City Surveyor/CRS Coordinator

ANNOUNCEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

City Surveyor/CRS Coordinator

Public Works Department

Hiring Pay Range: $39.48 to $49.35

Pay Grade: 117

FLSA Status: Non-exempt

Full Pay Range: $39.48 to $56.29

Deadline to Apply: 10/29/2024

Benefits Summary:

Major Benefits for Full-Time Regular Employees:

• A diverse range of complimentary mental health and wellness services is available, including an Employee Assistance Program, a free subscription to Calm, and health coaching
• Paid time off up to 20 days in first year of employment
• 10 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday per year
• Free employee only coverage for medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, and life insurance
• Free family coverage for select medical and dental plans
• Pension and long-term disability through Arizona State Retirement System, click here for more details
• Supplemental benefits such as deferred compensation plans and additional life insurance

Position Summary:

Performs a variety of technical and professional surveying tasks of moderate to high degree of difficulty. Support the Floodplain Administrator by organizing and tracking the City's Community Rating System (CRS) Program activities.

Essential Duties:

• Reviews and prioritizes surveying services project requests.
• Works with City engineering and capital project teams to assess project scope, needs, requirements, deadlines, and the priorities of the City Capital Improvement Program (CIP).
• Performs topographic surveys, boundary surveys, ALTA/NSPS Surveys, right-of-way surveys, and seals all completed surveys for the City.
• Prepares written legal descriptions and exhibits.
• Performs survey work, data collection, and compilation tasks for source data that updates GIS and real property databases.
• Provides training for GIS.
• Reviews and verifies collected GIS data; and provides training for GIS staff.
• Provides quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) on all survey related work including evaluation and approval of field notes and data calculations.
• Marks real property boundaries; ensures that the recording, filing, and maintenance of files and indices of maps, plats, deeds and other legal documents as a matter of public record are in accordance with state law.
• Maintains knowledge of City General Engineering Standards and Land Development Code.
• Provides review of private development and CIP projects for compliance with City code and state law related to survey and boundary criteria.
• Maintains the operation of the City's Continuously Operating Base Station (COBS).
• Assists with creation and review of City policy relating to survey standards.
• Maintains and provides calibration of City survey equipment including GPS, robotic total station, and automatic level.
• Responds to information requests from City departments and the public.
• Prepares documentation to support annual reporting for the CRS program.
• Provides insight and recommendations for improving the CRS program and floodplain management policies in general.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Education and/or Experience:

Seven (7) years of full-time professional level field engineering, surveying, floodplain management or closely related work; or any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training which provides the knowledge and abilities necessary to perform the essential functions of the position

Licensing, Certification, and Other Requirements:

Possess a valid Arizona driver's license or obtain one within six (6) months of hire: possess an Arizona Registered Land Surveyor Certification or obtain one within twelve (12) months of hire; Certified Floodplain Administrator (CFM) Certification or obtain one within twelve (12) months of hire and desire Certified Federal Surveyor Certification and FAA Certificated Drone Pilot credentials

Employee Core Beliefs

City of Prescott employees should seek to uphold the City's core beliefs throughout their day-to-day business and with every customer they come in contact with, both internal and external. Our core beliefs are: Act with Integrity, Work as a Team, Have Personal Commitment and Loyalty, Solve Problems, Take Pride In Excellent Results, High Level of Productivity and Being Nice

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of City General Engineering Standards and Land Development Code.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and City rules, regulations, policies, procedures, codes, and ordinances related to public works.
• Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions.
• Knowledge of development of boundary surveys, ALTA/NSPS surveys, legals, and exhibits.
• Knowledge of FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
• Knowledge of floodplains and FEMA designated Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA).
• Skill in using GPS, robotic total station, and automatic level equipment and associated software.
• Skill in researching easements, surveys, drawings, and maps in City and county records.
• Skill in utilizing computer software (AutoCAD Civil3D 2019, Infraworks 2019, Trimble Business Center 5.0, Trimble GPS Pathfinder Office; Trimble Access; Trimble Terrasync) to develop surveys, designs, maps, exhibits, and reports.
• Skill in using a personal computer and standard spreadsheet, word processing, and database applications as well as Microsoft Office and Geographic Information System (GIS).
• Skill in reading and interpreting engineering drawings, specifications, and reports.
• Skill in solving problems.
• Skill in communicating, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to prepare and make presentations.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with various county and municipal staff, elected and appointed officials, consultants, private surveyors, contractors, vendors, and the general public.
• Ability to research and respond to a wide variety of questions related to rights-of-way, easements, surveying, boundaries, and City's GPS system from internal as well as external customers.
• Ability to perform multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Ability to coordinate services and activities with other divisions and departments.
• Ability to review and prepare Elevation Certificates.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

• Work is performed in a standard City office environment and outside within public right of way and at construction sites
• Safely operates a City vehicle and variety of standard office equipment including a computer terminal, and telephone
• Safely exerts moderate physical effort including, but not limited to, lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling, etc. of objects and materials of moderate weight (50 pounds or less)
• Work is performed in a dynamic environment that requires sensitivity to change and responsiveness to changing goals, priorities, and needs

The following physical abilities are required to perform the work asked of this position:

• Balancing - maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
• Climbing - ascending, descending ladders, stairs, ramps, requires body agility.
• Crouching - bending body forward by bending leg, spine.
• Feeling - perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
• Grasping - applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
• Handling - picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
• Hearing 1 - perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
• Lifting - raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
• Manual Dexterity - picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
• Mental Acuity - ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.
• Pulling - use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug.
• Pushing - use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward.
• Reaching - extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Speaking - expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
• Standing - for sustained periods of time.
• Stooping - bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
• Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word.
• Talking 2 - shouting to be heard above ambient noise.
• Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.
• Visual Acuity 2 - color, depth perception, field of vision.
• Visual Acuity 3 - determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities/structures.
• Visual Acuity 4 - operate motor vehicles/heavy equipment.
• Visual Acuity 5 -close acuity for inspection of small defects, machines, use measurement devices, or fabricate parts.
• Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.

Successful candidate will receive a post-offer, pre-employment background screening to include:

Drug screening

Motor vehicle records check

Criminal background screening

City of Prescott Contact Information

201 N. Montezuma Street, Suite 207

Prescott, AZ 86303

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In accordance with A.R.S. 23 - 493, this position has been identified as "Safety Sensitive". The City of Prescott is an Equal Employment Opportunities/Americans Disabilities Act reasonable accommodation employer.