Our Mission Statement: The purpose of The St. Lawrence Parks Commission is to generate lasting visitor growth, drive economic prosperity, and build community partnerships in Eastern Ontario. It is a revenue-generating tourism business offering customer-focused entertaining and educational experiences that maximize its natural, leisure, and heritage assets.
You will:
- Clear survey lines and place benchmarks, run centre lines for road construction and baselines for topography surveys
- Work with contracted firms and Commission staff to set grades for building structures
- Calculate grades for roads and parking lots, drainage ditches, culverts, tile beds and all underground water and sewage lines which are gravity flow
- Locate all underground services such as electrical, telephone, water and sewage in all park areas including Upper Canada Village and Upper Canada Golf Course
- Discuss implementation of operations with agencies working on Commission property to ensure safe and efficient procedures are used
- Review proposed plans to assess conflicts and/or inaccuracies and recommend action
- Maintain up-to-date filing data containing field records
- Prepare field drawings of surveys
- Valid Class ‘G' driver's license
You have:
- Knowledge and/or experience equivalent to a field of study in the survey engineering field.
- An understanding of surveying principles and practices, construction, and related fields.
- Mathematical skills related to surveying, with an emphasis on algebra, geometry, and trigonometry to prepare working sketch plans and drawings.
- Knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act as it applies to the work being performed.
You have:
- Oral and written communication and interpersonal skills to work with all levels of staff in completing projects in a safe, efficient, and timely manner.
- Effective organizational skills to assess work, set priorities and coordinate projects with staff.
You have:
- Knowledge and experience with specialized computer software (e.g. AutoCAD), digital terrain modeling, alignments, drafting techniques and standards.
- Experience in GIS tools, software, and databases.
- Demonstrated understanding of control networks, co-ordinate geometry, and the use of map
projections and datum to prepare geomatics generated products using AutoCAD, ArcGIS, Access, Excel,
etc.
- Belong to one of the largest employers in Ontario, the Ontario Public Service, and open the door to a diverse range of career opportunities throughout the province
- Supportive team environment
- Staff discounts
- Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
- Option to join an excellent pension plan
- Paid benefits
- Percentage paid in lieu of vacation and statutory holidays
Please apply online, https://www.parks.on.ca/about/careers/.
WE THANK ALL CANDIDATES FOR APPLYING, BUT ONLY THOSE SELECTED FOR FURTHER SCREENING OR AN INTERVIEW WILL BE CONTACTED.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions. The St. Lawrence Parks Commission is also committed to an inclusive, barrier-free selection process. We will make appropriate accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process for applicants with disabilities. To obtain a copy of this posting in an alternative format or to request any accommodation please contact us directly through Human Resources at 1-800-437-2233, ext. 1401. Information received relating to accommodation requests will be addressed confidentially.
If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!
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
