City of Dallas · 18 hours ago
Surveyor- Planning & Development (Civil Service)
Dallas, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$70K/yr - $88K/yrThe City of Dallas is looking for a Surveyor for the Dallas Water Utility to perform highly skilled and professional surveying work. This role involves planning, reviewing, and supervising surveying services, ensuring compliance with regulations, and providing technical assistance and training to survey personnel.
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Responsibilities
Provides and gives senior technical review of documents submitted by external and internal licensed surveyors; reviews, evaluates, and monitors comments on the Dallas Development Code, Texas Local Government Code, Rules and Regulations of Land Surveying, and Survey Checklist; researches historical surveying and engineering records and ensures all surveying work is done correctly
Coordinates, collaborates, and communicates with other City of Dallas Departments regarding projects and survey related work; maintains strong and transparent communication with external customers regarding status of projects
Reviews, checks, and monitors that Plats and Field Notes are in compliance with City, and State rules and regulation, and that they follow land surveying common standard of practice; addresses and identifies issues and discrepancies
Prepares and reviews field survey data setup and reduction, property records research and compilation, boundary resolution; produces and develops drawings and descriptions for boundary-descriptive documents, property line resolutions, easements, plat and condemnation plat documents, and metes and bounds
Provides technical assistance to crews, solves complex mathematical equations, interprets land laws and statutes; and generally oversees the work done in for the Dallas Water Utility; assigns work, provides training, evaluates performance, and manages equipment used to complete work
Trains, educates, and develops new survey personnel to ensure all work is done efficiently and effectively
Reviews and evaluates budget proposals and contracts; ensures work and necessary projects fit into the budget and resource allocations
Performs any and all other work as needed or assigned
Qualification
Required
Registered Professional Land Surveyor License
Knowledge of land surveying, land platting, and related land management work
Knowledge of surveying work relating to water utility infrastructure
Knowledge of project management methods and practices
Knowledge and application of laws related to land boundary construction and land use
Ability to perform advanced mathematics
Ability to develop, review, and implement budget
Ability to research and investigate land and boundaries
Ability to communicate and understand technical standards and principles
Communicating effectively verbally and in writing
Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships
Benefits
Competitive benefits
Growth opportunities
Vibrant work culture
Company
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