Supervising Surveyor

Supervising Surveyor Job Announcement

Application Instructions

I understand my application must meet the minimum qualifications for consideration of employment with the City of Sacramento. The experience I list in the duties area of the "Work Experience" section of the employment application will be used to determine if I meet the minimum qualifications as stated on the job announcement. A resume, responses to the supplemental questions requiring a narrative response, employment history listed elsewhere in the application or attachments will not substitute for the information required in the "Work Experience" section of the employment application. Position/job titles will not be considered in determining eligibility for meeting the minimum qualifications for this position. Note: Qualifying experience is based on full-time experience (40 hours per week). Qualifying experience is calculated to the full-time equivalent (pro-rated if less than 40 hours/week). Please refer to the City of Sacramentos Applicant Resources Page for Screening Instructions: https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/HR/employment

Proof of Education

I understand proof of education, such as, but not limited to, university/college transcripts and degrees should be submitted with my application and will be required at the time of appointment. Please refer to the City of Sacramentos Proof of Education Requirements (https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/HR/employment) for information on accepted documentation.

Education Confirmation

I attest I possess or will possess a college-level courses in surveying, drafting, and mathematics, including trigonometry by time of appointment if I am selected for the position.

Proof of Certification

I understand proof of certification, should be submitted with my application and will be required at the time of appointment.

Certification Confirmation

I attest I possess or will possess a valid Certificate of Registration as a Land Surveyor issued by the State of California -or- a valid Certificate of Registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of California prior to January 1, 1982 by time of appointment if I am selected for this position.

Professional Engineer Registration Number

Please enter your Professional Engineer Registration number below. (If you are not registered as a Professional Engineer please enter "N/A". )

Supplemental Questionnaire

The answers to the questions below will be reviewed by the hiring department along with the information provided in your employment application. Therefore, your answers must be consistent with your employment application information (especially in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections), must be unambiguous, and must contain sufficient but concise detail and organization. A resume will not be accepted in lieu of completing this Supplemental Questionnaire. Lack of clarity, incomplete or inconsistent information, and/or disorganized presentation may negatively affect the hiring departments review of your Supplemental Questionnaire.

1. Describe your experience as a supervisor managing staff.

2. Describe your experience with reading and interpreting record survey maps and local agency codes related to maps. Include in your answer what jurisdictions you have experience in.

3. Describe your experience using modern surveying technologies. Include any experience with the latest technology in survey equipment.

Training and Experience Examination

The following questions are the Training and Experience (T&E) Examination. In addition to the City of Sacramento employment application, applicants must complete and submit online responses to the T&E questions. This exam will evaluate the relevance, level, and progression of a candidates education, training, and experience. Therefore, your responses to the T&E Exam questions should be thorough and complete because the exam score will determine your ranking on the eligible list for this job.

4. Select the one option that best describes your experience independently performing survey mapping tasks using records of survey, official survey, boundary survey, subdivision mapping, final mapping, parcel maps, and/or tentative maps.

• Two years or more
• At least eighteen months, but less than two years
• At least one year, but less than eighteen months
• At least six months, but less than one year
• Less than six months

5. Select all the boxes that best describe equipment and/or software you have experience using while reviewing, developing, and presenting real property legal descriptions.

• MicroStation or equivalent
• Microsoft Word or equivalent
• AutoCAD or equivalent
• Microsoft PowerPoint or equivalent
• Total Station or equivalent
• Geographic Information System or equivalent
• Global Positioning System (GPS) or equivalent
• Microsoft Outlook or equivalent
• Microsoft Excel or equivalent
• Scanner
• None of the above

6. Select the one option that best describes your experience using city records, field data, county records, improvement plans, unrecorded surveys, owner information, title reports, previously recorded documents, and maps to interpret, prepare, and record survey data and/or legal descriptions.

• Two years or more
• At least eighteen months, but less than two years
• At least one year, but less than eighteen months
• At least six months, but less than one year
• Less than six months

7. Select the one option that best describes your experience leading a survey team/party, coordinating training, providing direction, and/or evaluating the work of a survey team/party.

• Two years or more
• At least eighteen months, but less than two years
• At least one year, but less than eighteen months
• At least six months, but less than one year
• Less than six months

8. Select the one option that best describes your experience with record of survey mapping, monument preservation and/or perpetuation, and corner records in alignment with the California Land Surveyors Act.

• Two years or more
• At least eighteen months, but less than two years
• At least one year, but less than eighteen months
• At least six months, but less than one year
• Less than six months

Required Information

• Employer: City of Sacramento
• Address: 915 I Street, Historic City Hall, Sacramento, California, 95814-2604
• Phone: (916) 808-5726
• Website: http://portal.cityofsacramento.org/HR