Survey Party Chief (Open Until Filled)

City of Fresno, CA - Fresno, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Fresno, CA

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

Survey Party Chief is the supervisory level in the Survey Party series. Incumbents supervise and train a crew of personnel involved in survey and lay-out work on engineering and mapping projects in the field. This class is distinguished from Chief Surveyor in that the incumbent of the latter is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Survey Section, including the budget and administration. The Survey Party Chief is distinguished from Survey Party Technician in that incumbents of the latter perform the less complex survey work and do not have supervisory responsibilities. If you're a detail-oriented individual with a knack for technical skill and an enthusiasm for shaping Fresno's future, this is your chance to make a tangible impact in our community. Join us and become a key player in our dynamic team!

Responsibilities

• Supervises and trains a crew performing all phases of preliminary and construction surveys.
• Performs inspection surveys on large and complex construction projects and subdivisions to assure compliance with plans and accepted engineering practices.
• Performs property surveys; sets property monuments for City properties and along rights-of-way as required.
• Performs precise horizontal and vertical control surveys and preliminary surveys on which design and cost estimates are based.
• Performs field layouts of difficult and complex Public Works projects, acts as advisor to other departments and divisions on engineering field problems.
• Applies surveying methods in the measurements of contractors pay quantities on City contracts.
• Performs related duties as required.

Requirements

• Possession of a High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent and successful completion of coursework in algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and surveying.
• Three (3) years of experience equivalent to that gained as a Survey Party Technician with the City of Fresno. Two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be substituted for the required coursework.
• If the required coursework is not possessed, five (5) years of experience equivalent to that gained as a Survey Party Technician with the City of Fresno is required.

Benefits

• Health insurance with contributions toward monthly premiums for PPO medical, dental, and vision for employee and dependents.
• Flexible spending account for health and dependent care expenses.
• Voluntary 457 deferred compensation plan with Fidelity Investments.
• Management leave of 60 hours per fiscal year for exempt employees.
• Annual leave accrual of 15.5 hours per month with cash out provisions.
• Supplemental sick leave of 40 hours per fiscal year, with an 80 hours lifetime maximum.
• Ten (10) City-observed annual holidays plus birthday and two (2) personal days.
• Life insurance benefit equal to annual salary, premium paid by the City.
• Long-term disability benefit equal to 66.66% of monthly salary up to $7,500 per month after 30 days of disability, premium paid by the City.
• Bilingual premium pay of $100 per month.
• Health reimbursement arrangement for eligible retirees to reimburse medical insurance and qualified medical expenses tax-free.
• City of Fresno Retirement Systems with reciprocity with other CA public agencies and vested in retirement benefits after 5 years of service.