techniques.
6. Collects data for legal descriptions.

Other Job Functions

1. Performs related duties as assigned.

Knowledge of

• Department rules, regulations and policies.
• The practices, methods, techniques and procedures of construction, cartography and architecture.
• Advanced drafting standards.
• The use of standard office equipment and specialized equipment used in drafting and surveying.
• The use of relevant software programs; e.g., AutoCad (Civil 3D), GIS, WORD, Excel, VueWorks, Granicus, and Adobe.

Ability to

• Prepare and interpret difficult drawings, plans, graphs, charts, maps and specifications.
• Understand and follow instructions and adhere to prescribed routines.
• Work independently with minimal supervision.
• Assign and supervise the work of others.
• Use and interpret results from engineering field, office and laboratory test equipment.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with engineers, contractors, supervisors, coworkers and the general public.

Skill in

• The use of field surveying equipment.
• Drafting and mapping techniques.
• Performing advanced mathematical computations.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work is performed both indoors and outside in the field; hand-eye coordination is necessary to operate computers and various pieces of office equipment.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, prolonged visual concentration and the ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, talk and hear; use hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to bend, balance, stoop, crouch or kneel.
• The employee may occasionally be exposed to adverse weather and other unpleasant conditions such as heat, cold, wetness and humidity; dim or bright lights, dust, odors, noise, vibrations, heavy machinery and smoke.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.