Survey & Mapping Technologist - City of Ottawa, Ottawa

Your impact

The Surveys and Mapping Unit provides corporate legal surveys and mapping services in support of the City of Ottawa planning, development, and infrastructure operations while enabling all City-led construction projects. In this Ottawa career, you are responsible for analyzing, compiling, interpreting, and creating legal survey plans and products.

• Consider complex matters such as property ownership, dominant and servient interests, geodetic control, digital mapping data, and legal survey retracement principles.
• Prepare legal survey plans, geographically related base maps, sketches, and drawings ensuring conformance to relevant provincial statutes and regulations.
• Operate complex, interactive computer programs to enable the creation of mapping and survey products.
• Compile and evaluate survey evidence, analyze and enter deeds, easements, rights-of-way, and ownership information into plans.
• Participate in team meetings to leverage best practices and ensure consistency in project deliverables.

What you'll bring

Candidates must meet specific educational, technical, and behavioural standards to excel in these administration jobs Ottawa offers.

• Completion of 3 year community college diploma in Geomatics or a related discipline with a concentration in Legal Surveys (experience and formal training combined with demonstrated performance may substitute).
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in survey and mapping data compilation.
• Certification as Survey Technologist by Association of Ontario Land Surveyors is an asset.
• Knowledge of Ontario statutes and regulations relating to surveys and plans, the Ontario Land Registration System, and the Ontario Cadastral Survey fabric.
• Proficiency with interactive graphics hardware and software, coordinate geometry software, Computer Aided Drafting software, Microsoft Office, current GIS computer technology aids, and digital mapping methods.
• Understanding of survey computations, coordinate systems, datums, and applicable health and safety legislation.
• Ability to compile and produce digital maps, plans and sketches using CAD software, operate interactive graphics workstations, and run automated plotters.
• Competence in complex mathematical equations, analytical thinking, and meticulous attention to accuracy and detail.
• Effective interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills with fluency in English (oral, reading, writing).

Who you'll work with

You will operate within the Planning, Development and Building Department under ROW, Heritage & Urban Dsgn Services, collaborating closely across teams.

• Work both independently and collaboratively with all staff as part of a team.
• Mentor and provide hands-on training for junior team members.
• Communicate effectively with your supervisor to ensure that legal survey issues are resolved in an effective manner.

What's on offer

The City of Ottawa provides competitive compensation, professional development, and an inclusive workplace culture supporting City of Ottawa jobs.

• Annual salary ranging from $66,686.62 to $78,027.04 based on 2024 rates of pay.
• CUPE 503 - In/Out/NS Sal & Wage union representation and collective agreement guidelines.
• Possibility of starting at 95% of your starting rate of pay in accordance with the collective agreement.
• Commitment to diversity, inclusion, and employment equity adhering to the Canadian Human Rights Act and Ontario Human Rights Code.
• Accommodations and accessible formats or communication supports available upon request during the hiring process.