Surveyor

The Opportunity

WSP Transportation division is currently seeking a Surveyor to support our Central Alberta Operations as part of our province-wide team. Work is mainly centered on Highways Design and Construction services. Reporting to the Provincial Survey Manager, this position is responsible for providing quality management, technical support, and survey services to numerous projects. This position is suitable to candidates who enjoy a balance of field and office work and offers flexibility in workplace, schedule and holidays. This position is suitable to a person looking to be part of a larger team with a great reputation and looking for a career vs a job.

Why choose WSP?

• We value and are committed to upholding a culture of inclusion and belonging
• Our Flexible Work Policy – we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
• A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
• Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
• Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.
• A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.
  
  

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.

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What You Can Expect To Do Here

• Communicating with clients
• Estimating prospective work
• Applying good quality management practices
• Providing survey and technical support to our Construction Supervision teams including deciphering plans, producing grade files, grade stakeout, grade checking, quality assurance, field fit designs and measuring / generating construction quantities
• Providing survey and technical support to our Design teams collecting data, providing survey base for design including mapping utilities, legal composites, preliminary designs, quantities, drafting and plotting
• Drone Mapping with Lidar and Photogrammetry and processing
• Terrestrial Scanning and Processing
• Topographic / Detail Surveys utilizing RTK GNSS and Robotic Instruments
• Setting control utilizing static GPS GPS/GNSS and other methods
• Processing field to finish using Civil 3D, TBC, and other software
• Performing Quality Control / Quality Assurance reviews on work done by coworkers including staff and independent contractors
  
  

What You’ll Bring To WSP

• Technical Diploma in Survey, Geomatics or Civil
• 5 + Years Industry Experience with preference to Highways and Transportation experience
• Willingness to travel for up to two weeks at a time
• Field experience with GNSS, Robotic Total Stations, Scanners, Drones and Data Collectors with an emphasis on construction
• Experience data processing using Trimble Business Center
• Experience data processing and drafting using Civil 3D