What are the responsibilities and job description for the Remote Sensing Field Technician position at Quantum Spatial INC?
Summary:
The Remote Sensing Field Technician acquires data to specification during aerial survey missions and geodetic control surveys. The responsibilities encompass many aspects of LiDAR and remote sensing data acquisition. This position requires extensive travel by automobile and aircraft throughout the year.
Primary Accountabilities: Primary accountabilities include, but are not limited to the following.
% of Time | Primary Accountabilities |
60% | Data Acquisition
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30% | Planning
|
10% |
|
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering, or a related field; HS diploma and commensurate experience may be substituted for a degree
- Valid driver’s license
- Ability to work in Canada
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with airborne and terrestrial remote sensing instruments
- Experience using both flight planning and post processing software packages
- Geodetic Survey experience
- Experience working in remote locations
Required Skills:
- Understanding of geospatial concepts and GNSS survey methods and Interest in GIS and remote sensing
- Successful working independently, as well as in a team setting
- Self-motivated
- Strong prioritization, organization, and communication skills
- Excellent decision making and problem solving abilities
- Desire and flexibility to work in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment
- 16 days on 12 days off field schedule
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to work in an aircraft for long periods of time; outside flight operations, exposure to the cold and heat
- Travel/Field work required 75%
- Ability to lift 50 pounds.
- The ability to work various schedules.
All job offers with Quantum Spatial are contingent upon passing a background check and drug screening.
How to Apply
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