Requisition ID: 18804 Department: Planning, Development & Building Dept. Service: ROW, Heritage & Urban Dsgn Services Branch: Surveys & Mapping Branch Employment Type: 1 Full-time Temporary - Up to 2 years Work Hours: 35.00 hours per weekAffiliation: CUPE 503 Inside/Outside Salary Information: $66,686.62 - $78,027.04 annually (2024 rates of pay)Location: 100 Constellation, Nepean City: Ottawa, ON Job Category: Planning and Infrastructure Application Close: 25/08/2025JOB SUMMARY
The Surveys and Mapping Unit provides corporate Legal Surveys and mapping services in support of the City’s planning, development, and infrastructure operations and to enable all City-led construction projects.
You are responsible for analyzing, compiling, interpreting, and creating Legal Survey Plans and products. You must consider a variety of complex matters such as property ownership; including dominant and servient interests, geodetic control, digital mapping data and Legal Survey retracement principles to enable you to prepare legal survey plans, geographically related base maps, sketches, and drawings, ensuring their conformance to relevant Provincial Statutes and Regulations. You must operate complex, interactive computer programs to enable the creation of these products.EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Completion of 3 year community college diploma in Geomatics or a related discipline with a concentration in Legal Surveys
Minimum of 4 years of experience in survey and mapping data compilationCERTIFICATIONS AND LICENCES
Certification as Survey Technologist by Association of Ontario Land Surveyors is an assetKNOWLEDGE
Ontario statutes and regulations relating to surveys and plans
The Ontario Land Registration System
Ontario Cadastral Survey fabric
Interactive graphics hardware/software
Coordinate geometry software
Computer Aided Drafting Software
Microsoft Office
Current GIS computer technology aids
Digital mapping methods and procedures
Survey computations
Coordinate systems and datums
Knowledge of applicable health and safety legislation, including the rights and duties of workers
COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Compile and produce digital maps, plans and sketches using Computer Aided Drafting software
Able to operate an interactive graphics workstation
Operate automated plotters and computer peripherals
Able to compile and evaluate survey evidence
Competent in the use of complex mathematical equations
Ability to analyze and enter deeds, easements, right of ways, and ownership information into plans
Understand computer software packages and manuals
Best practices for data management to ensure properly inventoried and archived final products
Must be thorough and meticulous
Must have initiative, reliability and tact
Ability to think analytically and be attentive to accuracy and detail
Possess effective interpersonal and oral/written communication skills
Able to work independently and collaboratively with all staff as part of a team
Participate in team meetings to leverage best practices and ensure consistency in project deliverables
Mentor and provide hands on training for junior team members
Able to communicate effectively with supervisor to ensure that legal survey issues are resolved in an effective manner
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Language Requirement: English oral, reading, writing
You may initially be paid 95% of your starting rate of pay, in accordance with the collective agreement.
Experience and formal training combined with demonstrated performance and ability may substitute for stipulated academic requirements.
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We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
The City of Ottawa promotes the principles of diversity and inclusion and adheres to the tenets of the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We encourage applications from members of Indigenous, Black and other racialized communities, persons with disabilities, women and non-binary persons, persons of all ethnic origins, religions, sexual orientations, classes, gender identities and expressions. Candidates are encouraged to self-identify as a member of one or more designated employment equity groups in the self-identification questionnaire.
The City of Ottawa provides accommodation to applicants during all parts of the hiring process, upon request. If contacted to proceed to the selection process, please advise us if you require any accommodation.
Accessible formats and communication supports are available upon request. Please contact the Employee Service Centre at 613-580-2424 extension 12211 or via email at esc-cse@ottawa.ca.
