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Job Description
| SURVEY PARTY CHIEF I |
Job Code: 7060
Pay Grade: 111
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
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| General Functions |
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This key position performs a broad variety of skilled, technical survey assignments involving a significant level of responsibility, judgement, and accountability. Supervises assigned survey field crews.
Work is performed under the direct supervision of Division Manager and is reviewed through meetings, conferences, reports, and results achieved. |
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| Representative Duties /Assignments |
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Duties may vary based on area of assignment. The following are representative duties, it is not the intent to capture all duties performed by this classification.
- Supervises assigned field crews performing field survey functions including, but not limited to: boundary and right-of-way recovery, topographic data acquisition, recovery and establishment of County geodetic control points, construction layouts and measurements of engineering related structures.
- Makes survey computations including level note reduction, traverse calculations, and calculations for construction layout.
- Manages survey supply needs for assigned survey crew.
- Adjusts survey instruments.
- Makes proper entries in survey field books and diaries.
- Reads and interprets property descriptions, right-of-way maps and other engineering related blue prints.
- Performs GPS data acquisition, topographic field surveys and boundary surveys.
- Supervises the staking of parcels for court and appraisals and for jury viewing of potential right-of-way acquisitions.
- Complies with all applicable Florida Department of Transportation safety procedures.
- Performs related duties as assigned.
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| Minimum Qualifications |
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High School diploma or equivalent and three (3) years of surveying experience, of which one (1) year must be as a survey technician or equivalent position. An equivalent combination of relevant education or experience may be substituted.
Thirty (30) semester hours of college-level training may be substituted for each year of the required experience, provided such training included twelve (12) semester hours of surveying related coursework.
Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Driver's License.
Requires passing the party chief exam prepared by the American Congress of Surveying and Mapping (or equivalent). |
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| Preferences |
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Knowledge of surveying operations and procedures and the principles, practices and techniques of field surveying.
Basic knowledge of mathematics through trigonometry and its application to surveying computations.
Considerable knowledge of civil engineering and construction specifications and plans related to field surveying.
Knowledge of all necessary safety procedures and complies with Florida Department of Transportation regulations. |
8/5/2025
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