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).
The primary locations of the vacancy are:
• 447 McKeown Avenue, North Bay, Ontario
• 615 James Street South, Thunder Bay, Ontario
However, pending the results of this competition, consideration will be given to allow the successful candidate(s) to operate out of one of the alternate MTO office listed below: availability of these locations will depend on operational requirements.
• 159 Sir William Hearst Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
• 301 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines, Ontario
About the job
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
What you bring to the team
Mandatory requirements
• 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
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
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