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Appointment Type: Provisional. A provisional appointee must participate and be successful in a Civil Service Examination process for this classification and be selected through an open competitive process in order to be considered for a permanent appointment. Provisional appointments may not exceed three (3) years.

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Job Description
Under direction, Survey Assistant II performs journey level surveying work in the office or field. Essential functions include: following established surveying methods and procedures such as indexing, sighting, calibrating, and reading electronic and other survey devices; operating survey instruments; performing surveying operations such as checking profiles for proper grades; locating property and lot lines and other topographical features; preparing volumetric calculations for both land removal and water dredging; performing mathematical computations; preparing and maintaining survey field notes; adjusting and maintaining non-electronic surveying instruments; implementing and explaining existing survey procedures and methods; interacting with the public and/or clients requesting survey related information; and using personal computers and survey-related software applications such as AutoCAD and/or Tripod Data System (TDS).

Examples of Important and Essential Duties:

• Operates surveying instruments by indexing, sighting, calibrating, and reading electronic measuring devices, levels, total stations, and other equipment that may be used when doing line and grade work, cross-sectioning, monumenting, and other topographic, engineering, land, and construction surveys.
• Performs surveying operations by checking profiles for proper grades, assisting in locating property lines and other topographical features (sewers, manholes, catch basins, etc.), referencing permanent markers, and taking other readings/measurements as needed to ensure that the survey party completes the survey assignments accurately and efficiently.
• Performs mathematical computations necessary in surveying work including basic mathematical functions, trigonometry, geometry, and algebra and using calculators to determine distances, elevations, volumes, angles, areas, traverses, etc., and interprets results.
• Prepares and maintains survey field notes and official records by recording all necessary data on measurements, readings, problems encountered, recommendations, and other matters in order to have accurate records on surveying work performed for current and future reference.
• Adjusts and maintains non-electronic surveying instruments by making the necessary field adjustments.
• May act as Survey Associate in the Associate’s absence by supervising and directing a survey party.
• Carries out and explains existing survey procedures and methods to survey party members and to the general public when on site.
• Interacts with the public/clients requesting survey-related data both in the office and in the field; and does research of records.
• Utilizes personal computers and related applications to download and check survey information and maps.
• Drives a vehicle to work sites to perform survey work.
• Performs related duties as required.

Qualifications
1. Two (2) years of verifiable surveying experience (either in the office or field) at a level equivalent to the City and County Class 5310 Survey Assistant I; OR
2. One (1) year of verifiable surveying experience (either in the office or field); AND
a. One year of verifiable surveying work in Class 5310 Survey Assistant I; OR
b. An Associate of Science degree with a concentration in Geomatics engineering or related field (see Note below);
OR
c. Possession of a valid Land Surveyor-In-Training (LSIT) license issued by the California State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors;
OR
3. Bachelor of Science Degree in Geomatics or related field (see Note below).

• Operates surveying instruments by indexing, sighting, calibrating, and reading electronic measuring devices, levels, total stations, and other equipment that may be used when doing line and grade work, cross-sectioning, monumenting, and other topographic, engineering, land, and construction surveys.
• Performs surveying operations by checking profiles for proper grades, assisting in locating property lines and other topographical features (sewers, manholes, catch basins, etc.), referencing permanent markers, and taking other readings/measurements as needed to ensure that the survey party completes the survey assignments accurately and efficiently.
• Performs mathematical computations necessary in surveying work including basic mathematical functions, trigonometry, geometry, and algebra and using calculators to determine distances, elevations, volumes, angles, areas, traverses, etc., and interprets results.
• Prepares and maintains survey field notes and official records by recording all necessary data on measurements, readings, problems encountered, recommendations, and other matters in order to have accurate records on surveying work performed for current and future reference.
• Adjusts and maintains non-electronic surveying instruments by making the necessary field adjustments.
• May act as Survey Associate in the Associate’s absence by supervising and directing a survey party.
• Carries out and explains existing survey procedures and methods to survey party members and to the general public when on site.
• Interacts with the public/clients requesting survey-related data both in the office and in the field; and does research of records.
• Utilizes personal computers and related applications to download and check survey information and maps.
• Drives a vehicle to work sites to perform survey work.
• Performs related duties as required