Hydrographic Survey Specialist
Required skills
- Hydrographic Survey
- GNSS topographic surveys
- Survey vessel mobilization
- coastal waterways
- 3D laser scanning
Nice to have
- HYPACK
- QINSy
- Qimera
- SESWin
- Discover
- Global Mapper
Role summary
Woolpert seeks a Hydrographic Survey Specialist for their La Porte, TX office, focusing on marine infrastructure, construction, and navigational charting surveys along the Texas Gulf Coast. This role involves significant field work (approx. 100 travel days/year) and requires proficiency in both survey skills and vessel operation, including towing. Responsibilities include conducting multibeam/singlebeam hydrographic surveys, GNSS topographic surveys, terrestrial LiDAR surveys, and operating/towing survey vessels. Office tasks involve data processing for various survey types using software like AutoCAD Civil 3D and terrestrial LiDAR processing. A Bachelor's degree in a relevant field is required, along with experience in vessel operations and surveys. Preferred qualifications include experience with specific marine survey software, CAD tools, advanced positioning systems, and LiDAR mapping.
At Woolpert, you’ll do work that matters.
As a leading global architecture, engineering, and geospatial firm, we help clients solve complex challenges that shape communities, strengthen critical infrastructure, advance technology, and improve the world around us. Here, you’ll collaborate across disciplines, tackle meaningful projects, and build a career defined by growth, opportunity, and impact.
Woolpert is looking for a Hydrographic Survey Specialist to join our Hydrographic Survey team out of our La Porte, TX 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 Texas, with a strong focus on the Gulf 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.
We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must already possess work authorization in the country the job is located.
What You Will Do
Field tasks will include:
Office tasks will include:
What You Will Bring
Preferred experience and qualifications:
None of the above is required on day one. We regularly hire people with a variety of backgrounds and give them adequate training on all of these topics, but candidates who already have exposure to any of it is preferred.
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, you’ll work on meaningful assignments that improve quality of life around the world. In addition to offering competitive pay, we provide employees with a robust set of unique benefits, including:
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Find out more about what Woolpert has to offer here: http://woolpert.com/about-us/
Woolpert is an equal-opportunity employer. Woolpert is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. You may view more about EEO on our website: Equal-Employment-Opportunity-The-Law.pdf and EEO is the Law Poster Supplement.
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