Geospatial Surveyor
May 30 2023
Industries
Architecture, Engineering and related
Categories Civil engineering, Construction, Structure, Geomatics, Topography, Cartography,
Remote
Edmonton, AB • Full time
The Opportunity:
McElhanney is seeking a Geospatial Surveyor specializing in cutting-edge technologies such as 3D Scanners, RPAS/Drone, and other emerging tools. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals looking to advance their career in Geomatics within a well-established and respected company. The position offers you an exciting opportunity to work with the latest equipment and workflows, enabling you to deliver groundbreaking results using state-of-the-art remote sensing technology.
Your strong technical background, coupled with a deep understanding of conventional survey methods and the applications of remote sensed data, will be crucial to your success in this role. Experience in industrial, construction, or engineering surveys will provide valuable insights into project requirements. While prior experience in 3D scanning and RPAS is beneficial, our supportive team is ready to provide guidance and assistance as you continue to expand your technical knowledge and tackle complex problems.
What You’ll Be Doing:
What You’ll Bring:
Pre-employment drug and alcohol testing is required, as well as pre-site access testing as per client requirements.
What Can We Offer You?
This role is designated as a safety sensitive position.
About McElhanney
Based in Western Canada for over 100 years, McElhanney offers innovative and practical engineering, surveying, mapping, planning, landscape architecture, and environmental services. As a 100% employee-owned and operated firm, with over 1,100 staff members in 33 locations, we are proud to offer qualified staff with shareholding options in our company. At McElhanney, we work in teams to build strong connections with our staff, clients, and local communities. Our employees enjoy working here because of our varied projects, high levels of autonomy, opportunities for career development, excellent total compensation and benefits package, and collaborating with a team of great professionals.
Our Purpose: Amaze our clients. Care for our communities. Empower our people.
#li-sa1 #li-intermediate #li-onsite
If this is the opportunity for you, apply now or visit www.mcelhanney.com/careers to apply online. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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To learn more about employee experience at McElhanney, visit us on Glassdoor
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Click here to know why McElhanney Ltd. was selected as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers (2023)
McElhanney is committed to fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion which celebrates the successes that comes from a team diverse in expertise, experiences, and perspectives. We encourage and are pleased to consider all qualified candidates, welcoming all ethnicities, religions, colour, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, aboriginal status, age, or people with disabilities. Requests for accommodations can be made at any stage of the selection process.
McElhanney is aware of activities where individuals have received fraudulent job offers. Please be advised that McElhanney will not ask applicants for any form of monetary exchange at any point in the recruitment process. To learn more visit: www.mcelhanney.com/careers/fraud-warning
The disclosure of your information in accordance with this Policy and applicable law, including to third party service providers may result in your personal information being transferred outside of Canada, including to the United States. Such transferred personal information may be subject to the laws of these other countries and the laws of other countries regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information may be different from the laws of Canada.
McElhanney is seeking a Geospatial Surveyor specializing in cutting-edge technologies such as 3D Scanners, RPAS/Drone, and other emerging tools. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals looking to advance their career in Geomatics within a well-established and respected company. The position offers you an exciting opportunity to work with the latest equipment and workflows, enabling you to deliver groundbreaking results using state-of-the-art remote sensing technology.
Your strong technical background, coupled with a deep understanding of conventional survey methods and the applications of remote sensed data, will be crucial to your success in this role. Experience in industrial, construction, or engineering surveys will provide valuable insights into project requirements. While prior experience in 3D scanning and RPAS is beneficial, our supportive team is ready to provide guidance and assistance as you continue to expand your technical knowledge and tackle complex problems.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Collecting field data using static laser scanners, SLAM scanners, and RPAS (photo and lidar) and assisting with data processing.
- Supporting engineering and construction surveys including as-built, topographic surveys, layout of alignments, grades and features, high order control networks for survey or remotely sensed projects, quantity measurements, using conventional survey methods when remote sensing technology is not applicable.
- Expanding on or developing processing and calculating skills to develop a broader knowledge of survey operations.
- Where appropriate, working semi-autonomously to manage survey tasks, with full support from a project team.
- Ensuring implementation processes for quality assurance, safety, and policy compliance.
What You’ll Bring:
- A two-year technical diploma in Geomatics with at least three (3) years of previous experience in a similar role. A higher level of experience in Construction Surveying will be considered if no diploma is held.
- Experience with terrestrial Scanners or other new technology is an asset. RPAS/Drone experience is required.
- Experience with geomatics software such as Civil3D, MicroSurvey, Trimble Business Centre, Cyclone, or Pix4D/ SiteScan.
- Physical ability to work on varied terrain, potentially over long days.
- Flexibility to work at remote project sites is required.
- A strong work ethic and willingness to learn and share knowledge.
- A valid driver’s license.
Pre-employment drug and alcohol testing is required, as well as pre-site access testing as per client requirements.
What Can We Offer You?
- Competitive salary and participation in our generous performance bonus plan.
- A team-focused atmosphere that encourages ideas for improvement from all levels to continuously improve field and office processes, with recognition going to those who contribute.
- An opportunity to work with, and develop the use of, the latest surveying and geospatial technology.
- Work with Surveyors and Engineers who are willing to share experience and knowledge to support your career development.
- Involvement with long-term clients in a variety of markets and industries.
- Flexible work hours to accommodate your busy lifestyle.
- Extended health and dental coverage, a healthcare spending account, and RRSP matching.
- Employee & Family assistance program which offers 24/7 support online or over the phone.
This role is designated as a safety sensitive position.
About McElhanney
Based in Western Canada for over 100 years, McElhanney offers innovative and practical engineering, surveying, mapping, planning, landscape architecture, and environmental services. As a 100% employee-owned and operated firm, with over 1,100 staff members in 33 locations, we are proud to offer qualified staff with shareholding options in our company. At McElhanney, we work in teams to build strong connections with our staff, clients, and local communities. Our employees enjoy working here because of our varied projects, high levels of autonomy, opportunities for career development, excellent total compensation and benefits package, and collaborating with a team of great professionals.
Our Purpose: Amaze our clients. Care for our communities. Empower our people.
#li-sa1 #li-intermediate #li-onsiteIf this is the opportunity for you, apply now or visit www.mcelhanney.com/careers to apply online. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
To learn more about employee experience at McElhanney, visit us on Glassdoor
Click here to know why McElhanney Ltd. was selected as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers (2023)
McElhanney is committed to fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion which celebrates the successes that comes from a team diverse in expertise, experiences, and perspectives. We encourage and are pleased to consider all qualified candidates, welcoming all ethnicities, religions, colour, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, aboriginal status, age, or people with disabilities. Requests for accommodations can be made at any stage of the selection process.
McElhanney is aware of activities where individuals have received fraudulent job offers. Please be advised that McElhanney will not ask applicants for any form of monetary exchange at any point in the recruitment process. To learn more visit: www.mcelhanney.com/careers/fraud-warning
The disclosure of your information in accordance with this Policy and applicable law, including to third party service providers may result in your personal information being transferred outside of Canada, including to the United States. Such transferred personal information may be subject to the laws of these other countries and the laws of other countries regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information may be different from the laws of Canada.
Department: Geomatics
This is a full-time position
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