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About the Department
The City of San José, the Capital of Silicon Valley, is one of the nation's best managed cities and one of the top cities in which to live, work, and do business. Moreover, San José is the center of cultural, government and economic activity for the region. The employees of the City of San José have embraced the following values: Integrity, Innovation, Excellence, Collaboration, Respect and Celebration. The City's Public Works Department is seeking an individual whose values align with the values of the City's employees.
The Department of Public Works is responsible for delivering capital improvement projects for a wide variety of City facilities and infrastructure, maintaining City facilities and fleet assets, facilitating and regulating development activities, and providing animal care and services. The Department is committed to high-quality service, partnering with the community, and providing an excellent environment in which to work.
Position Duties
Salary range(s) for this classification is $93,933.84 - $114,114.00. This salary range(s) includes an approximate five percent (5%) ongoing non-pensionable compensation. Actual salary shall be determined by the final candidates’ qualifications and experience.
As part of the Engineering Services Division, Survey Section of the Public Works Department is responsible for delivering land surveying services on a variety of City projects including street widening/improvements, storm and sanitary facilities, library/community center/fire station sites, and airfield projects. These land surveying services include, but are not limited to the following: topography, property acquisition, construction staking, pavement marking layout, and monument preservation.
The Survey Section is currently recruiting to fill two (2) Instrument Person vacancies. An Instrument Person performs a variety of sub-professional surveying and engineering functions of moderate difficulty either on a survey crew in the field or in the Survey Section office.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
Acts as instrument person on a survey party.
Records field notes and prepares maps and sketches from survey data.
Sets up, adjusts, and operates all types of survey instruments.
Provides lead direction and training to other survey personnel.
Uses modern, survey-grade Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment.
Calculates grades and enters data into field books.
Turns angles and extends horizontal line using a total station.
Uses the level to obtain vertical control.
Uses the level, total station, rod, targets to perform topographic surveying in order to describe the existing features of a piece of land in order that it may be reproduced as a plan map.
Locates survey points by measurement, magnetometer and from maps of former surveys.
Assist with transferring electronic field data to a PC workstation, processing and interpreting the data, and checking for errors.
Assists with producing high-quality, computer-generated topography maps and tables using sophisticated engineering software.
This is the journey level class in a four class surveying series. This class differs from the next higher class of Survey Party Chief in that incumbents of the latter perform sub-professional surveying work and are usually responsible for completing only a segment of a surveying program or project.
This recruitment may be used to fill multiple positions in this, or other divisions or departments. If you are interested in employment in this classification, you should apply to ensure you are considered for additional opportunities that may utilize the applicants from this recruitment.
How to Apply
To view the full announcement for this exciting opportunity with the City of San Jose and to apply online, please visit the City of San Jose’s careers page by clicking on the URL link below.
Job Announcement URL - https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sanjoseca/jobs/5014875/instrument-person-public-works?pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs