Survey Party Supervisor

The City of Virginia Beach Public Works department provides management of public infrastructure and essential services through the proper management of programs and resources to enhance the health, safety and welfare of our resident, businesses and visitors.   Our survey teams support the Transportation and Traffic Engineering divisions, documenting property boundaries and measuring land features.  Come join our team as A Survey Party Supervisor where you will: 

• Direct the work and training activities of a survey crew employing such land surveying practices as boundary line/right-of-way surveys, topographic surveys, certificates of completion, cross sections, vertical and horizontal control, hydrographic surveys, construction stakeout on City projects, Global Positioning System (GPS) surveys, and others.
• Perform specialized mathematical computations through the use of computers or calculators for staking curves, staking construction items, closing and checking traverses, and leveling surveys and verify the accuracy of all surveys performed prior to its distribution.
• Operate and direct the proper operation of all survey instruments as required.
• Drive hubs, guard stakes, and iron pins, set monuments, front chains, give sights for survey movements, and record survey notes, both electronically and manually as a part of the crew’s daily surveying operations.
• Perform other job duties requiring skills, knowledge and physical requirements as demanded by those duties described or less.
• Individual assignments will be determined by the supervisor based on then current workloads and department needs.
• Effectively supervise and lead the crew in completing assignments properly, timely and accurately ensuring all data is accurate to avoid the need to revisit and resurvey to correct discrepancies.
• Ensure all survey notes are complete, neat, legible, and accurate to provide all data for the requirements of the assignment;
  Ensure that all survey safety procedures and requirements for roadway or waterway surveys are always adhered to;
• Effectively communicate with superiors both verbally and inwriting; ensure that the crew members are dutifully occupied and provide training sessions on subjects connected with their duties

As a City employee, you will enjoy a generous benefits package that includes paid leave, holidays, health, dental and vision insurance options, a wellness program, retirement, tuition reimbursement and more.