County Surveyor

4 months ago


Oakland, United States Alameda County Full time

**Date Opened**
- 6/17/2024 12:00:00 AM

**Filing Deadline**
- 7/1/2024 5:00:00 PM

**Salary**
- $68.78 - $83.68/hour; $143,062.40 - $174,054.40/year

**Employment Type**
- Permanent Full-Time Employment**HR Analyst**
- Erika Beams

**Department**
- Public Works Agency

**Work Location**
- Hayward

**Introduction**:
**THIS IS A NEW ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION.** The eligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any existing list and may last approximately one year but can be extended.

**APPLICATIONS FOR THIS RECRUITMENT WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED ONLINE.**

**DESCRIPTION**:
**THE AGENCY**

The mission of Public Works is to enhance the quality of life for the people of Alameda County by providing a safe, well-maintained, and lasting public works infrastructure through accessible, responsive and effective services.

Public services provided by the Alameda County Public Works Agency include flood and storm water pollution control, transportation planning and design, roadway and flood control maintenance and inspection, and construction and building inspections.

The goals of the Agency are to keep roads safe and well maintained, provide the highest level of flood protection, provide service levels that optimize infrastructure life cycles, minimize deferred maintenance, ensure that development and construction adhere to applicable State and County rules, optimize disaster preparedness, response and recover, ensure that the Agency’s operations and services minimize negative impacts on the environment, and sustain and advance County and Agency programs through a vital business and administrative support system.

**THE POSITION**

Under general direction, holds the office of Alameda County Surveyor and is in charge of the County’s professional and administrative responsibilities in the areas of county surveying; land development; map review; boundary surveying; map making; map record maintenance; construction and land surveying; and performs related work as required.

The County Surveyor is a one-position class. The incumbent's responsibilities are primarily as County Surveyor. The incumbent reports directly to a Principal Civil Engineer or Deputy Director of Public Works and is in charge of and oversees the activities of all surveyors, and other professional technical personnel in the survey section of the Agency.

For more detailed information about the job classification, visit: COUNTY SURVEYOR (#2157)

**IDEAL CANDIDATE**
- Demonstrated Professional Land Surveyor with proven background, knowledge and experience working with pertinent state and local laws and regulations governing Land Surveying.
- Excellent teambuilding and leadership skills with the ability to plan, direct, and manage both field and office staff in the execution of duties while ensuring that the Agency’s vision and values are at the focal point of all decisions.
- A solid leader with the ability to set appropriate standards, facilitate goal accomplishments, track, and evaluate performance to ensure timely service delivery.
- A strategic thinker with the ability to determine long term goals and design the best approach to achieve those goals.
- The ability to forecast and prepare division budget.
- Excellent communicator in both oral and written forms, with the ability to relay essential information to a wide-ranging audience on diverse issues related to Land Surveying.
- Strong Technology skills with the ability to analyze, monitor and stay current on pertinent regulations, laws, trends, and current and emerging technologies in Land Surveying.
- Efficient management skills with the ability to maintain effectiveness even when experiencing changes in work responsibilities, priorities and deadlines and takes prompt action to ensure accomplishment of objectives; champions change as directed by upper management as well as a willingness to identify issues and address them proactively.
- Skilled negotiator with the ability to gain consensus and support from all.

**MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS**:
**EDUCATION**: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in civil or mining engineering or surveying. (The equivalent of 4 years of experience in land surveying may be substituted for a bachelor's degree).

AND

**EXPERIENCE**: The equivalent of four years of experience in professional civil engineering or land surveying of which two years having been served in a land surveying supervisory or administrative capacity.

AND

License: Possession of a valid certificate of registration as a civil engineer issued prior to January 1, 1982, or land surveyor as issued by the California State Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists.

Possession of a valid California Motor Vehicle Operator's license.

NOTE: The Civil Service Commission may modify the above Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.

**KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS**:
Knowledge of:

- Land surveying techniques, including property,