Ontario Public Service Careers

We need you to join our team at the Ministry of Transportation to perform and assess engineering or project control surveys and other data collection for the planning, design, construction and operation of transportation facilities as well as perform legal surveys for the acquisition and disposal of property.

Come and make your contribution to the province of Ontario!
About the OPS

The Ontario Public Service (OPS) is one of the largest employers in the province, employing more than 60,000 people. Every day, we are modernizing government operations and improving public services. We have a wide range of meaningful and rewarding career opportunities in communities across Ontario. We welcome new ideas and new people, encourage learning and development, and reward achievement. No matter the position, we live the core values of trust, fairness, diversity, excellence, creativity, collaboration, efficiency and responsiveness.

What a career in the OPS can offer you

The OPS is committed to be an employer of first choice, creating a positive and inclusive work environment.

In addition to flexible work arrangements, a collegial and professional work culture, career growth and development and on-the-job training to help you succeed, we offer a competitive total compensation package, which includes an attractive salary and may include the following:

• Defined benefit pension plan
• Maternity and parental leave top-up benefits, which cover adoptive parents
• Comprehensive health and dental plans
• Life and disability insurance

About the job

In this role, under the direction of a Senior Party Chief, you will:

• Conduct and verify engineering, legal and project control surveys and other data collections using a variety of survey methodologies and equipment
• Perform legal surveys for the acquisition and disposal of property
• Verify mathematical computations and assess the accuracy of field measurements and existing surveys
• Comply with all occupational health and safety acts, regulations and guidelines

Note: This position requires physically demanding outdoor work under various weather conditions and travelling extensively within the region to various job sites.

What you bring to the team

Mandatory requirements

• The position requires the successful candidate to have a valid class G driver's licence or equivalent. The offer of employment is conditional upon the successful candidate providing proof that s/he has a valid driver's licence upon being hired.

Technical Skills and Knowledge:

You have:
• knowledge of the use of conventional and automated survey equipment (e.g. global positioning receivers, data collectors, Total Station, digital levels) and data collection techniques and procedures
• knowledge of surveying terminology and standards (e.g. feature codes, symbology for field notes)
• knowledge of survey related mathematics, including geometry, trigonometry and computer hardware (e.g. data collectors, laptop computers, printers) and application software (e.g. data collection, coordinate geometry)
• knowledge of project control surveying (e.g. horizontal and vertical datums, map projections and accuracy standards)
• knowledge of the use of aerial photography in interpreting and comparing features on the photo to the features on the ground
• knowledge of traffic control procedures, safety procedures and equipment to work safely in hazardous situations (e.g. immediately adjacent to high speed traffic, wearing of fall arrest harnesses in the vicinity of rock cuts, wearing of life jackets near waterways, cutting trees with chainsaws)
• knowledge of legal survey practices and procedures and a general awareness of the applicable statues and regulations

Analytical, Evaluative, Communication and Interpersonal Skills

• You have proven interpretative, evaluative and analytical skills to understand survey plans, assess physical evidence, determine most appropriate survey methodology and determine completeness and accuracy of data
• You can respond courteously to questions and concerns and to determine what information may be communicated to property owners and the general public while conducting field surveys
• You can prepare written notes and reports

Don't meet every qualification?

If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!

How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.

Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

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