Survey Associate (5314) - Design & Construction - SFO (156371)

Company Description

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.

Specific information regarding this recruitment process are listed below:

• Application Opening: Thursday, May 1, 2025
• Application Deadline:  Apply immediately.  Interested applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as this announcement may close at any time after 5:00 PM on Thursday, May 15, 2025.
• Compensation Range:  $115,492 - $140,400 Annually
• Recruitment ID:  TPV-5314-156371 (RTF0156370)

San Francisco International Airport (SFO), an enterprise department of the City and County of San Francisco (CCSF), has approximately 1,700 CCSF employees and strives to be a diverse, equitable, and inclusive employer.

SFO’s mission is delivering an airport experience where people and our planet come first and our core values are Safety and Security, Teamwork, Excellence, Care, and Equity. Learn more about careers at SFO.

For more information about SFO, visit www.flysfo.com. Follow us on X and Facebook.

As a team member of SFO, you will embrace SFO’s core values and SFO’s Racial Equity Action Plan.

Job Description

Under general direction, the Survey Associate is responsible for supervising the work of a survey party. following established surveying methods and procedures; interacting and discussing with department staff, contractors and others on survey needs and projects.

Examples of Important and Essential Duties:

• Supervises the work of a survey party by planning, organizing, assigning, directing, and reviewing the work of subordinates, including completing performance evaluations for subordinates and administering disciplinary procedures when necessary.
• Plans and organizes surveying work by determining the logistics for conducting each survey; setting and adhering to project deadlines; assigning responsibilities to subordinates; and managing ongoing work to ensure that surveys provide the necessary and desired information and documentation.
• Trains survey party staff to use surveying equipment and follow procedures such as establishing line and grade for construction projects, performing topographical and other surveys, stadia work, cross-sectioning and contour line-setting, and establishing and maintaining precise monument and control lines, official elevations, survey lines, and boundary lines; stays current on surveying techniques and improvements in equipment.
• Discusses survey needs and projects with departmental staff, contractors, and others to plan survey work so that it is completed accurately and provides necessary information.
• Reads and interprets maps, drawings, and prior survey notes, such as subdivision, right-of-way, parcel, contour, hydrographic (Port), lease maps, and construction drawings to plan survey work.
• Prepares and maintains survey field notes by recording necessary data on the surveying process and final product, such as measurements, readings, problems encountered; and reviewing and including the field notes of subordinate personnel.
• Performs mathematical computations necessary in surveying work to determine distances, elevations, angles, areas, traverses, etc., and interprets findings.
• Tracks supply and equipment needs for the survey party; makes sure supplies do not run out.
• Utilizes a personal computer and survey applications to download and check survey information and maps; may include use of AutoCAD.
• Drives a vehicle to work sites.
• Performs related duties as required.

Qualifications

1. Six years of verifiable surveying experience (either in the office or field) which must include two years of experience in a position with duties comparable to those of Class 5312 Survey Assistant II; OR

2. Bachelor of Science degree in Geomatics or related field AND two years of experience in a position with duties comparable to those of Class 5312 Survey Assistant II; OR

3. An Associate of Science degree with a concentration in Geomatics or related field AND four years of verifiable surveying experience (either in the offic