Engineering Technician, Sr - Surveyor's Office

Job Summary

The position acts as a lead for Engineering Technician staff in the Surveyor’s Office section of the Engineering and Construction Division.  It is responsible for Senior Engineering Technician level duties associated with the Capital projects, survey services for other departments, Survey Programs, and Records.

Responsibilities include day to day oversight of: multiple field crews comprised of Engineering Technicians, temporaries and consultants; monitoring Survey programs, Survey workflow and quality control, operations of assigned survey programs, contracts, and staff compliance with established survey practices.  The position requires demonstrated leadership and Land Surveying skills at or just below the professional licensed level; effective communication skills both public and within the county; innovative approaches to solving problems.  This is primarily an office position, but the successful candidate must be physically capable of performing all field duties required of a survey crew.  This position will report directly to the County Surveyor within the Engineering and Construction Division of Public Works.  

Qualifications
Education and Experience:

The successful candidate will likely have a combination of education, experience, and qualifications including or equivalent to the following: 

• An Associate of Science Degree in Surveying Technology or closely related field and at least 3 years of experience in a position equivalent to an Engineering Technician, Survey. A Bachelor of Science in Surveying/Geomatics or closely related field may substitute for one to two years of the above experience requirement.  All combinations of education and experience may be considered.  The degree must have been conferred by an institution of higher education and have National Recognition of Accrediting Agencies by the U.S. Secretary of Education.  Official transcripts will be required at the time of hire.
• LSIT preferred, PLS desirable.
• Knowledge of principles and practices of Land Surveying.
• Lead and/or Supervisory experience is required, ability to manage multiple field crews.
• Experience in AutoCAD/ Civil3d, or other CAD programs with Survey applications.
• Ability to create complex, complete, high quality survey maps, drawings, with little or no supervision.
• Ability to plan, organize, implement, and maintain ongoing survey programs such as horizontal and vertical control networks, monument preservation, etc.
• Administrative, oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated aptitude in practices for establishing and re-establishing right of way for public works projects and other land boundaries.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, Excel, Word and understanding and use of database programs is required.
• Ability to integrate features from multiple applications such as vendor specific software (survey specific), GIS and CAD; knowledge of theory and ability to create 3d surfaces such as TINs, DTM’s, contour maps, etc. Working knowledge of laser scanning and its integration survey products.
• High level of experience with GPS and survey instrumentation and associated software.
• Ability to investigate, recommend and implement new technology, systems, features, and methods into everyday practices of the Survey section.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid driver's license at time of hire.
• Flexible schedule for working weekends and evenings as needed.

An online application is required.  For complete job announcement, application requirements, and to apply on-line, please visit our website at:

ttps://www.clark.wa.gov/human-resources/explore-careers-clark-county

Salary Grade: Local 17 Engineers.210 ($31.73 - $40.50) per hour

https://www.clark.wa.gov/human-resources/explore-careers-clark-county