Professional Surveyor & Mapper

Position: PROFESSIONAL SURVEYOR & MAPPER
An equal opportunity employer

Nature of work

This is highly responsible, technical work performing as a professional surveyor and mapper for the city of miami.

Work involves responsibility for performing land surveys for the city of miami or acting as consultant/adviser monitoring the work of private surveying and mapping companies under contract with the city. An individual in this position may be assigned to either the department of resilience and public works or another city department to function in the capacity of professional surveyor, reviewing, processing and approving survey plans, tentative plats, final plats, sketch and legal descriptions, right-of-way deeds, etc.,

and related duties. An incumbent in this position has considerable independence of action and authority to review and sign plans, specifications, and other documents as a licensed professional surveyor and mapper. Supervision may be exercised over subordinate technical and/or administrative staff. Administrative direction may be received from one or more of the following senior surveyor, assistant and/or deputy director, department director, or designee through review of reports, conferences, inspections, and observation of program effectiveness.

Essential functions

Depending upon area assigned, may assist the senior surveyor or may be independently responsible for reviewing and processing record plats, checking municipal atlas sheets, establishing city monument lines and benchmarks, prepare right-of-way deeds of dedication, verifies, and prepares legal descriptions, prepares sketches for legal descriptions.

Reviews building plans for permits, indexing, filing maintaining and reproducing public records such as plats, surveys, aerial photographs, and construction plans for city employees and the general public.

May consult with or assist the senior surveyor in consulting and advising engineers, land surveyors and the general public on issues relating to surveying and mapping.

Determining the adaptability of plans and designs to particular field conditions.

Performs certified surveys, as assigned. May be required to testify in court representing the city in the capacity of a professional surveyor and mapper, as needed.

Depending on area of assignment, may assist the senior surveyor in coordinating the selection process of private land surveying firms for contracts with the city, procuring and distributing survey work among the selected private firms when inter and/or intradepartmental requests for surveys are received.

Depending on area of assignment, may provide office and field supervision of crews in conducting of surveys; performing complex mathematical calculations, checking field notes, and ensuring necessary corrections, if needed.

Depending on area assigned, may plan, assign, coordinate and supervise the work of subordinate technical, clerical, and/or administrative staff.

May make recommendations regarding the hiring discipline and promotion of subordinates, authorizes leave.

Evaluates and completes employee performance appraisals.

Has a role in the administration of collective bargaining agreements, civil service rules and departmental policies and procedures.

Performs related duties as required.

Minimum requirements

A state of florida professional surveyor and mapper license in accordance with chapter 472, state of florida statutes, is required at time of application and must be maintained valid throughout employment.

Six (6) months experience in land surveying and mapping work as a licensed professional surveyor and mapper.

A valid driver's license from any state (equivalent to a state of florida class e) may be utilized upon application, however a state of florida driver's license (class e or higher) is required at time of appointment and must be maintained valid throughout employment.

Documentation requirements

Please read carefully.

Applicants, including city of miami employees, must upload and submit attached copies of the following documents with the employment application. Please be sure to attach all required documents to your employment application each time you apply. Uploaded documents remain in your online profile but they will not attach automatically and you will be deemed ineligible without the proper documentation.

All documents submitted must be clear, legible, and in proper format.

The following documents are required at time of application and are acceptable forms of proof:

Proof of education/license: a valid state of florida professional surveyor and mapper license in accordance with chapter 472, state of florida statutes

Copy of valid driver's license from any state (equivalent to a state of florida class e)

It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that all required documents submitted with the employment application are in a format that is acceptable, clear and legible for eligibility determination or risk being disqualified.

Applicants, including city of miami employees, must completely detail their work experience on the…