Apprentice Survey Tech - TL

Job Description

Salt Lake County…A career with a purpose in the community you love!

Salt Lake County invites you to explore our exciting career opportunities. We seek highly enthusiastic individuals to enrich our County with your experience and talent. If you enjoy working in a team environment that is committed to changing the lives of its community, please keep reading.

What it is like to work here :

At Salt Lake County our culture is woven into all aspects of our work and our employees’ lives, from the way we treat each other to the way we support the community. To promote and foster a fun and healthy work environment, we appreciate employees through great benefits, a healthy work life balance and room to grow and develop.

Surround yourself with :

Peers who are motivated to make a difference in the lives of those we serve. We serve Salt Lake County and envision a safe and beautiful place for all to live work and have fun. Salt Lake County is about connecting people and championing our community. Community is more than a place….its our heart and service that bring us together.

We encourage a work life balance :

Working for Salt Lake County is more than just a paycheck. A career with / Salt Lake County includes several benefits and perks. We support our employees with 12 Holidays, up to 24 vacation days, 12 sick days and one personal day every year. We work in a hybrid environment giving you flexibility to manage working from home and being in office.

For Benefits information

JOB SUMMARY

Under general supervision, performs a variety of tasks related to land and engineering survey work for County projects.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

One (1) year of work experience in Surveying or other related field.

Preference given for Associate Degree in Geomatics, Surveying Program, or Civil Engineering.

Must take and pass the Level I certified Survey Technician (CST) exam within the first six months of employment.

Must receive a verified negative test result on a mandatory drug test before starting in this position. Will be subject to random alcohol and drug testing. May be subject to post accident and reasonable suspicion alcohol and drug testing.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The following duties and responsibilities are intended to be representative of the work performed by the incumbent(s) in this position and are not all-inclusive. The omission of specific duties and responsibilities will not preclude it from the position.

Applicants must be prepared to demonstrate the ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

• Assists in the operation and maintenance of field, office and survey equipment.
• Assists Crew Chief in field calculations, data collection, and evaluation. Maintains complete and accurate survey field notes and assists in entering such notes in the County Surveyors database.
• Assists Crew Chief in the deployment and use of safety equipment and traffic control procedures to insure compliance with federal, state, and county regulations
• Assists in maintaining the accuracy and integrity of Salt Lake County survey control network.
• Assists in the establishment and maintenance of an elevation bench mark system.
• Assists in the monument preservation permit checking process.
• Achieves departmental goals and objectives by working with and sharing information between staff, departmental representatives, the public and other agencies.
• Recovers, manufactures, installs, repairs, references and maintains an inventory of survey monuments and supplies. Coordinates disbursements of monuments.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSA)

Skills and Abilities to :

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Work is normally performed in an outdoor environment with exposure to some physical risk and moderate physical effort. Must be able to push, pull, or lift up to 100 lbs on a regular basis.

Must withstand intermittent exposure to noise, heat, cold, dampness, dust, fumes, traffic hazards, and inclement weather.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THIS POSITION

This position is subject to being called to work prior to or after the scheduled shift in response to emergency situations.