Work Term: Permanent
Work Language: English
Hours: 40 to 55 hours per week
Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
Experience: Experience an asset
or equivalent experience

Work site environment

Outdoors

Work setting

OfficeUrban areaRural areaVarious locationsRemote location

Tasks

Operate survey instruments and devicesParticipate in field surveysSupervise drafting and technical staffKeep survey information in systematic orderAssist in the calculation, analysis and computation of measurements obtained during field surveysAssist in the preparation of detailed drawings, charts and plansKeep records, measurements and other survey information in systematic orderAnalyze latitude, longitude and angles and compute trigonometric and other calculations to plot features, contours and areas to a specific scaleAssist survey engineers or professional surveyors to develop methods and procedures for conducting field surveysConduct field surveys and operate survey instruments and computer equipment to measure distance, angles, elevations and contoursDetermine precise geographic locations using global positioning systems (GPS) equipmentPrepare detailed drawings, charts and plans and survey notes and reportsRecord measurements and other information obtained during field survey activitiesSupervise and co-ordinate field survey activities

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

Survey Technologist Trade Certificate

Computer and technology knowledge

Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipmentAutoCADMS AccessMS ExcelMS OutlookMS WindowsMS Word

Survey specialization

Topographic surveyLegal surveyLand surveyEngineeringGeodeticLand development

Transportation/travel information

Vehicle supplied by employerWilling to travelTravel expenses paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

Combination of sitting, standing, walkingWalkingBending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

Team player

Screening questions

Are you authorized to work in Canada?Do you have experience working in this field?

Employment terms options

DayOvertime available

Health benefits

Dental planHealth care planVision care benefits

Balchen & Kulchycki Surveys

Open Positions

geomatics technologist - land surveying