Amended - Senior Project Surveyor

NOTE: Posting has been extended, revised posting dates are: February 24th to May 23rd, 2023. This is a continuous posting and will be posted until filled. Screening and selection processes will begin after March 10, 2023. This posting may be extended but could close at any time after this date without notice. Please only submit your application ONCE under this Job ID.

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 these exciting opportunities with the Ministry of Transportation (MTO).

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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

All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.

Remember: The deadline to apply is Tuesday, May 23, 2023 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.