Hydrographic Survey Specialist - San Rafael, CA

Woolpert is an award-winning, global leader in architecture, engineering, and geospatial services, blending design excellence with cutting-edge technology to deliver exceptional client value. As a certified Great Place to Work®, we embrace progress and innovation to create limitless opportunities for career growth.

About the role

Woolpert is looking for a Hydrographic Survey Specialist to join our Hydrographic Survey team out of our San Rafael, CA 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 California, with a strong focus on the San Francisco Bay Area and the broader California 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. Ideally this person can run the boat as well as run the survey. Applicants must already possess work authorization in the country the job is located.

Responsibilities

Field tasks will include:

• Multibeam and singlebeam hydrographic 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 and singlebeam data 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)

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in surveying, geomatics, environmental science, ocean engineering, geology, geography, spatial science, marine science, or a comparable field.
• 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 hydrographic or land surveys.

Preferred 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.
• Working toward Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) licensure.

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

Benefits

• Principal program: Earn the opportunity to become an owner of the firm.
• Flexible paid time off and 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.

Pay

Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Pay range $65,800 - $82,300 USD.