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Senior Land Surveyor
Chart your own course at the Port of San Diego, experiencing fun, fairness and innovation. The Senior Land Surveyor is a leader with an intimate knowledge of the Tidelands. We pride ourselves on accountability, integrity, and team work. You'll be surrounded by people committed to making a difference all while enjoying an alternate work schedule with every other Friday off. Now is the time to join our team.

The Engineering and Construction Department is looking for a Senior Land Surveyor who is a self-starter, detail-oriented, responsible, and experienced in process improvement. Experience in bathymetry, laser scanning, and drones is highly desirable. Exceptional customer service and decision-making skills are a must.

GENERAL PURPOSE

Under general direction, plans, organizes, directs, and manages projects, programs, activities and personnel of the surveying and mapping section within the District’s Engineering-Construction Department. Develops and implements standards, specifications and procedures for the District’s land surveying purposes as a professional land surveyor, provides survey advice to District management, and performs related duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities of this class require a high technical competency in surveying, boundary surveys, map applications, monument preservation, global positioning systems, surveying reality capture, bathymetric surveys, and photogrammetry as well as the day-to-day operation of these disciplines.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

This class is responsible for managing the lands granted to the District by the California State Lands Commission through leadership of District wide mapping and surveying. The Senior Land Surveyor is responsible for all work including planning, monitoring, coordinating and managing the work of the professional and technical staff in the Engineering-Construction surveying and mapping section. Supervision of functions and staff is exercised either directly or through subordinate supervisors. Assignments are typically received in the form of the general instructions and objectives from the Chief Engineer, Engineering-Construction, and work is reviewed through conferences, report analysis and program results.

The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees so classified.

1. Directs and manages the work of the survey and mapping section; establishes survey related policies and procedures within broad department policies; directs the implementation of policy and procedure revisions resulting from changes in legislation and regulations.

2. Develops the annual team budget and manages expenditures; recommends changes in organizational structure and staffing; directs and evaluates the work of subordinate staff.

3. Manages the District's field survey program; directs the preparation of maps, both planimetric and topographic for multiple departments within the District, and other agencies as applicable.

4. Reviews survey requests and determines the type and method of survey required and schedules and assigns work to subordinate staff.

5. Directs, coordinates, inspects and reviews all hydrographic, geodetic, topographic, construction and cadastral land surveying.

6. Develops and implements improvements in survey methods, new techniques, procedures and equipment.

7. Ensures and monitors the coordination of the section's work with the work of other departments and agencies; interfaces with department heads, governmental agencies and the public.

8. Supervises the procedures of Land Surveyor in resolving difficult and complex problems and renders administrative decisions where interpretations are necessary.

9. Consults other sections, departments, private contractors, consulting engineers and agencies to resolve problems and provides all types of survey information.

10. Evaluates accuracy and completeness of maps, plats, legal descriptions, records of survey, corner records, and survey related exhibits prepared by staff, consulting surveyors, and submitted by tenant surveyors.

11. Administers consultant professional services contracts for land surveying, photogrammetric mapping (and other remote sensing technologies like LiDAR), GIS and hydrographic surveying.

12. Determines feasibility and advisability of using survey data from other agencies.

13. Prepares special studies, estimates and reports and makes recommendations.

14. Directs and supervises the activities of the survey office personnel engaged in calculating and preparing data and base maps required for the control of all survey work, including grade sheets for construction and boundary maps to be recorded in compliance with the Land Surveyor's Act and the Subdivision Map Act.

15. Trains and evaluates subordinates and supervises the placement and training of other assigned personnel.

16. Provides leadership and works with staff to develop and retain highly competent, service-oriented staff through selection, compensation, training and day-to-day management practices that support the District's mission, objectives and service expectations; provides leadership and participates in programs and activities that promote workplace diversity and a positive employee relations environment.

17. Directs the collection and recording of survey data, checks for adequacy and accuracy of survey data, and prepares reports and makes recommendations. Maintains accurate survey records and incorporates data into GIS.

18. Oversees and assigns work in the office when processing field data; prepares maps and documents, technical correspondence, comprehensive reports and detailed calculations.

19. Provides professional and technical assistance to staff and other District personnel.

20. Represents the section in meetings with other departments and agencies.

21. Confers with and advises District staff and other agencies regarding assigned areas of responsibility; confers with developers/tenants, surveyors, engineers, architects and others regarding survey matters.

22. Participates in developing Engineering-Construction Department policies, takes leadership in implementing department programs and initiatives, and manages change.

23. Manages the evaluation, development, procurement and implementation of new technology relevant to the section's programs.

24. Develops policies and procedures to ensure the maintenance of accurate and detailed records of section activities, findings and results.

25. Prepares and reviews Board agenda sheets for presentation at monthly Board meetings and/or workshops.

26. Assists the Chief Engineer and Department staff with the implementation of Board policies, including interpretation and application to capital improvement and major maintenance projects.

27. Enforces safety rules and regulations.

28. Performs other related duties as required.

Knowledge of:

1. Professional land surveying principles and practices of design, planning, construction, right-of-way, and land acquisition.

2. Geodetic coordinate systems.

3. Safety practices pertaining to field surveying work.

4. Common engineering construction methods.

5. Preparatory procedures applicable to survey work.

6. Drafting and mapping methods and practices.

7. Principles and practices of effective employee supervision, including training, work evaluation and discipline.

8. Mathematics, including geometry and trigonometry as applied to land surveying.

9. Advanced computer equipment and applications related to surveying work, including AutoDesk software, Trimble Business Center, GPS baseline processing software, GPS hydrographic survey software, BIM principles, digital surfaces, Unmanned Aerial Systems (drone) mapping, and LiDAR.

10. Legal aspects of boundary surveying, including Land Surveyor's Act and other statutes and ordinances.

11. Principles of budgeting and recordkeeping practices and procedures.
Ability to:

1. Solve difficult and complex surveying problems, research records, compile, analyze, and interpret survey data, maps and complex property legal descriptions.

2. Convey GIS/spatial information to non-GIS/technical people.

3. Plan, organize, monitor and evaluates the work of professional and technical surveying staff.

4. Analyze and make sound recommendations on complex management and administrative issues.

5. Understand and apply District policy and procedures governing assigned areas of responsibility.

6. Present proposals and recommendations clearly and logically in public meetings.

7. Represent the District effectively in negotiations.

8. Develop and implement appropriate procedures and controls.

9. Prepare clear, concise and comprehensive correspondence, reports, studies and other written materials.

10. Exercise sound, expert independent judgment within general policy guidelines.

11. Establish and maintain effective, collaborative working relationships with all levels of District management, other governmental officials, contractors, employees and the public.

12. Exercise tact and diplomacy in dealing with sensitive, complex and confidential issues and situations.

13. Provide leadership and direction within a diverse, team-oriented work environment.

14. Communicate effectively with a broad spectrum of people in a diverse work force and community.

15. Build and maintain professional networks and develop and draw on the abilities of staff.

16. Identify issues proactively, analyze complex problems, and involve others appropriately in making effective decisions.

17. Plan strategically and manage to successful completion a wide range of assignments including complex surveying tasks.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education, Training and Experience:

Completion of college-level course work in engineering, land surveying or a closely related field; and six years of journey-level field survey experience, at least four years of which were in a lead or supervisory capacity. A bachelor's degree in civil engineering, land surveying or a closely related field may substitute for four years of the required experience. Time served as a District Intern counts towards the years of experience.

Licenses; Certificates; Special Requirements:

Registration by the State of California as a Professional Land Surveyor.

HAZWOPER Certification, which includes obtaining up to 40-hour certification, passing of physical examination within six months of employment, and completing eight hours of Hazwoper refresher training annually.

A current, valid California Class C driver license at time of appointment and maintained at all times thereafter in order to operate a vehicle on District business.
California Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) pull notice system: An incumbent in this position will be enrolled in the California DMV Pull Notice Program. The pull notice program provides information on the incumbent’s driving record and driver license status on a periodic basis to the District. An employee assigned a District vehicle must acknowledge receipt and understanding of District Administrative Procedures covering the use of District vehicles.

This position may be subject to a pre-employment background check. The District will conduct a California Department of Justice/FBI fingerprint and criminal history check; felony convictions may be disqualifying. Misdemeanor convictions may be disqualifying depending on type, number, severity, and how recently they occurred. Criminal arrests and convictions during employment may result in termination or limitations in job duties if no reasonable accommodations can be made.