Surveyor (RePL) – Drone & LiDAR Survey

Dronehab; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel and accommodation paid

Full-time hours on offer

Job summary

Dronehab seeks a qualified surveyor holding a CASA RePL to plan, fly and deliver survey jobs end to end. The role is casual with full-time hours, involving trips to remote sites and data processing between jobs.

Open to residents across QLD/NSW, with travel required as part of the projects. You will conduct LiDAR and photogrammetry missions, establish GNSS/RTK control, perform stockpile and earthworks calculations, and prepare machine-control files for varied equipment, ensuring accurate designs

Qualifications

• A surveying qualification (degree or diploma) required.
• Current CASA RePL (multi-rotor) essential.
• Proven survey experience with control and data processing.
• Willingness to travel across QLD and NSW for site work.

Responsibilities

• Plan and fly drone LiDAR and photogrammetry missions.
• Establish survey control with GNSS/RTK.
• Produce site imagery, maps and survey deliverables.
• Work with site teams to ensure designs are current.

Skills

Surveying

RePL

Travel readiness

Data processing

Education

Surveying qualification (degree or diploma)

Tools

Trimble

Topcon

Matrice 4E

DJI M400

LiDAR sensors

Job description

Dronehab delivers drone survey, LiDAR, precision agriculture and environmental monitoring work.

The role

We need a qualified surveyor who also holds a RePL to plan, fly and deliver survey jobs end to end. This is a casual role with full-time hours on offer. Work is scheduled job by job, not on a fixed roster: a mix of trips away to remote sites and jobs closer to home, with data processing and job prep in between. You can live anywhere in QLD or NSW.

What you'll do

Plan and fly drone LiDAR and photogrammetry missions on a range of RPA such as Matrice 4E/T, DJI M400 with LiDAR, Thermal & Phase One 100 MP camera payloads

Establish and check survey control with GNSS/RTK

Stockpile and earthworks volume calculations

Cut/fill and progress surveys

DTM, DSM and surface generation

3D terrain and design modelling

Preparing machine-control and guidance files

Uploading and managing designs in Trimble and Topcon systems

Machine localisation, calibration and QA

Weekly/fortnightly volume and progress reporting

Producing updated site imagery, maps and survey deliverables

Working with site teams to ensure machines are operating from current and accurate designs

Supporting design and planning work where required

What you'll need

A surveying qualification (degree or diploma)

A current CASA RePL (multi-rotor)

Proven survey experience, including control and data processing

Willingness to travel across QLD and NSW for site work

The right to work in Australia

Useful, not essential

Mine site experience and current coal inductions (Standard 11, Coal Board Medical)

LiDAR and photogrammetry processing experience

Manual licence and 4WD experience

What's on offer

$65–$75 per hour plus super, depending on experience

Casual engagement with full-time hours on offer

Travel, accommodation and meals paid on away jobs

Current enterprise drone, LiDAR and camera gear