Senior Surveyor

PDA Surveyors, Engineers & Planners; City of Hobart; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Maternity and paternity leave program

Career path programs

Job summary

PDA Surveyors, Engineers & Planners in Hobart seeks a Senior Surveyor or competent Surveyor to join our southern team. The role blends field surveying with office processing on a range of civil construction projects, delivering high-quality outcomes.

The ideal candidate will be a team player with 3–5+ years' experience, capable of managing multiple projects with limited supervision and delivering accurate survey deliverables.

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Surveying (Australia preferred).
• 3–5+ years' relevant experience (Australia preferred).
• Ability to work in a team, be self-motivated and manage multiple projects with limited supervision.
• Experience with project management of assigned projects including client communication and scheduling.
• Preparation of files and data for survey processing including QA and final deliverables.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with a wide range of stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Project management of jobs including client communication, scheduling, time management, budgeting, planning, quoting and invoicing (relative to candidate's experience).
• Achieve personal and project KPIs.
• Field surveying on diverse projects such as roads, dams, pipelines, setout, GPS, laser scanning, hydrographic and aerial surveys.
• Office processing of surveys, preparation and checking of survey models, volume calculations and machine control models.
• Drafting of survey plans and completing relevant QA checks.

Skills

Field surveying

Project management

Team player

Communication

Education

Tertiary qualification in Surveying (Australia preferred)

Tools

Trimble Total Stations

GNSS Receivers

Trimble Business Centre

AutoCAD

BricsCAD

Job description

PDA Surveyors, Engineers & Planners (PDA) are looking to recruit an experience Senior Surveyor or Surveyor (pending experience) for our Hobart head office!

About Us

PDA is a Tasmania owned, statewide, multi-disciplinary company of land and engineering Surveyors, Civil Engineers, Project Managers and Town Planners operating for over 70 years, across five offices around the state.

PDA provides a comprehensive civil construction surveying services for a wide variety of projects.

We operate at the forefront of our industry and are highly sought after for our expertise and the high level of service we are able to offer our clients.

We are a constantly growing and developing company and always welcome skilled candidates to enquire.

The Opportunity

Our southern team is looking for a Senior Surveyor or competent Surveyor with a passion an interest in civil construction.

The ideal candidate will be someone who is a team player and enjoys the challenge of working in a fast-paced yet supportive environment, delivering work of exceptional quality.

We have quite a number of exciting construction projects we are currently involved with and aim to provide a good balance of field and office work to all our surveyors.

About You

You will be required to undertake duties such as:

• Project management of jobs including; client communication, scheduling, time management, budgeting, planning, quoting and invoicing (relative to candidates experience)
• Achieve personal and project KPIs
• Field surveying on a range of unique and diverse projects such as upcoming major construction projects including roads, dams and pipeline setout, structural concrete setout, setting up base stations and GPS guided machines, laser scanning, hydrographic and aerial surveys
• Competent office processing of surveys, preparation and checking of survey models, volume calculations, machine control models and detail surveys
• Drafting of survey plans and completing relevant quality assurance checks

Requirements

It is expected that you will exhibit the following key attributes and experience:

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Surveying (preferably in Australia)
• 3-5+ years' relevant experience (preferably in Australia)
• A proven ability to work within a team, be self-motivated and be able to assist on multiple projects concurrently with limited supervision and competent time management
• Project management of assigned projects (initially with supervision/training) which can include client communication, scheduling, project and time management
• Preparation of files and data for survey and processing of collected data including quality assurance and final plan deliverables
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and be capable of liaising with a wide range of stakeholders including the client, sub-consultants and sub-contractors

It would be advantageous to have experience with the following equipment and software:

• Trimble Total Stations and GNSS Receivers
• Trimble Business Centre software
• AutoCAD or BricsCAD drafting software

We offer a diverse and inclusive workplace, flexible working arrangements, friendly office environment and culture.

We are proud to provide and support further education opportunities to all staff, regardless of level or position, provide professional development opportunities both in-house and externally and have a maternity and paternity leave program for families.

PDA have also have established career path programs from undergrad positions through to Senior Associates.

An above award remuneration package is on offer and is negotiable dependent on qualifications and experience.