Survey Technician

About the role

You will:

• Clear survey lines and place benchmarks
• Run centre lines for road construction and baselines for topography surveys
• Work with contracted firms and Commission staff to set grades for building structures
• Calculate grades for roads and parking lots, drainage ditches, culverts, tile beds and all underground water and sewage lines which are gravity flow
• Locate all underground services such as electrical, telephone, water and sewage in all park areas including Upper Canada Village and Upper Canada Golf Course
• Discuss implementation of operations with agencies working on Commission property to ensure safe and efficient procedures are used
• Review proposed plans to assess conflicts and/or inaccuracies and recommend action
• Maintain up-to-date filing data containing field records
• Prepare field drawings of surveys

What you bring to the team

You have:

• Knowledge and/or experience equivalent to a field of study in the survey engineering field.
• An understanding of surveying principles and practices, construction, and related fields.
• Mathematical skills related to surveying, with an emphasis on algebra, geometry, and trigonometry to prepare working sketch plans and drawings.
• Knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act as it applies to the work being performed.

Communication and organizational skills

You have:

• Aptitudes for oral and written communication and interpersonal skills to work with all levels of staff in completing projects in a safe, efficient, and timely manner.
• Effective organizational skills to assess work, set priorities and coordinate projects with staff.

Computer skills

You have:

• Knowledge and experience with specialized computer software (e.g. AutoCAD), digital terrain modeling, alignments, drafting techniques and standards.
• Experience in GIS tools, software, and databases.
• Demonstrated understanding of control networks, co-ordinate geometry, and the use of map projections and datum to prepare geomatics generated products using AutoCAD, ArcGIS, Access, Excel, etc.

Additional information

Please apply online, https://www.parks.on.ca/about/careers/.
Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages.
Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed above.
To obtain a copy of this posting in an alternative format or to request any accommodation please contact us directly through Human Resources at 1-800-437-2233, ext. 1401.
The St. Lawrence Parks Commission is committed to employment equity. We welcome applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.