Senior Survey Analyst/Coordinator

Grab your plan set, your land records, and your computer! Don't let this party pass you by!

This position works within the Utilities Design and Construction Division (UDCD), Land Survey Branch, and performs the following duties:

• Manages multiple project assignments including research, records analysis, survey data analysis, plat and plan prep in AutoCAD and other specialty programs such as SmartDRAFT, Trimble Business Center, GIS, and Microsoft Office Suite;
• Manages and completes various types of land surveys that includes writing detailed information and depicting graphic exhibits of design, geodetic, construction, land boundary, route, property, and as-built surveys.

• Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of land surveying and GPS surveying;
• Knowledge of County, State and Federal laws, codes, and regulations pertaining to surveying;
• Knowledge of County, State and Federal laws pertaining to land rights;
• Excellent knowledge of Survey Software including AutoCAD & Trimble, (and/or current County platform), Microsoft Office Suite, and Hardware (PCs and Plotters), and the GIS system;
• Thorough knowledge of the methods and equipment used in surveying;
• Basic knowledge of the principles of civil engineering specifically relating to hydrology and construction processes;
• Ability to prepare accurate drawings and maps;
• Ability to make accurate computations and neat, accurate field notes;
• Ability to program and/or use data processing equipment;
• Ability to collect, compile, and interpret research data;
• Ability to apply knowledge of regulations, field data, and plan and profile data to computations and to communicate findings both to office and field personnel;
• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing and to present highly technical data in a visual format to a non-technical audience;
• Ability to prepare technical reports and to present findings in a clear and concise format.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to: High school graduation or a GED issued by a state department of education; plus five years of survey work, including one year in work equivalent to the Survey Party Chief level.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:
Possession of a valid motor vehicle driver's license.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check and driving record check to the satisfaction of the employer.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduation from Virginia Land Survey Apprenticeship and/or BS in Land Surveying or related discipline.
• Four years of experience in SmartDRAFT, Trimble Business Center, Corpscon/NCAT, GIS, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Three years of experience performing complex property research project tracking purposes. and preparation of deed calculations in AutoCAD.
• Three years of experience performing advance mathematics such as calculus,
• Three years of experience performing survey technician duties which includes the management of multiple projects such as records analysis, survey data analysis, plat and plan prep in AutoCAD and other specialty programs such as SmartDRAFT, Trimble Business Center, GIS, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Basic knowledge of the Virginia Administrative Code relating to land surveying.