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Surveyor or Survey Technician - Townsville or Cairns
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Job Description
Surveyor or Survey Technician - Townsville or Cairns
$80,000 - $140,000 + Super depending on experience
The Company
Join a well-established Queensland consultancy with genuine career development, mentoring and registration support.
If you are looking for a surveying role with variety, support and long-term career development, this is an excellent opportunity to join a respected consultancy with a strong presence across Northern Queensland.
Our client is a respected consulting firm providing professional services to the land development industry. They deliver survey, town planning, project management, mapping and GIS services across a wide range of projects.
They are now looking for Surveyors and Survey Technicians to join their growing teams in either Townsville or Cairns.
This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys variety, wants exposure to different surveying disciplines, and is keen to continue developing their career within a supportive and experienced team.
The Role
- You will work across a broad mix of cadastral, engineering, construction and design survey projects, servicing clients predominantly throughout the Townsville and Cairns regions.
- The role will involve both field and project-based work, using a combination of traditional survey methods and modern survey technologies.
- Depending on your experience, you may be involved in site preparation, fieldwork, data collection, equipment setup and operation, quality assurance processes, and maintaining survey vehicles, tools and equipment.
- For the right person, there may also be opportunities to gain further exposure to GPS, drones and other modern survey equipment under the guidance of experienced surveyors.
The Benefits
- Opportunities available in either Townsville or Cairns.
- A wide variety of cadastral, engineering, construction and design survey work.
- Hands-on training, mentoring and ongoing professional development.
- Support from a well-regarded management team and experienced surveyors.
- Career pathway support for those working towards registration.
- Exposure to modern survey technology, including GPS and drone equipment.
- A supportive, collaborative and people-focused team environment.
- Remuneration and employment conditions negotiable based on experience and qualifications.
About You
- You may already be an experienced Surveyor, a Survey Technician, or someone building your surveying career and looking for the right team to help you progress.
- Ideally, you will have exposure to field surveying, a strong work ethic, good attention to detail, and a willingness to work across a variety of project types and locations.
Desired Hard Skills
- Data Collection
- Drone Operation
- Equipment Setup
- Field Surveying
- GPS
Desired Soft Skills
- Attention to Detail
- Teamwork
- Work Ethic
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