Survey Technician | Engineering & Design

Company Description

Colliers (NASDAQ, TSX: CIGI) is a global diversified professional services and investment management company operating through three industry-leading businesses: Commercial Real Estate, Engineering, and Investment Management. With greater than a 30-year track record of consistent growth and strong recurring cash flows, we scale complementary, high-value businesses that provide essential services across the full asset lifecycle. Our unique partnership philosophy empowers exceptional leaders, preserves our entrepreneurial culture, and ensures meaningful inside ownership — driving strong alignment and sustained value creation for our shareholders. With $5.7 billion in annual revenues, 24,000 professionals, and $109 billion in assets under management, Colliers is committed to accelerating the success of our clients, investors, and people worldwide.

The Colliers Engineering and Design team specialises in civil, infrastructure, surveying, water engineering, town planning and urban design. Key services provided to developers in this service line include site assessment and due diligence, planning approvals and engineering design through to completion of construction.

Job Description

As a Survey Technician / Graduate Surveyor, you will undertake technical surveying work and support the delivery of survey work across infrastructure, cadastral, and engineering projects. You will work across field, office and project functions and may work towards registration. The role provides direct exposure to statutory work, infrastructure, and land development projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct field surveys using total stations, GPS, levels and laser scanning equipment
• Process and analyse survey data using CAD, GIS or BIM software
• Draft feature, detail and contour plans from field data
• Draft plans for subdivision, easements, leases and engineering set-out
• Maintain, calibrate and operate survey equipment
• Assist in set-out of infrastructure and built environment projects
• Work under supervision of Registered Surveyors for legal plans
• Produce and check technical documentation and reports
• Provide support to graduate surveyors and assistants on-site
• Maintain equipment in clean and calibrated condition

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Strong mathematical and spatial reasoning skills
• High attention to detail and data accuracy
• Ability to work outdoors in a physically demanding environment
• Adaptable to changing field and office environments
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Organised and self-motivated
• Minimum Cert IV in Surveying or related discipline
• Interest in career progression or further study

Additional Information

At Colliers, we are enterprising. What sets us apart is not what we do, but how we do it. Our people are passionate, take personal responsibility and always do what’s right for our clients, people and communities. We accelerate their success by empowering them to think and act differently to drive exceptional results. 

With circa 9,000 experts in Asia Pacific, our enterprising culture and decentralised operating model allows us to act with speed in local markets, seizing opportunities to innovate and accelerate the success of our clients and our people.

Our collaborative culture sets us apart. We help experts become true specialists and provide the long-term structure and platform to accelerate their success.

We foster an environment in which everyone at Colliers feels respected and comfortable bringing their authentic selves to do their best work. It’s our people who set us apart and we actively recruit people who represent the diversity of the communities in which we operate. We take great pride in doing what’s right and operating in ways that benefit the business, our people, our clients, our communities, and the environment.

Experts join experts, and we welcome you to join us as we lead the industry into the future.

Please apply with your CV or call Devina Marcelyn on 0409 878 045 for more information.

Please be advised that applications will only be accepted directly rather than via recruitment agencies.

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