Geospatial LiDAR Technician — Field & Processing Specialist

WGI; West Palm Beach (FL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

LTD/STD

Life Insurance

401k with match

PTO

Holidays

HSA with company contribution

Pet insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

WGI seeks a LiDAR Technician I to join our Geospatial team in West Palm Beach, FL, with operations across multiple sites. The role combines field data collection and office LiDAR processing for transportation and infrastructure projects, requiring basic LiDAR, GPS/GNSS, and geospatial concepts.

This in-office position involves moderate travel and collaboration with project managers and field crews. You’ll work with senior staff to ensure data accuracy and production efficiency, leveraging

Qualifications

• 0-3 years of LiDAR data collection or processing experience.
• Experience with trajectory processing, QA/QC for LiDAR projects.
• Ability to work in a team and in an office setting.

Responsibilities

• Perform mobile, static terrestrial, and UAS LiDAR collection operations.
• Operate LiDAR systems in field environments (RIEGL, Leica, Trimble).
• Process GNSS/IMU trajectories using POSPac or equivalent software.
• Generate and manage calibrated point cloud datasets using RiPROCESS, TopoDOT, TerraSolid, or related software.
• Perform initial alignment, registration, and calibration review under direction of senior staff.
• Execute QA/QC procedures to verify accuracy, completeness, density, overlap, and project specifications.
• Process, tile, archive, and manage large geospatial datasets and deliverables.
• Extract mapping features and support CAD/GIS integration workflows.

Skills

LiDAR basics

GPS/GNSS basics

Remote sensing

Geospatial data concepts

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Geomatics or related field

Tools

RiPROCESS

TopoDOT

TerraSolid

POSPac

MicroStation

ArcGIS Pro

Job description

WGI seeks a LiDAR Technician I to join our Geospatial team in West Palm Beach, FL, with operations across multiple sites. The role combines field data collection and office LiDAR processing for transportation and infrastructure projects, requiring basic LiDAR, GPS/GNSS, and geospatial concepts.

This in-office position involves moderate travel and collaboration with project managers and field crews. You’ll work with senior staff to ensure data accuracy and production efficiency, leveraging