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The Surveyor General Branch (SGB) is the Government of Canada center of expertise for land surveying, geodesy and the international boundary between Canada and the United States.
The Surveyor General for Canada Lands provides the framework that identifies, documents, registers and protects boundaries and property rights for Canada Lands, which in turn provide boundary certainty that stakeholders can rely upon.
The Canadian Section of the International Boundary Commission (IBC) in cooperation with its United States counterpart, maintains the land boundary between Canada and the United States and regulates the construction of works within three meters of the boundary.
As a Senior Surveyor, you will provide professional surveying advice and technical expertise to a variety of government clients (federal and territorial) and you will assist other survey professionals and the public on all aspects of the Canada Lands Surveys System. You will prepare instructions for surveys, conduct field surveys and will prepare survey requirements for contracting of legal surveys. You will work as part of a team to resolve complex boundary and land tenure issues using your extensive surveying background and detailed historical research of survey related documents. You will review survey returns from other professionals to ensure compliance with survey standards and tenure documents.
In office and field work may vary depending on the position being staffed.
At Natural Resources Canada, a Federal government job means developing leadership skills, fostering teamwork, and supporting creativity and innovation. We know it takes people from diverse pools of talent to make this happen. That is why we are looking for people like you. As an employee at Natural Resources Canada you can enjoy diverse employment opportunities, a range of career development programs, and a learning culture that supports you to learn on an ongoing basis. We support balancing your work and private life by offering the benefits of flexible work arrangements.
The immediate intent of this process is to staff one (1) indeterminate position (full-time, permanent) at the EN-SUR-03 group and level, located in the Winnipeg office (365 Hargrave Street) of the Surveyor General Branch of Natural Resources Canada.
A pool of fully or partially qualified candidates may be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions at the EN-SUR-03 group and level within Natural Resources Canada with various tenures (determinate period or permanent). The language requirements (English Essential, French Essential, English or French Essential and Bilingual), the method to staff a bilingual position (imperative and/or non-imperative), and linguistic profiles (BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC, etc.) may vary, as well as security requirements (Reliability Status, Secret), conditions of employment, and work locations.
Positions to be filled: Number to be determined
Your résumé.
OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION
► A license or authority to practice as a land surveyor issued by a land surveying regulatory body in Canada.
EXPERIENCE
►Approximately 2 years experience practicing as a professional land surveyor.
EDUCATION
►Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in land survey theory and practice.
OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION
► A license to practice land surveying on Canada Lands.
► A license or authority to practice as a land surveyor in any province in Canada.
EXPERIENCE
► Experience with the Canada Lands Survey System (including Acts and Regulations).
► Experience with interpreting and creating legal land descriptions.
► Experience in the management of boundary or cadastral geospatial data.
► Experience working with First Nations, or Indigenous communities and peoples.
► Experience supervising employees.
► Experience planning survey projects.
► Significant* experience practising as a professional land surveyor.
► Recent** experience developing applications using high-level programming languages.
*Significant experience is understood to mean the depth and breadth of the experience normally acquired by performing a broad range of various, complex related activities over a minimum period of 5 years practicing as a professional and surveyor.
**Recent experience is defined as experience generally acquired within the last 10 years.
OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS - May vary depending on position being staffed.
► Willing and able to work overtime and to adopt flexible work hours as required.
► Willing and able to perform field work when required and receive the necessary training (ATV Rider’s course, First Aid CPR, Boat operator, etc.).
► Willing and able to travel within Canada and the United States, including travel by car, rail and air (travel to the United States is for positions within the International Boundary Commission).
► Valid driver’s license
Various language requirements
Information on language requirements
KNOWLEDGE
► Knowledge of the Surveyor General Branch’s mandate and the responsibilities of the Surveyor General of Canada Lands.
ABILITIES & COMPETENCIES
► Ability to communicate effectively orally
► Ability to communicate effectively in writing
► Uphold Integrity and Respect
► Collaborate with Partners and Stakeholders
► Promote Innovation and guide change
► Achieve Results
KNOWLEDGE
► Knowledge of the Canada Lands Survey System (including Acts and Regulations).
► Knowledge of real property rights on Canada Lands.
► Knowledge of the land survey system and real property rights in a province (including Acts and Regulations).
► Knowledge of National Standards for the survey of Canada Lands.
► Knowledge of Indigenous land management/governance in Canada.
► Knowledge of natural boundary laws and jurisprudence.
► Knowledge of social and economic issues affecting Indigenous people.
KEY LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES
► Create Vision and Strategy
► Mobilize People
Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women
Information on employment equity
Natural Resources Canada is committed to establishing and maintaining a representative workforce. This organizational need may be identified as part of the appointment decision. In such cases, qualified candidates who self-declare as members of a visible minority group, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities or women (in non-traditional occupations) could be considered in priority.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT - May vary depending on position being staffed.
► A valid Reliability security clearance - all positions.
► Pre-appointment medical clearance in accordance with the Treasury Board Occupational Health Evaluation Standard for Scientific Personnel – Field positions.
► Possession of a valid driver’s license in Canada – Field positions.
► Possession of a valid passport and willing and able to travel to the US – International Boundary Commission positions.
Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.
You must provide proof of your education credentials and occupational certification. Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/.
Top-down selection may be used at any time during the process to identify which applicants will be further assessed.
Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.
Information on the preference to veterans
We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.