Science and technology

Land survey technician

Richmond, British Columbia · posted 2026-09-01

$38.40 hourly

Pay is above the local median for this work ($36.13 an hour; Job Bank, 2024)

What the posting asks for

  • 5+ years' experience
  • College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
  • English

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Hours and terms

  • 40 hours a week
  • Full time, Permanent employment
  • In person

Usually needed for this kind of work

  • Completion of secondary school is usually required.
  • Completion of a one- to two-year college program in geomatics or land survey technology is usually required for land survey technicians.
  • Certification by provincial associations of technicians and technologists may be required by some employers.

From Canada's occupation guide (OaSIS) for Land survey technicians (NOC 22213). It describes this kind of work in general, not this employer's ad.

What this work usually involves

  • Participate in field surveys and operate survey instruments and devices
  • Keep records, measurements and other survey information in systematic order
  • Assist in the calculation, analysis and computation of measurements obtained during field surveys
  • Assist in the preparation of detailed drawings, charts and plans.

About the employer

  • Industry: Construction
  • Region: Lower Mainland–Southwest Region

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