ASSISTANT
MAP AND COORDINATE SUPERVISOR 1130
An
employee in this class assists in the supervision and training of personnel
engaged in field and office work required in performing surveys for public
works projects. Recommendations are made concerning work priorities, personnel
assignments and equipment changes.
Assignments are received with general instructions, but employees are
expected to use independent initiative and judgment in completing them. Supervision is exercised over technical
assistants and work is reviewed through periodic conferences and upon
completion for desired results. Does
related work as required.
TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES
Coordinates and
supervises field crews in the performance of surveys for Public Works projects;
Supervises processing of
field data and reviews for accuracy;
Assists in the
supervision and training of technical personnel in all phases of surveying,
including geodetic, cadastral surveys and global positioning (GPS);
Reviews the work of
personnel performing computations necessary to translate field data into the
New York State Plane Coordinate System;
Supervises field work of
tying in properties in relation to the County or municipal property map and
road record map;
Assists in the
supervision of surveyors working under contract in the jurisdiction;
Prepares specifications
for specialized surveying equipment and vehicles;
May act as a liaison
between the department and the general public.
FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL
CHARACTERISTICS
Thorough
knowledge of the principles and practices of manual and electronic surveying;
thorough knowledge of mathematics including trigonometry and its application to
field surveying; good knowledge of terminology and practices in relation to
deed descriptions; good knowledge of the standards and specifications for the
execution of a high precision traverse and vertical control network to maintain
and extend control monumentation; good knowledge of property filing records;
knowledge of both Mercator and Lambert projections as applied to State
Coordinate Systems; knowledge of First Order geodetic triangulation system
including Azimuth determination, computation and adjustment of triangles,
geographic position, inverse position, special angle computations, conversion
of geodetic angles to grid angles; skill in the use of surveying equipment
including electronic total station instruments, automatic data collectors and
Global Positioning Systems equipment;
skill in the use of state-of-the-art computer software, including CAD
and COGO; ability to perform difficult technical computations, to make
estimates and tests, and to compile surveying data and statistics; ability to
supervise personnel in a manner conducive to full performance and high morale;
physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
OPEN COMPETITIVE
Either:
(a) Graduation from a New
York State or Regionally accredited college or university with a Bachelor's
Degree in Civil Engineering or a related field, and four (4) years of survey
experience with two (2) years in a supervisory capacity, some of which must
have involved property line surveys, deed descriptions and construction
surveying; or,
(b) Graduation from a
standard senior high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma,
and eight (8) years of surveying experience, with four (4) years in a
supervisory capacity, some of which must have involved property line surveys,
deed descriptions and construction surveying; or,
(c) Possession of a
license to practice land surveying in the State of New York, and eight (8)
years of surveying experience with four (4) years in a supervisory capacity,
some of which must have involved property line surveys, deed descriptions and
construction surveying; or,
(d) An equivalent
combination of education and experience as defined by the limits of (a), (b)
and (c).
PROMOTIONAL
Two (2) years of
permanent competitive status as an Assistant Civil Engineer or Junior Civil
Engineer.
R04/06/05
SUFFOLK COUNTY
Competitive