Section Head Engineering

Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District

$75K — $95K *
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High school graduation or equivalent required.
  • Minimum of four years in sub-professional engineering and field survey work.
  • Thorough knowledge of surveying methods and equipment.
  • Very skilled in operating surveying instruments and performing trigonometry calculations.
  • Ability to train and oversee field personnel effectively.
  • Must possess a valid Driver's License.
  • Must pass a Non-D.O.T. Drug Test.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and oversee a survey crew.
  • Coordinate and review work assignments of the survey team.
  • Train crew members in procedures and safety requirements.
  • Utilize modern survey equipment and software for field data collection.
  • Perform complex field survey tasks and calculations.
  • Maintain supplies, materials, and equipment for surveying activities.
  • Prepare reports and maintain accurate field records.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and training.
  • Hands-on experience with advanced surveying technology.
  • Collaborative team environment that encourages leadership.
  • Engagement in diverse surveying projects.
  • Job stability within a structured organization.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Survey

Essential Functions:
  • Serves as lead person and oversees a survey crew.
  • Coordinates work assignments and reviews the work of the survey crew.
  • Trains employees in crew requirements and procedures.
  • Serves as lead worker or acknowledged expert who resolves more difficult problems.
  • Utilizes modern survey equipment and software applications during the collection of survey field data.
  • Performs complex field survey work.
  • Calculates distances, locations and angles and related measurements using standard formulas and methods.
  • Instructs safe methods and procedures of work and ensures proper safety procedures are used.
  • Maintains and monitors supplies, materials and equipment.
  • Requisitions needed materials and equipment.
  • Performs difficult public contact work for the crew.
  • Recommends methods and materials for completion of survey work.
  • Maintains field notes and draws diagrams for surveyor's review.
  • Maintains records and prepares reports.

Additional Responsibilities:

May perform related work as required or as delegated by supervisor.

Central Files and Graphics

Essential Functions:
  • Oversee an administrative support unit involved in specialized clerical work.
  • Schedule administrative assignments and review work of unit.
  • Train admin support employees in office requirements.
  • May serve as lead worker or acknowledged expert who resolves most difficult problems.
  • Utilize related software applications.
  • Perform complex clerical work.
  • Compose and/or type correspondence.
  • Perform difficult public contact work for the unit.
  • Maintain records.
  • Gather and organize information for preparation of technical reports.
  • Update computer records by entering data.
  • Operate computer based Laser fiche Document System.
  • EPRTS, File Tracker or other specialized departmental software could be responsible for conducting. microfilming activities to include batching of documents for filming through cataloging of resulting film products.
  • Produce complex reports from spreadsheets and special application software.

Additional Responsibilities:
  • May requisition office supplies.
  • Occasionally assemble commercial storage shelving components, storage containers, and accessories used in storage facilities and/or stock rooms.
  • May preserve and restore fragile archival documents of significance.
  • May ship records for storage and retrieve records from various remote locations.
  • Perform related work as required or as delegated by supervisor.


Qualifications

Survey

Training and Experience:
  • Graduation from high school or equivalent
  • Four years of progressively responsible experience in sub-professional engineering and field survey work.

Desirabie Knowledge, Skills and Abiiities:
  • Thorough knowledge of the methods, techniques, and equipment used in field surveying work
  • Thorough knowledge of the computations used in field surveying and related work
  • Very skilled in the operation and care of surveying instruments
  • Very skilled in performing trigonometry computations of angles, areas, distances and traverses
  • Thorough ability working with total station, GPS receiver, data collectors and levels
  • Ability to follow and give instruction based upon established procedures given by written and oral direction
  • Assist in the training and oversee field personnel; thorough ability to read/understand construction plans
  • Ability to maintain accurate and complete engineering/survey records and notes

Central Files and Graphics

Training and Experience:
  • Graduation from high school or equivalent
  • Four years of progressively responsible administrative support/office experience in related area

Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
  • Thorough knowledge of appropriate administrative support methods, office practices, modern office equipment and filing systems
  • Working knowledge of department function: working knowledge of job related software applications
  • Working knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet and specialized software; working knowledge of microfilm and duplication systems
  • Considerable skill in performing office operations
  • Considerable ability to operate a variety of office equipment
  • Considerable ability to form effective working relationships with the public under difficult circumstances
  • Considerable ability to oversee the work of others
  • Ability to keep complex records and prepare detailed reports

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:
  • Must possess a valid Driver's License issued by the state in which employee resides.
  • Pursuant to MSD's "Substance Abuse Policy and Procedures," this position has been designated as safety sensitive and candidate must pass a Non-D.O.T. Drug Test for this position. Employees occupying this position are not subject to Federal (D.O.T.) Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulations.
  • Employees of MSD must have a meets expectations.


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