Temporary Field Office Surveyor

The Position

The Park District is currently recruiting for a Temporary Field Office Surveyor. This temporary vacancy is located at the Administrative Office, 2950 Peralta Oaks Ct., Oakland.

ABOUT US:

The East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) is a full-service governmental agency stewarding a metropolitan system of public open space parklands and trails in Alameda and Contra Costa counties east of the San Francisco Bay. EBRPD spans across 125,000 acres in 73 regional parks, including over 1,250 miles of trails that are enjoyed by over 25 million visitors and the community per year. The Park District acquires, manages, and preserves natural and cultural resources for everyone to enjoy now and forever to experience nature nearby.

OUR MISSION:

EBRPD preserves a rich heritage of natural and cultural resources and provides open space, parks, trails, safe and healthful recreation and environmental education. An environmental ethic guides the District in all of its activities.

OUR VALUES:

• Respect

• We honor the land we steward, each other, and the park visitors we serve.

• Resilience

• We creatively adapt to change. We address challenges with empathy, perspective, and determination.

• Relationships

• Our greatest strength lies in the trust, accountability, and teamwork we cultivate with our colleagues, partners, and the public we serve.

• Responsiveness

• We communicate openly, honestly, and reliably.

• Transparency

• We hold the public's trust through meaningful stakeholder engagement and access to timely and reliable information on decisions and performance.

What You'll Be Doing:

Under direction, plans and leads the fieldwork of the survey crew; performs the more difficult surveying duties and resolves discrepancies in surveying data as it applies to both field and office survey work; and performs related duties as assigned.

The Survey needs at the East Bay Regional Park District are varied and diverse and are mission critical components for several internal Departments. This work serves the Land Department, Legal Department, Design and Construction and the Operations Departments. Our deliverables include boundary resolutions, topographic mapping, the reviewing and preparation of property descriptions and plats, and the filing of legal documents and records. You will provide field to office surveying, including research, field mapping as well as working with a licensed surveyor to prepare and review property determinations and documents.

IDEAL CANDIDATE:

• Has a positive attitude, is self-aware and makes good decisions

• Is passionate about working in the land surveying field

• Enjoys a diversity of job responsibilities and varying work sites

• Can attend to detail while keeping the larger picture in mind

• Can establish and maintain positive and cooperative working relationships

• Is competent and confident working in both the field and office as it relates to land surveying

• Is competent working in a collaborative environment and being a part of a team

Essential Functions

• Leads and performs survey work for topographic mapping, real property boundary surveys and maps, preparation of legal descriptions, construction staking, and miscellaneous survey requests

• Ensures accuracy and completeness of finished digital surfaces

• Performs analyses and volume calculations of finished digital surfaces

• Maintains the survey request job book

• Monitors and uses various survey equipment, including electronic total stations, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), data collectors, and electronic bar code instruments in the field

• Makes coordinate geometry calculations using specialized software

• Makes conversions from latitude and longitude positions to the State Plane Coordinate System

• Performs network adjustments, prepares data to import into AutoCAD Drafting software, imports points, adds break lines and creates surfaces

• Performs legal research for real property boundary surveys

• Obtains and interprets title reports, deeds, and court records

• Prepares "Record of Survey" maps to be filed with the County Recorder's offices

• Prepares and drafts maps, plan views, drawings, construction layout diagrams, plats, cross sections, profiles, tables, hard copy drawings and final maps using CAD

• Provides AutoCAD support

• Assists in the preparation and review of survey documentation products

• Researches and reviews deeds, title reports, legal descriptions, lease agreements, field notes, maps and documents

• Drafts and performs complex survey calculations and computations and checks data for accuracy

• Leads and performs various drafting work including mapping elements

• Drafts topographic surveys, including surface creation and calculations, and boundary plats

• Performs drawing review and oversight

• Submits drafts and final drawings to appropriate departments

OTHER FUNCTIONS & DUTIES:

• Analyzes complex survey data, prepares traverse control diagrams, makes complex calculations, and adjusts data as needed

• Adjusts and performs maintenance on survey instruments

• Oversees the operation of field crew and assists as necessary

• Directs supports staff in the course of fieldwork and in the production of survey drawings

• Makes field decisions on how to best approach projects

• Performs related duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Education:

• Equivalent to the completion of twelfth gradeand completion of 60 semester or 90 quarter units of college level courses with major course work in a related field,

AND

Experience:

• Two years of non-professional survey and field experience,

Substitution(s):

• A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in a related field may be substituted for one year of the required experience.

License or Certificate:

• Possession of a valid California Class C Driver's License is a condition of initial and continued employment.

• Possession of a State of California Licensed Land Surveyor in Training (LSIT) or State of California Land Surveyor License, is desirable. Please attach if you have proof of this licensing.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• All East Bay Park Regional District employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment.

• Must be able to pass a Level 1 background check which includes: employment history verification, employee reference check, education or certificate verification, Department of Justice fingerprinting, and criminal history review.

• Possession of a valid Class C California Driver's License is a condition of initial and continued employment.

• May be required to work unusual hours, nights, weekends, holidays, and outdoors in a variety of weather conditions.

Additional Information

Knowledge of:

• Surveying techniques and construction operation; construction, math, and basic science as applied to surveying;

• Surveying and computer drafting software; principles of lead direction and training;

• Office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.

Ability to:

• Plan, evaluate, and communicate survey activities to staff, consultants, contractors, and other agencies; keep field notes and read contract drawings, plans, and specifications; operate and perform maintenance on survey instruments;

• Read data collection files and run data collection software; make complex calculations;

• Make decisions in the field;

• Draft survey maps and documents and perform analyses; operate office equipment including computers and supporting word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications;

• Maintain proficiency in automatic computer aided design (AutoCAD);

• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing;

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work at all levels, including a culturally diverse general public, with a focus on quality service to internal staff and external customers.

Application materials for these positions consist of two (2) required parts:

• A current East Bay Regional Park District application submitted online,and

• Completed supplemental questions

Apply prior to the closing time of the job announcement and allow at least one (1) hour to submit your application if you are a new user to the system. If you have previously applied to a position on GovernmentJobs.com, please allow time to update your existing profile. Applications are accepted online only. Our online application system is provided by NeoGov. If you encounter problems while applying online, please contact NeoGov Help Desk toll-free at (855) 524-5627.

Notification:

Notification:All applicants will be notified of the disposition of their application via email, generally within two to three weeks after the closing date. You may also sign into your GovernmentJobs.com account to view your current application status and notifications.

Selection Process: Qualified applications meeting the minimum qualifications will be forwarded to the hiring manager for review. Applications with the most relevant qualifications will advance to the selection interviews.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

The East Bay Regional Park District is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects a diverse workforce and community. It is committed to promoting an equitable and inclusive workspace that is welcoming to all. Applicants from all backgrounds and life experiences are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.