Senior Project Surveyor

Apply By:
Monday, July 15, 2024 11:
59 pm EDT

Transportation Infrastructure Management Division, Design and Engineering

Do you want to lead, supervise, plan and advise on the production of engineering and legal surveys, maps, plans, reports and documents required for the planning, design and construction of transportation facilities? If yes, then consider this exciting opportunity with the Ministry of Transportation (MTO).

Please note that the Ministry of Transportation offers a comprehensive relocation package for professional candidates to relocate to North Bay.

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What can I expect to do in this role?

In this role, you will:

• lead, supervise, plan, and advise on the production of engineering and legal surveys, maps, plans, reports and documents required
• direct and certify the production of legal survey plans and documents for the acquisition and disposal of real property, and the assumption, designation, transfer, closing and removal of highway status, as required under provincial and federal legislation
• lead, direct, and advise on survey-related projects, including developing Terms of Reference (TOR), estimating, scheduling, researching information and compiling survey data
• act as the legal survey expert on Land Titles/Registry title issues, cadastral and MTO highway surveys and boundaries, and provide professional survey advice and expertise to ministry staff, clients and private sector surveyors

How do I qualify?

Mandatory

• The position requires the successful candidates to have a valid class G driver's licence or equivalent. The offer of employment is conditional upon the successful candidate providing proof that they have a valid driver's licence upon being hired.
• You must be licensed as an Ontario Land Surveyor by the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors.

Technical Knowledge

You have:

• knowledge of policies, procedures, standards, case law, federal and provincial statutes and regulations to plan, supervise and direct the production of engineering and legal survey plans
• knowledge of principles and practices of legal and engineering surveying and techniques, methods and tools used in the survey industry, including geodetic control surveys, global navigation satellite surveying, photogrammetric surveys, Geographic Information Systems, Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) and Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems (RPAS)
• knowledge of project management methodologies, techniques, processes, and tools

Essential Skills

You have:

• interpersonal, oral and written communication skills to communicate with internal and external clients, and contractors
• negotiation skills to negotiate and discuss project scope(s) and costs with internal clients and external service providers, to reach equitable agreements and solutions
• analytical and problem-solving skills to accurately assess, interpret, and review legal survey information, plans, historical information, evidence, and associated documents, and resolve technical issues
• leadership skills to lead end-to-end aspects of medium and large-scale survey projects, and provide leadership, expertise, and guidance of a highly technical nature to ministry staff, external stakeholders and consultants regarding survey plans, and land surveying regulations

Additional Information:

Address:

• 1 English Permanent - Full Time, 447 McKeown Ave, North Bay, North Region

Compensation Group:

Professional Engineers, Government of Ontario

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Remember:
The deadline to apply is Monday, July 15, 2024 11:
59 pm EDT. Late applications will not be accepted.

We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an interview will be contacted.

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