County Surveyor
Community Development and Services Agency (CDSA)
County of Yuba, California
ANNUAL SALARY:
County Surveyor: $103,500 - $134,550 DOE/DOQ
Pending PLS: $89,256 - $116,033 DOE/DOQ
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The County of Yuba, California, is seeking a County Surveyor to join its Community Development and Services Agency (CDSA). This technical expert will provide professional land surveying expertise for the County, sharing their insights with the Board of Supervisors, County departments, and special districts. They will oversee matters involving property boundaries, right of ways and street locations, and other entitlements while reviewing all maps and records for County/State compliance. The ideal candidate will have a customer-service mentality and an eagerness to build positive working relationships. They will have exemplary planning and organization skills. The County is looking for a creative problem solver who will present alternative solutions and ideas, who can break down complex processes into simple terms, use logic and reasoning, and is highly collaborative. If you want to be a part of a supportive and cohesive workplace that provides excellent services for the small but mighty community of Yuba County, apply today and say Yes to Yuba!
See the full recruitment brochure here: https://indd.adobe.com/view/b63b4c01-eb6b-4c9c-b8c2-ed7cfde46449
THE JOB
As the County Surveyor, you will play an integral role within the County, overseeing professional land surveying operations, expenditures, and contracts while reporting to the Director of the Community Development and Services Agency (who will sign off all projects for those without a PLS). Essential duties of this position include supervising the maintenance of official records, performing surveying or map processing operations, managing horizontal and vertical control systems, and developing changes to existing Yuba County codes, procedures, and ordinances to assure adherence to the Professional Land Surveyor??s Act and the Subdivision Map Act. In this leadership position, you will also be responsible for developing a cohesive team atmosphere that promotes accountability, problem solving, and initiative amongst staff.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
The ideal candidate for this position will encourage a culture of problem solving and enthusiasm to take on additional responsibilities and challenges. Along with having robust technical skills, the next County Surveyor will bring strong interpersonal skills, including communication, customer service, and patience. Qualified candidates will have the ability to navigate challenging situations and triage multiple competing projects and priorities with a ??can-do? attitude. The County Surveyor serves as the subject matter expert, answering stakeholders?? questions confidently and thoroughly with a sense of professionalism. Knowledge of all phases of land survey work, including methods of conducting various types of surveys, such as GPS, automated data collection control surveys, and construction surveys is highly desirable.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
While the following requirements outline the minimum qualifications, the County reserves the right to select applicants for further consideration who demonstrate the best qualifications match for the job.
- Licenses:
- County Surveyor: Possess valid Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) License in the State of California
- County Surveyor Pending PLS Licensure: Ability to obtain valid Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) License in the State of California within one year of employment.
- Possession of a valid California Class C driver's license within ten (10) days of employment.
- Education & Experience:
- Graduation from a four-year college or university with major course work in land surveying, civil engineering or a related field;
- Five years of professional land surveying experience. Additional surveying experience may be substituted for the education on a year for year basis.
- Desired:
- Additional professional land surveying experience, preferably in both private and public sector employment.
- Prior supervisory or programmatic experience.
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SALARY AND BENEFITS
The annual salary range is $103,500 - $134,550 DOE/DOQ (County Surveyor) |$89,256 - $116,033 DOE/DOQ (Pending PLS), plus a generous benefits package:
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For full benefits details: Non-Represented Management 7-1-2023 Benefit Summary.pdf
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HOW TO APPLY
For first consideration, apply immediately at wbcpinc.com/job-board/
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Save the Dates:
- Interviews will take place on a rolling basis as ideal candidates are identified.
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Please contact your recruiter, Levi Kuhlman, with any questions:
- levi@wbcpinc.com
- 541-930-1190
This sounds like a good opportunity for a PLS interested in working in a local government environment and the pay range is not bad when you throw in the added benefits and pension.
If I had been working somewhat regularly in that county as a PLS and was 20 years younger, that would be a job I would really enjoy.
So, I guess I'm saying this should be someone in their late 40s who has been licensed in California for 20 years.
This is real cool to see posted! Mike, longtime Director of PW, is the lone surveyor there (great to work with) handling both roles and it looks like he's finally able to get someone in as the CS. Looking forward to it.
@holy-cow : Fifty-three years ago when I applied for my license an applicant had to be 25 years old. That and 20 years experience would make someone 45 years old on the first day!
...So, I guess I'm saying this should be someone in their late 40s who has been licensed in California for 20 years.
That's about the correct minimum requirements for the position.
@holy-cow : Fifty-three years ago when I applied for my license an applicant had to be 25 years old. That and 20 years experience would make someone 45 years old on the first day!
I read the 20 years as including time before licensing. Fact is, finding someone in their 40's with 20 years as a PLS might be a VERY small pool, even nationally. I would think it would number in the hundreds of people across the united states. I have never met a PLS in their mid 20's, but then again WA is a state where there are almost no people coming out of a 4 year college with their degree and LSIT.
It so happens that I was 27 when I was first licensed to survey.
I was suggesting 20 years after licensure in order to do the work that would be required of the individual in the OP. Much of that responsibility revolves around handling people. Being able to handle people is learned by doing and by having it done to you and learning from that experience.
Oregon has a rule that experience before the age of 18 doesn't count. So, in practice, a person can't clear the education/experience or experience only hurdles until their mid to late 20's.
That should probably be converted to say "Following high school graduation or passing of the GED exam, if said date precedes the age of 18. In my case, that would have added three months of experience had I immediately started working in the land surveying field. For two of my grandchildren that would have potentially added more than a year as they graduated early. The third grandchild is on course to graduate a full year early and have about one year of college credit on her academic record.
My experience phase didn't start until completion of the academic phase. Considering that my employment between high school graduation and turning 18 amounted to three months of being a "Turkey Hanger", that would not have counted anyway.
