Survey/Geomatics Technologist

Build Your World, Build Your Career …

V3 Companies of Canada believes in development by both providing you with an environment to enhance your professional growth and in transforming the world around us for the better. Our name reflects that commitment to you and those who live, work and play in the special places we help to create: Visio, Vertere, Virtute – The Vision to Transform with Excellence.

We are a fast-growing firm with offices located throughout the US and Canada.  Our Edmonton office additionally currently engages in a range of planning, land and site development and municipal infrastructure improvement projects throughout Alberta and other western Provinces. We believe that the worst thing is to pigeonhole talent. Instead, we prefer to provide the means for you to align your personal career goals with the professional opportunities we offer.

We are seeking a talented Survey/Geomatics Technologist to join our fun and growing survey operation in Edmonton.  This position will be focused on municipal survey projects and responsible for processing survey data, calculations, plan preparation and checking, and working within tight deadlines on exciting projects and related deliverables.

Here’s what you’ll do:

As a Survey/Geomatics Technologist at V3, you’d primarily be engaged in the following activities:

• Review and understand the scope of survey work and client requirements.
• Liaise with Project Managers, Land Surveyors, and clients.
• Prepare calculations from engineering and architectural drawings as needed.
• Prepare field files and perform calculations for survey layout.
• Review field returns for quality control and assurance.
• Interpret field data to prepare accurate survey drawings, legal plans, and reports, including downloading and editing field data, interpreting field notes and sketches, and processing conventional and GNSS data.
• Prepare reports
• Prepare survey plans for drafting.
• Perform plan closures as well as plan and report checks.
• Assist with improving processes such as plan production, quality assurance, and control.

What you’ll bring:

• Post-secondary training in Surveying or Geomatics is an asset.
• Experience working in the (legal) municipal sector.
• Experience using AutoCAD Civil 3D and related software in the preparation of survey related plans.
• Experience with MicroSurvey CAD is an asset.
• Experience with MS Excel.
• An understanding of the basic principles of surveying, governing evidence, and Land Titles plan requirements.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with strict deadlines.
• Ability to work well as part of a team or on an individual basis.
• Ability to identify and set priorities, effective time management.
• Strong attention to detail.

Here are your next steps:

To help us get acquainted, please send your resume and a cover letter that tells us a bit about you to Barbara Gorkis at bgorkis@v3co.com. We look forward to making a connection.