People · Career paths

Career paths

What's next for someone here. Three tracks below; the gaps (zero holders) are the hires or promotions to plan for.

Locator track (Subsurface)

Division · Subsurface

Step 1 · 0–1y
Locator
- • RD8000 competent
- • QL-C/D capture
1 holding
Step 2 · 1–3y
Senior Locator
- • Chaser XR proficient
- • QL-B sign-off
2 holding
Step 3 · 3–5y
Crew Lead
- • Stream DP expert
- • QL-A sign-off
- • Crew lead
1 holding
Step 4 · 5–10y
Subsurface Ops Mgr
- • Mentoring trainer
- • Multi-crew dispatch
- • Client-facing
1 holding
Step 5 · 10y+
Division Head
- • Strategy
- • BD
- • Cross-division
1 holding

Surveyor track

Division · Surveying

Step 1 · 0–1y
Survey Tech
- • GS18 competent
- • 12d basics
1 holding
Step 2 · 1–4y
Surveyor
- • GS18 expert
- • 12d proficient
- • Civil 3D
2 holding
Step 3 · 4–8y
Registered Surveyor (BOSSI / SBQ / ACT)
- • BOSSI sign-off
- • Cadastral lodgement
- • DP plan QA
2 holding
Step 4 · 8y+
Survey Mgr
- • Mentoring trainer
- • Tendering
- • Client-facing
2 holding

Spatial / drone track

Division · Spatial

Step 1 · 0–2y
Drone Pilot
- • RePL
- • M300 piloting
1 holding
Step 2 · 2–4y
Senior Pilot / Processor
- • L2 LiDAR
- • Pix4D / Cyclone proficient
0 holders — gap
Step 3 · 4–6y
Chief Remote Pilot
- • ReOC CRP
- • Multi-payload ops
1 holding
Step 4 · 6y+
Geospatial Mgr
- • BIM
- • PostGIS / data pipelines
- • Strategy
1 holding

Why this matters

The Spatial team's Q2 pulse called career path clarity the top growth area. Two empty milestones above (Senior Pilot / Processor on the spatial track) are why. Filling these is the cross-training plan in the Skill Matrix view, plus a real conversation in the next 1:1.