Survey/Geomatics Technologist
$79,040–$99,840 year
On-siteSurrey, British Columbia, Canada
Job Summary
Conduct diverse field surveys including legal, topographic, construction layout, and monitoring projects under Project Manager direction. Collect data using robotic total stations, GNSS receivers, and UAVs while maintaining survey vehicle and equipment. Prepare accurate field notes, sketches, and computations; perform daily hazard assessments and vegetation clearing. Coordinate daily field scheduling with Survey Assistants and upload/download survey data. Maintain strict adherence to safety guidelines and standard survey procedures. Work professionally with clients and stakeholders across land development, infrastructure, and First Nation lands.
Required Qualifications
- Survey Technology Diploma
- at least 5 years' experience in survey setting
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- ability to work effectively with field crews, project managers, clients, and other project stakeholders
- Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
- high level of dependability
- initiative
- attention to detail
- Strong working knowledge of robotic total stations
- conventional survey technologies
- GNSS solutions
- demonstrated experience with high-precision monitoring
- construction layout
- ability to work to tight survey tolerances
- accurately interpret and apply engineering and construction drawings in the field
- Ability to interpret legal survey plans
- legal survey evidence
- Proficient with Leica survey equipment
- Proficient with Leica Captivate
- Proficient with Leica Infinity/GeoCloud
- A valid BC driver's license
- excellent driving record
- driver abstract
- Willingness to undertake occasional overnight and out-of-town work
- majority of work occurring within the region
- Ability to work in a variety of outdoor settings
- weather conditions
- Physically fit
- capable of lifting and carrying survey equipment
Desired Qualifications
- more than 10 years' experience in survey setting
- preferably in Lower Mainland
- A Transport Canada Advanced RPAS (UAV) Pilot Certificate
- Experience operating Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs)
- sonar/bathymetric survey equipment
- Experience operating terrestrial laser scanning equipment
- such as the Leica RTC360
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