Assistant Surveyor

Supplemental Questionnaire

(2024-14207-01)

Part I -  Minimum Qualifications (Not Scored)

This section will not be scored or used for determining minimum qualifications but is provided to the applicant for informational purposes prior to completing the questionnaire. Applicants are required to demonstrate how they meet the minimum qualifications for this position on their application.

Do you possess two years of responsible professional surveying experience? If yes, please describe all related duties performed in the Employment Record section of your application.

Do you possess the equivalent to an associate's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in engineering, surveying, or a related field?

List your field of study/major.

List your degree type received. If no degree received, list number of semester units completed toward degree.

Do you possess a Land Surveyor-in-Training certificate? Note: applicants who are Licensed Land Surveyors may also apply.

Applicants reporting a "no" response to either of the above questions are encouraged to review the minimum qualifications section of the job posting for this position before proceeding. Applicants not meeting the experience/education requirements may be eligible to substitute equivalent experience/education on a year-for-year basis. For consideration, be sure to clearly describe all equivalent duties on your application.

Part II -  Training and Experience Examination (Scored)

This supplemental questionnaire will serve as the Civil Service examination for this recruitment and will be scored based on your checked responses below. Narratives provided by applicants describing training and/or experience will not be scored but will be available to the hiring authority and may be utilized for interview and selection determination.

Scores received from this section will determine applicant ranking and placement on the eligible list. Resumes, letters, and other materials will not be evaluated or considered as responses to the items in the supplemental questionnaire. In addition, responses to this questionnaire will not be used for determining minimum qualifications for this position.

By continuing in this examination process, you are certifying that all information provided in the supplemental questionnaire is true to the best of your knowledge.

INSTRUCTIONS: For the following questions, please indicate your level of experience:

Performing calculations and establishing property lines, right of way boundaries, and political boundaries in compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements and accepted professional survey practices.

If you indicated experience in this area, please briefly describe.

Resolving boundaries using priority of evidence and accepted survey procedures.

If you indicated experience in this area, please briefly describe.

Preparing records, legal descriptions, and survey maps.

If you indicated experience in this area, please briefly describe.

Reviewing records, legal descriptions, and survey maps submitted to the County by others.

If you indicated experience in this area, please briefly describe.

Preparing legal descriptions and certifying that maps are technically correct.

If you indicated experience in this area, please briefly describe.

Preparing and reviewing major and minor subdivisions, records of surveys, and minor boundary line resolution legal descriptions.

If you indicated experience in this area, please briefly describe.

Determining precinct boundaries caused by annexations, detachments, and changes in population.

If you indicated experience in this area, please briefly describe.

Utilizing and interpreting local, state, and federal laws, codes, and regulations related to land surveying, including Placer County Code, the Professional Land Surveyors’ Act, the Subdivision Map Act, and the BLM Manual of Instructions.

If you indicated experience in this area, please briefly describe.

Conferring and coordinating with other County departments, review boards, public agencies, engineers and surveyors, and/or developers on matters affecting mapping, boundary determinations, and perpetuation of survey monuments.

If you indicated experience in this area, please briefly describe.

Assisting property owners, contractors, developers, engineers, and other surveyors using principals of good customer service.

If you indicated experience in this area, please briefly describe.

Performing field surveying duties (e.g., searching for and locating monuments, level runs, and measurements using GPS and/or total stations, etc.).

If you indicated experience in this area, please briefly describe.

In which of the following software programs are you proficient? Check all that apply.

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