Hydrographic Survey Specialist

Woolpert, Inc.; La Porte (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Freedom to Work program

Principal program

Flexible PTO

Career development

Health, life, vision, and dental

Job summary

Woolpert, Inc. seeks a Hydrographic Survey Specialist in La Porte, TX to join the Hydrographic Survey team. The role involves extensive fieldwork across Texas coastal waters, boat handling, and data processing for marine surveys.

Applicants should have a surveying or geomatics background, be willing to travel up to ~100 days per year, and bring experience with hydrographic or land surveys. Visa sponsorship is not provided.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in surveying, geomatics or related field.
• Interest in marine-focused work and willingness to perform regular field tasks and travel.

Responsibilities

• Perform multibeam and single-beam hydrographic surveys.
• Coordinate GNSS topographic surveys and terrestrial LiDAR surveys.
• Mobilize survey vessels and assist in vessel operations.
• Process data for multibeam, LiDAR, and GNSS outputs.
• Perform AutoCAD Civil 3D tasks and 3D data processing.

Skills

Vessel operation

Field surveying

Geospatial data collection

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in surveying or geomatics

Tools

HYPACK

QINSy

Qimera

SES Win

Discover

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Global Mapper

Trimble GPS hardware

Job description

We seek to move the world forward through innovative thinking.

Woolpert is an award-winning, global leader in architecture, engineering, and geospatial services. We blend design excellence with cutting-edge technology to deliver exceptional client value. Our team is passionate about their work and committed to building the next generation of industry leaders, and as a certified Great Place to Work, Woolpert embraces progress and innovation to create limitless opportunities for career growth.

Woolpert is looking for a Hydrographic Survey Specialist to join our Hydrographic Survey team out of our La Porte, TX office. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to spend real time in the field, working on marine infrastructure, marine construction, and navigational charting surveys throughout Texas, with a strong focus on the Gulf Coast. Travel to other states will come up as project needs dictate, and candidates should expect approximately 100 days of travel throughout each year.

We are especially interested in candidates who bring both survey skills and vessel operation experience, including towing vessels on trailers.Ideallythis person can run the boat as well as run the survey.

We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must alreadypossesswork authorization in thecountrythe job islocated.

What You Will Do

Field tasks will include:

• Multibeam andsinglebeamhydrographic survey
• GNSS topographic surveys
• Terrestrial LiDAR surveys
• Survey vessel mobilization
• GNSS and optical horizontal and vertical control surveys
• Operating and towing survey vessels, and working in coastal waterways

Office tasks will include:

• Multibeam andsinglebeamdata processing
• GNSS static control network processing and adjustment
• AutoCAD Civil 3D
• Mobile and static terrestrial LiDAR survey processing (also referred to as 3D laser scanning)

What You Will Bring

• Bachelor's degree in surveying, geomatics, environmental science, ocean engineering, geology, geography, spatial science, marine science, ora comparablefield.
• Self-motivated, quick learning, curious, and resourceful, with a common-sense approach to problem solving and workload management.
• A genuine interest in working for a marine-focused organization, and an appetite for regular field work and travel.
• Experience working on vessels and conducting hydrographicor landsurveys.

Preferred experience and qualifications

• Experience operating and towing survey vessels.
• Experience with marine survey software such as HYPACK,QINSy,Qimera,SESWin,Discover, or other hydrographic survey programs.
• Experience using Global Mapper, AutoCAD, or other CAD software.
• Experience with magnetometer, side scan sonar, sub-bottom profiling, or USBL positioning systems.
• Experience with LiDAR mapping and processing, including terrestrial or airborne systems.
• Experience gathering GPS data with Trimble GPS hardware and software, including data processing.
• Working knowledge of geodesy and experience generating PPK solutions.
• Experience with 3D visualization.

None of the above is required on day one. We regularly hire people with a variety of backgrounds and give them adequate training on all of these topics, but candidates who already have exposure to any of it is preferred.

Benefits You Will Love

Certified as a Great Place to Work, Woolpert is one of the fastest-growing architecture, engineering, and geospatial companies in the world. With over 75 offices and countless projects around the globe, you'll work on meaningful assignments that improve quality of life around the world. In addition to offering competitive pay, we provide employees with a robust set of unique benefits, including:

• Freedom to Work program: Set your own schedule and location (as appropriate).
• Principal program: Earn the opportunity to become an owner of the firm.
• Flexible paid time off/vacation: Take time off when it makes sense for you and your team.
• Career development: Explore a wide range of learning and growth opportunities within and across industries.
• Health, life, vision, and dental insurance: Cover all your medical bases.
• Paid sick time, retirement plan, fitness reimbursement, pet insurance, identity protection, technology stipend, employee assistance program, and more!

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Find out more about what Woolpert has to offer here: http://woolpert.com/about-us/

Woolpert is an equal-opportunity employer. Woolpert is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. You may view more about EEO on our website: Equal-Employment-Opportunity-The-Law.pdf and EEO is the Law Poster Supplement.

Applicants who require an accommodation throughout the application and interview process should request this in advance by contacting your Recruiter