City Surveyor

City of Pensacola

About the role

The City Surveyor performs professional and technical work in the field of land surveying. Under the direction of the City Engineer, this position manages, directs, and meets the daily professional survey activities and needs of the City. The City Surveyor functions as the City surveying expert through project permitting, development, and performance of professional surveying services.

Responsibilities

• Manages City surveying programs, projects, and operational activities and maintains survey control monuments
• Reviews development applications, permits, plats, and legal descriptions for accuracy and compliance
• Serves as liaison and represents the City with staff, external partners, and at public meetings/events
• Ensures adherence to all applicable federal, state, and local laws, codes, and standards
• Performs land surveying duties, including boundary determination, deed interpretation, and map certification
• Provides construction support, including layout/elevation verification, site plan review, and inspections
• Supports the Stormwater Division of the Public Works and Engineering Department in field survey of stormwater ponds, stormwater piping, field verification of stormwater maintenance activities, and updating stormwater mapping to reflect as-built conditions
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Surveying and Mapping, Geomatics/Geomatics Engineering, or Land Surveying; or seven (7) years of experience in professional land surveying, three (3) years of which must have been in a supervisory capacity; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Possession of a valid Florida Professional Surveyor and Mappers’ License
• Possession of an appropriate driver’s license for equipment operated and any license, training, or certification required by law or regulation to complete assigned tasks
• Serves as emergency critical staffing during and after any emergency management event

Skills

• Knowledge of Florida land surveying principles, practices, and methods, as well as applicable Federal, State, and local laws, rules, regulations, codes, and statutes related to surveying
• Knowledge of managerial and project management principles and practices as needed to manage projects through delegating and prioritizing work assignments
• Knowledge of computer and related software applications as needed to perform surveying computations and prepare associated documents
• Knowledge of commercial, industrial, municipal, and utility construction practices in line with industry-standard techniques used in surveying
• Ability to analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions, and make recommendations in support of City goals
• Ability to plan, direct, and supervise the work of others
• Ability to utilize interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with employees, outside contractors, supervisor, and the general public, sufficient to exchange or convey information or receive and give work direction
• Ability to communicate both orally and in writing technical information to a technical or non-technical audience
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, contractors, and the general public

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to use hands and fingers to hold or feel, reach with hands and arms, walk, talk, and hear
• Occasionally required to stand, sit, climb, balance, stoop, and crouch
• Specific vision abilities include near distance, far distance, color, peripheral vision, and depth perception

Work Environment

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
• May be exposed to outside weather conditions, wet and/or humid conditions