Compensation Range

$32.53 - $41.21

Job Description Summary Weld County, one of the fastest growing Counties in Colorado is seeking an organized, innovative, creative, and service oriented Survey Party Chief to work within a dynamic and extremely energetic team environment in the Public Works Department. Weld County covers an area of 3,999 square miles in north central Colorado. It is bordered on the north by Wyoming and Nebraska and on the south by the Denver metropolitan area. The third largest county in Colorado, Weld County has an area greater than Rhode Island, Delaware and the District of Columbia combined.

Weld County is seeking the equivalent to a Party Survey Chief who is an independent, career minded, self-motivated individual up for challenging projects including all types of Land Surveying related work. Projects include but are not limited to, boundary surveys, easement/right-of way surveys, topographic surveys; GPS control surveys, design surveys, aerial mapping ground support, and construction layout. This is primarily a field position with some office work anticipated. Will work under the

responsible charge of a professional land surveyor.

Job Description To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties may be assigned. (Any one position may not include all of the duties listed nor do the listed examples include all duties which may be found in positions of this class.)

Set up and operate surveying equipment including electronic total station, data collectors, differential level and Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment.

Ability to perform surveys for construction, topographic, right of way and control.

Assist with assignments requiring independent and individual contribution.

Gather survey data and maintain specified records of technical data, perform computations, plot data, or draw curves, graphs and charts.

Ability to work in a safe manner at all times.

Assist in the design of new systems, processes, product or equipment and works in the development of concepts and designs.

May have complete responsibility and care for survey equipment, material and vehicle.

Ability to work independently as a 1 person crew.

Daily upload and download of data collectors.

Identify the need for training courses and contribute to course content.

Provide Right-Of-Way information on county roads.

May be required to supervise a surveying technician either full time or on a temporary basis.

Other duties may be assigned.

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Required Qualifications Education: High School Diploma or GED. Combination of experience and education will be considered.

Required experience: Five years of experience in a surveying work environment. Post high school education may be substituted for work experience, with extensive training in a specialty field. Or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities: Use and application of County policy, CDOT Specifications for surveying and any other applicable reference manual as a source for regulations to complete assignments.

Ability to read and comprehend legal descriptions, survey maps and construction plans.

Ability to perform survey tasks in accordance with state and local regulations.

Concepts and principles of Construction surveying, topographic surveying, control surveying and boundary surveying.

Ability to locate or establish vertical and horizontal control, right of way, section corners, boundaries and property lines.

General knowledge of surveying principles and practices.

Ability to c eate, modify, and print AutoCAD Civil 3D files.