Lead Surveyor, Projects

**Lead Surveyor, Projects**:

- **Job ID**:

- 235852
- **Posting status**:

- Open
- **Organization**:

- Ministry of Transportation
- **Division**:

- Transportation Infrastructure Management Division; Geomatics Northwest Section, Geomatics Northeast Section
- **City**:

- North Bay, Thunder Bay
- **Position(s) language**:

- English
- **Job term**:

- 2 Permanent
- **Job code**:

- PS0412 - Barg-LS 04 Land Surveyor
- **Salary**:

- $100,927.00 - $151,384.00 Per year
- 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).

There are two permanent positions available:

- One position is located at 447 McKeown Avenue in North Bay
- One is located at 615 James St South in Thunder Bay-
- **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**:

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Mandatory requirements**:

- 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- **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:

- diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
- accessibility
- Anti-Racism Policy- **Additional information**:

- Tuesday, November 25, 2025 11:59 pm EST
- **Position details**:

- 1 English Permanent - Full Time, 447 McKeown Ave, North Bay, North Region
- 1 English Permanent - Full Time, 615 James St S, Thunder Bay, North Region- **Compensation group**:

- Professional Engineers, Government of Ontario
- **Work hours**:

- Schedule 6
- **Category**:

- Lands and Resources
- **Posted on**:

- Monday, November 3, 2025
- **Note**:

- The information that you provide for the purpose of this competition and the results f