Project Surveyor

---

Job description

Position Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Associate's Degree from an accredited college or university in Surveying and Mapping or related field.


• Minimum 5 years of related work experience balanced between office and field and 2 years supervisory experience.


• Any equivalent combination of certifications, education, or experience that provides the required skills, knowledge, and abilities for the position.

Licenses, Registration, and Certifications

• Registration as a Professional Land Surveyor in the state of Colorado.


• Must be able to possess and maintain a valid Class 'R' Colorado driver's license and have a satisfactory driving record.

Job Description

Position Summary

Surveyor is responsible for supervising personnel associated with the dispatch of projects. Manage the project scope of work and expectations of clients. Ensure that all safety procedures are followed. Serve as the primary project technical expert and assist with technical problem solutions. Coordinate and maintain liaison with other sections, disciplines, and utilities.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has formal supervisory responsibilities over other employees.

Project Surveyor: Apply advanced Surveying and Geomatics principles, practices, and methods in support of the section's overall strategic goals and objectives. Responsible for managing survey projects as assigned. Work with customers to develop project scope of work and deliverables. Provide oversite, quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC), and professional guidance of all field and office survey activities associated with assigned project. Perform other related survey work as assigned.

Survey Operations Coordinator: Apply advanced Surveying and Geomatics principles, practices, and methods in support of the sections overall strategic goals and objectives. Responsible for scheduling the work of all field and office technical staff. Provide oversite, quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) and professional guidance of all field and office survey activities associated with assigned project. Perform other related work as assigned.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Supervise survey personnel in obtaining and adjusting horizontal/vertical measurements taken in the field used for designing and locating pipelines, canals, tunnels, dams, reservoirs, and buildings.


• Prepare hydrographic/topographic maps showing contours and all other physical features. Manage aerial mapping requests.


• Supervise the establishment and retracing of property boundaries, land lines, property and section corners taken from an analysis and interpretation of legal descriptions, plats, and notes.


• Research, organize, analyze, and interpret legal descriptions, plans, and notes associated with assigned work.


• Prepare detailed real estate, right-of-way and license maps, and legal descriptions which are made a permanent part of legal documents.


• Design and review control networks, reports, plans, and estimates.


• Supervise and support survey personnel performing full range office and field assignments and review technical ability of subordinates.


• Train or recommend training to technicians in survey techniques, mathematical calculations, and computer analysis or survey data.


• Review and interpret data during conduct of work and make recommendations.


• Coordinate and maintain liaison with other sections, divisions, and utilities on surveying matters.


• Ensure the maintenance of safety standards in all areas of operation.


• Perform related work as required.

About Denver Water

Denver Water is committed to creating a diverse work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status.

Applications will be accepted until a sufficient number is received. Denver Water reserves the right to either close or extend a posting.

Denver Water proudly serves high-quality water and promotes its efficient use to 1.5 million people in the city of Denver and many surrounding suburbs. Denver Water aspires to be the best water utility in the nation. The organization is a responsible steward of the resources, assets, and natural environment entrusted to us to provide a high-quality water supply, a resilient and reliable system, and excellent customer service.

Denver Water offers excellent benefits that include a pension plan, 401K Plan with a 3% match, 457 Deferred Compensation Plan, Health and Dental coverage, Life Insurance, and Paid Time Off. A background check will be conducted to verify the information submitted on the application. Please be sure that all information on the application is correct and complete, do not say "see resume". If the application is not fully completed, we (Denver Water), will not accept your application.

We are committed to the health and well-being of our employees. Smoking, including e-cigarettes, is prohibited on all Denver Water property.

An offer of employment may be contingent upon satisfactory results of a post-offer drug test. Denver Water tests for the following: amphetamines, cocaine, marijuana (THC), opiates, phencyclidine (PCP), and alcohol. A strength test may also be conducted due to the physical requirements of the position.

Denver Water is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are dedicated to building a culturally diverse workforce. We encourage applications from women, People of Color, veterans, and people with disabilities.

Veronica Hernandez

1600 W. 12th Ave.

Denver, CO. 80

EOE/MFEOE/MF