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Chief Surveyor

United States, San Francisco 151034.00 - 197834.00 USD / Year · Job Posted March 21, 2026
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This is an opportunity to join the leadership team of the Bureau of Surveying & Mapping and lead field and office survey operations in support of a vast array of City projects. Your work may include performing and directing boundary, topographic, monument preservation and control surveys, subdivision map review, legal lot and title analysis, and complex right-of-way dedication and vacation processes.

Job Responsibility

  • Manage a survey group by planning, assigning, monitoring, and evaluating staff work
  • Review surveying or map requirements and resolve problems as needed
  • Examine areas to be surveyed and assign the appropriate survey staff
  • Check field survey or map work in progress and direct staff as necessary
  • Perform surveying or map processing operations when necessary to assist staff in challenging situations
  • Manage the budget (including revenues for map processing) for survey staff to ensure adequate staffing, supplies, and equipment
  • Collect and review survey notes or map applications for completeness and accuracy
  • Supervise the preparation and maintenance of official records, maps, and survey reports
  • Coordinate with other city agencies on requests for service, time schedules, and cost estimates
  • Assist the bureau leaders with revising programs, objectives, and goals
  • Interact with the public, other departments, contractors, private surveyors, and outside organizations relative to municipal mapping and survey practices and procedures
  • Prepare legislation to change official street legislation, approve subdivision maps, and make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors
  • Represent the department at public hearings before the Board of Supervisors and various commissions
  • Drive a city vehicle to work sites and meetings when necessary

Requirements

  • Four (4) years of experience supervising survey parties
  • Possession of a valid California Professional Land Surveyor License, or a valid California Civil Engineer license (issued in 1981 or before)
  • Possession of a valid California driver's license (at least Class C)
  • Valid Driver’s License: Applicants must possess and maintain a valid California Class C driver’s license with no restrictions that would prohibit them from legally performing the essential functions and duties of the role
  • At least one (1) year of experience in county subdivision mapping is required for the position located in the Bureau of Street Use and Mapping at the San Francisco Public Works
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