Base Pay: $17.38 Hourly

SUMMARY: Assists Survey Party Chief in supervising a crew making surveys for the planning, design, and construction of roads, drainage facilities, and other county facilities. Performs other functions involved in the work of a survey field party.

The employee is required to be on duty before, during, and after natural disasters and emergencies, as directed by the supervisor.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Assists Survey Party Chief in supervising the survey crew. In the absence of the Party Chief, gives daily work assignments to crew members.

May perform inspections and maintain inspection records.

May record field notes, calculate survey results, and help prepare working drawings.

Interprets policies to workers and enforces safety regulations.

Analyzes and resolves work problems or assists workers in solving them.

May perform any of the duties of other survey crew members, including:

Operating level and transit.
Setting grade hub for road construction as well as grades for drainage ditches.
Operating electronic transit and distance meter.
Operating rod and chain.
Reading instruments and accurately recording the results.
Making survey calculations.
Locating survey points.
Maintaining benchmark controls.
Performing various drafting tasks.
Operating survey vehicle.
Clearing brush.
Maintaining survey equipment.

Performs such other duties as may be assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: In the absence of the Survey Party Chief, the incumbent supervises survey party crew members. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with Nueces County policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

QUALIFICATIONS: 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. Any employee who drives a vehicle on official business must have a driving record which meets standards set by the County and the County's insurance carrier.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: High school diploma or general education degree (GED) plus at least two years of experience on a survey crew; or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages,
area and circumference.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Texas Motor Vehicle Operator's License or available alternative means of transportation.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Ability to operate surveying equipment. Good knowledge of the safe operation of equipment's and of safety standards.

Ability to perform mathematical calculations and to read and write in standard English.

Ability to perform strenuous physical activity involving walking, bending, and lifting heavy objects.

Ability to understand and carry out oral instructions. Ability to get along with co-workers and the public.

Ability to motivate and supervise employees.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk and sit. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds,
occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and bend from the waist up to 60% of the time. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in outside weather conditions and where heavy traffic can pose a problem. Employee is exposed to dust and chemicals that have been placed on the fields. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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Crew Leader (Survey) - Public Works - J11270 - 01210

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