Surveying in the Tundra

[vladic123]

I've been a crew chief / project manager for a small surveyor in Queens New York for five years now. I am fully proficient with several total stations and Autocad and I quickly pick on new technologies and techniques.

I am interested in working for several months in Canada on a contract basis. I am especially looking for an opportunity that the employer has had trouble filling - something intense.

I'm 24 years old and looking for a challenge and I would love to do some work somewhere remote, where the employer is willing to train. Also, my girlfriend (also involved in surveying and looking for a challenge) needs to move to Canada for a year to receive her dual citizenship.

I am a very hard worker and I learn fast. Any advice would be appreciated. Both as to who to contact for this type of thing, and about anyone's experience doing it.

 

[MiketheEngineer]

You might check with any of the Oil Companies doing work in the Oil Sands.... Fort McMurray area comes to mind.

This is in Canada and they are doing vast amounts of improvments in getting to this valuable resource...

 

[chicopee]

I must be confused about my geography because I thought that the tundra was in Russia.

 

[concretemasonry]

Tundra is a soil and weather condition/combination that is not isolated to Russia(Siberia).

Arctic tundra occurs in the far Northern Hemisphere, north of the taiga belt. The word "tundra" usually refers only to the areas where the subsoil is permafrost, or permanently frozen soil. (It may also refer to the treeless plain in general, so that northern Sápmi would be included.) Permafrost tundra includes vast areas of northern Russia and Canada.

In a bad year, some people refer to northern Minnesoat as being the "tundra".

Dick

 

[chicopee]

OK,great info about tundra.

 

[coondog01]

vladic123 we do some survey/construction work in the far north of Canada. Can you give me a brief rundown of your experience/resume.

thx

 

[vladic123]

To Coondog01, since I don't have you contact info-

I've been a crew chief / project manager for a small surveyor office in Queens, New York for five years now. I am fully proficient with several total stations (mostly use the Nikon NPL-352 Prismless and Leica GPS nowadays) and I do all my own Autocad drafting. I work in a team with my girlfriend here, and we basically do the boundary, topographical, Elevation Certificates, As-builts, and so on on our own, so I've comfortable with some of the legal and unexpected issues we encounter. I'm sure Canada is just a little different from NYC, but that's why I'm so intrigued.

I am interested in working for several months in Canada, but my schedule is flexible. I work hard and I quickly pick on new technologies and techniques. The closest thing I've done that might be similar to this was working on a scientific sailing ship for a few months. That was physically and mentally demanding, but I loved it.

I'm 24 years old and looking for a challenge and I would love to do some work somewhere remote, especially if you're willing to train me a bit in the techniques you use out there. I am specifically interested in working in Canada, because my girlfriend (who like I said is my surveying partner in the field) needs to work there for at least one year so she can keep her Canadian citizenship. A bit complicated, but my understanding is she can legally work there without any special permits, whereas I am only US citizen. We were looking to work together, but obviously, if you have only one opening I'm still interested.

Anyway, I know this a rather random request, but please let me know if you have any need for employees in the coming year, and if not, maybe you can put me in touch with someone who does. I'd be happy to pass along a CV, letters of recommendation, and references if you're interested.

If there is some special equipment or training you require, let me know. I have a good network of surveyors in New York who I'm sure can guide me to someone who will get me up to snuff on specific equipment or techniques. Also, should probably note this too, even if it seems silly in a posting: I'm easygoing, I have a sense of humor (albeit a New Yorker's) and I double check all my calculations.

Thanks for your time and good luck up there,

Vladic Ravich
VladicRavich@gmail.com
(646) 226-9126