Supervisor, Survey, Drafting

**Position Details**:
**Current Rate of Pay**: Min = $50.59/hr, Max = $58.65/hr
**Employment type**: Permanent Full-Time
**Hours of work**: 35 hrs/week
**Work location**: Boyd Field Office
**Division**: Restoration and Infrastructure
**Business unit**: Professional Services
**Travel**: 10%
**Remote Work**: Hybrid
**About TRCA**:
With more than 60 years of experience, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is one of 36 Conservation Authorities in Ontario, created to safeguard and enhance the health and well-being of watershed communities through the protection and restoration of the natural environment and the ecological services the environment provides.
TRCA is considered the provincial leader in conserving, restoring, and managing natural resources to advance safe and sustainable development.
**How you will contribute as part of the TRCA team**:
The Supervisor, Survey, Drafting & Design is responsible for leading the delivery of TRCA’s internal survey, drafting and design services team, which is nested under the Restoration and Infrastructure Division. The Survey, Drafting & Design is an internal technical services provider that supports the delivery of corporate infrastructure projects. The Survey, Drafting and Design team gathers detailed land data through aerial, bathymetric, and ground survey techniques. This information is utilized to prepare topographical and as-built surveys, which serve as the foundation for landscape design and project planning.
**Major Responsibilities**:

- Oversees the data collection, drafting and design for various TRCA projects and programs, and occasionally as part of a special project for external partners, ensuring information is complete and accurate
- Collaborates closely with the Information Technology & Records Management business unit on all matters impacting CAD and GIS systems
- Meets with internal and external stakeholders as required for project specific collaboration
- Oversees and supports with the drafting of in-house designs identified by project teams; provides input on design details
- Plays a key role in developing and implementing industry best practices, streamlining financial processes, and introducing innovative technologies. Regularly documents, analyzes, and updates drafting, design workflows, and business procedures to enhance efficiency and optimize operations.
- Leads a team of staff and ensures that team members understand expectations; communicates schedule, tasks and discusses priorities of items
- In collaboration with Human Resources:
a. Manages team recruitment, selection and hiring of talenta
b. Manages individual employee development and individual development plans, considering high performing staff and managing underperforming staff
c. Recommends compensation performance adjustments
d. Recommends individuals for promotions/transfers
e. Supports a culture of workplace equity and inclusion that celebrates diversity
- Ensures resources are in place to manage day-to-day workload, providing immediate supervisors with recommendations for budget/resource requirements to meet future workload and project needs
- Ensures staff/volunteers/contractors, as applicable, comply with health & safety policies, and other TRCA policies, as applicable in various work environments

**What will you need to succeed**:
Education (degree/diploma/certifications/licenses)
- Post-secondary diploma or degree in Land Survey, Geomatics, Civil Technology or a related field of study
- Certified Engineering Technologist or Certified Engineering Technician with Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists

Experience
- 4+ years of progressive experience in construction management, land survey, geomatic or a related field
- 1+ years of progressive managerial, supervisory or project management experience

Knowledge/Skill/Ability - Competencies
- Advanced mathematical abilities (e.g., ratios, rates, percentages, basic geometry)
- Expertise in designing data visualization and enabling others to quickly grasp complex data concepts
- Influences decisions by presenting technical information and evidence in an appealing and easy to understand manner
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills to communicate project status for various audiences
- Demonstrates responsiveness to internal and external customer requests and needs
- Proficient using Autocad Civil3D, Microsurvey, Hypack Sounding software and other technology for the purposes of data collection and data processing
- Proficiency in MS Office suite including online software such as MS teams, WebEx, and SharePoint

**What TRCA has to offer you**:
As part of a progressive team you will have the opportunity to make a positive impact to preserving and protecting nature, while maintaining a balance between the natural environment and built environment. Working with experts within our field, you will join a team of colleagues that are committed to TRCA’s core values by demonstr