Survey Assistant

Survey assistants help surveyors determine the position, shape and elevation of the Earth's natural features, such as hills, valleys, rivers and lakes, and to determine land boundaries for housing estates, building sites, reservoirs, roads and drainage systems.

Survey assistants may perform the following tasks:

• clear vegetation and debris so that measurements may be taken
• transport, assemble, dismantle and maintain prospecting and surveying equipment
• peg out boundaries and construction works
• collect and label samples as directed
• assist surveyors and/or survey technicians in measuring angles, distances and elevations using tape, steel bands, or more sophisticated equipment that uses radio and light waves
• record measurements manually or in an electronic field-data recorder.

Specialisations:

Survey assistants work in a range of surveying areas, such as land (cadastral), hydrographic (surveys of waterways), engineering and mining.

• keen observation skills
• able to work accurately and carefully
• able to work as part of a team.

Personal Requirements:

Related Jobs:

• Architectural Technician
• Geoscience Technician
• Science Field Officer
• Surveyor

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