About the role
This Surveying Student casual role provides an opportunity to gain practical work experience and potentially meet the requirements to gain surveying qualifications.

Working 1-3 days per week and additional hours in the holidays, this role contributes to the Design and Services team undertaking Cadastral and Engineering Surveying works for roads, footpaths, bridges, drainage and Water Sensitive Design assets as requested by various council departments including Civil Infrastructure, Property, Capital Delivery, Environment and Sports and Recreation.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is currently a student or has a genuine interest in surveying and is willing to undertake study. Alternatively, you may be an experience surveyor interested in casual work.

Work type: Casual
Classification: Band 3 $43.50 per hour

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide assistance to the Engineering Surveyor on Engineering and monitoring surveys including roads, bridges, footpaths & drainage.
• Work towards independently undertaking Engineering Surveys.
• Preparation and reductions of survey data to be supplied to the Civil Designers for design purposes in CAD format.
• Assisting in the setting out of civil works for councils in house civil construction team. 
• Work towards independently undertaking set out works.
• Provide assistance on RPAS (Drone) Survey missions, and reductions of data in the preparation of orthomosaics and digital elevation models from photogrammetry.
• Provide assistance to the Licensed Surveyor for field surveys, and document preparation for Cadastral projects in relation to the definition of Title Boundaries, Lease Areas, easements, Crown Land and road dealings.
• The performance of other Capital Delivery Department support duties which provide a general contribution to the effective operation and success of the Department as a whole.

About you
To be successful in this role, you will be enrolled and undertaking a Surveying Degree, Diploma or certificate. Alternatively, you will be willing to enrol in a degree, diploma or certificate. You will have an interest in high tech equipment as you’ll get to work with and operate drones and a laser scanner. You’ll also enjoy working outdoors at different locations including landfills and the beach.

Other requirements of the position include:

• Ability to set priorities and plan/organise work allocated.
• Ability to liaise and communicate effectively with professional surveyors, engineers and people of similar disciplines in the administration of defined activities.
• Ability to work as an effective member of a professional team.
• Oral and written communication skills to achieve objectives of this position.
• Demonstrated analytical, investigative and problem solving skills.
• Current Victoria Drivers Licence.
• Preferred candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Check as part of the recruitment process (funded by the City).

If this sounds like the role for you, then click apply now! 

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Diversity and Inclusion  
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Applications and Enquiries

Click the Position Description link to view more information about this position.

Enquiries:  Bradley Millar | Licensed Surveyor | BMillar@geelongcity.vic.gov.au

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