Description

Salary Range: $86,930.27 - $171,036.69 

Scope & Purpose:

The position performs senior level professional land surveying duties requiring licensure by the Florida Board of Professional Land Surveyors and Mappers. Also involves supervisory duties of field staff. 

Essential Functions & Duties:

• Provide Real Estate Department boundary drawings and legal descriptions for all leases of Port Property and all purchasing of land.
• Provide Legal Department with boundary drawings and legal descriptions for all agreements and contracts. 
• Generating or review and approving all Easements drawings for Legal and Real-estate Departments. 
• Generate Topographic Surveys from field collected data for Engineering Department. 
• Generate Hydrographic Surveys from field collected multi-beam and single beam equipment. 
• Oversee LIDAR data collection, conversion and integration into Port data system.
• Writes, reviews, approves, signs and seals legal descriptions, sketches, boundary surveys, right of way maps and other documents.
• Performs or supervises field surveys and mapping activities for projects involving boundaries, right of way, construction, geodetic, control, and aerial planning.
• Provides internal professional consulting and configuration of surveys to ensure compliance with requirements.
• Researches field survey data, elevations, boundaries, points, drawings and other sources to ensure surveys are compatible with adjacent or previous surveys.
• May supervise the work of professional and technical subordinate staff by scheduling, assigning, and reviewing work, providing training and counseling; and evaluating performance.
• Manage land surveying consultants including developing Scopes of Work, schedules, and deliverables, negotiate proposals, and review documentation for Quality Assurance.
• Provide technical expertise in Mean High Water including provide input on determinations as related to Hillsborough County plat documents and other documents as necessary. 
• Provide technical expertise in survey issues.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Essential Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Knowledge of survey and mapping principles, practices, standards, procedures and customs.
• Knowledge of state and local survey laws, ordinances and regulations.
• Knowledge of civil engineering principles as related to surveying.
• Knowledge of principles and practices of photogrammetric mapping
• Knowledge of principles and practices of Hydrographic Surveying. 
• Skill in the use of survey instruments and equipment.
• Skill in the use of Survey grade Drones for data collection. 
• Ability to interact effectively, confidently and professionally with PTB officials and employees, other government officials, PTB tenants and the general public.   

Minimum Training & Experience Requirements:

• Registration in the State of Florida as a Professional Land Surveyor and Mapper
• Ten years of Professional Surveying Experience. 
• Experience with Submerged Lands and Riparian Rights
• Preferred Bachelor's Degree but not required.

Special Requirements:

• Incumbent must possess a current and valid Florida Motor Vehicle Operator's License or capable of obtaining one within thirty days from the date of hire.
• Must successfully pass a seaport security background check and compliance for a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC).
• Must have or be able to obtain a FAA Drone Pilot License. 
• Small watercraft operating experience preferred, but not required. 

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to hear, talk, observe with their eyes from both close and afar, climb ladders, drive a motor vehicle, be capable of boarding and un-boarding a maritime vessel, lifting objects up to 50 pounds, and swim.

Work Environment:

Work is performed primarily indoors but the employee will be required to go to the field to over the filed crew, and assist with field data collection when necessary. This also includes time on a Boat for Hydrographic data collection and supervision. Currently the Authority and the Engineering Department is in a hybrid remote working policy. This may require reporting full time to the office, and may allow, and may even require, some time for remote working from at home locations.

Position Type / Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

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