Hydrographic Specialist

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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.

Position Overview

Woolpert is looking for a Hydrographic Survey Specialist to join our Hydrographic Survey team out of our Port Orchard WA or Honolulu HI 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 the US. 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 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

• Bachelors 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 HYPACKQINSyQimeraSESWinDiscover 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.
• Working toward Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) licensure.

None of the above isrequiredon day one. We regularly hire people with a variety of backgrounds and give them adequate training onall ofthese topics but candidates who already have exposure to any ofit ispreferred.

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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 youll work on meaningful assignments that improve quality of life around the 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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