Pipeline Surveyor
3 weeks ago
Work Term: Temporary
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 to 84 hours per week
- Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
- Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
- or equivalent experience
**Work site environment**:
- Outdoors
**Work setting**:
- Various locations
**Tasks**:
- Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
- Record all measurements and other information obtained during survey activities
- Determine precise locations using electronic distance measuring equipment
- Keep survey information in systematic order
- Assist in the preparation of detailed drawings, charts and plans
- Participate in field surveys and operate survey instruments and devices
- Keep records, measurements and other survey information in systematic order
- Assist in the calculation, analysis and computation of measurements obtained during field surveys
- Assist survey engineers or professional surveyors to develop methods and procedures for conducting field surveys
- Conduct field surveys and operate survey instruments and computer equipment to measure distance, angles, elevations and contours
- Prepare detailed drawings, charts and plans and survey notes and reports
- Record measurements and other information obtained during field survey activities
- Determine precise geographic locations using global positioning systems (GPS) equipment
- Analyze latitude, longitude and angles and compute trigonometric and other calculations to plot features, contours and areas to a specific scale
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:
- Survey Technologist Trade Certificate
**Computer and technology knowledge**:
- AutoCAD
- MS Excel
- MS Outlook
- MS Word
- Computer-aided design (CAD)
- MS Windows
**Field skills experience**:
- Traditional survey equipment
- Total station operation
- Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
**Survey specialization**:
- Construction
- Engineering
- Geodetic
- Topographic
- Topographic survey
- Urban
**Security and safety**:
- Driver's validity licence check
**Transportation/travel information**:
- Valid driver's licence
- Vehicle supplied by employer
- Willing to travel
- Travel expenses paid by employer
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Overtime required
**Personal suitability**:
- Accurate
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Judgement
- Organized
- Team player
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Reliability
