Project Resident Surveyor

TOA CORPORATION; Alberta; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Canada is seeking a skilled survey team leader. The successful candidate will manage in-house survey operations and ensure precision in marine construction projects. Applicants should have a diploma in Land Surveying or a related field, with 2-3 years of relevant experience. Leadership skills and competency in tools such as Microsoft Excel and AutoCAD are essential. This role offers a dynamic working environment with opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Preferably 2 to 3 years’ surveying experience in Reclamation, Marine Construction and Civil Engineering works.
• Able to understand the process of marine construction.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage in-house survey team.
• Prepare survey method statement for consultant and client.
• Perform levelling, traversing, and setting-out points.
• Manage marine piling and concrete precast vertical walls installation.
• Prepare setting out drawings and work out setting out coordinates.
• Manage survey work schedule and distribute jobs accordingly.
• Maintain survey instruments and records.
• Ensure good condition of surveying equipment with regular calibration.
• Understand Singapore Plane Coordinate System.
• Collect settlement monitoring data for submission.
• Liaise with Registered Surveyors for survey-related tasks.
• Collaborate with management and operation team.

Skills

Leadership and coordination skill

Fast learning

Competent in Microsoft Excel

Competent in AutoCAD

Education

Diploma in Land Surveying, Geomatics, Building, Civil Engineering

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Able to lead and manage in house survey team.
• Prepare the survey method of statement to submit the consultant and client.
• Perform levelling, traversing, setting‑out points, survey data collecting, topographic surveying and boundary surveys as and when necessary.
• Managing the marine piling and concrete precast vertical walls installation in marine construction.
• Understand and read the engineering drawings, prepare the setting out drawing and work out the setting out coordinates.
• Manage the survey work schedule and distribute the jobs to in‑house surveyor according to engineering drawing to be utilized by construction project team.
• Manage and maintain survey instruments, survey data and records for reporting.
• Maintain surveying equipment in good condition and arrange for regular calibration of surveying equipment.
• Understand the Singapore Plane Coordinate System and coordinates transformation.
• Understand the Singapore Height Datum and Datum transformation.
• Collect the settlement monitoring data and prepare for submission.
• Liaise with Registered Surveyors for pre‑computation plan drawing, progress survey, marine surveys and as‑built survey.
• Positively work with management and operation team.

Job Requirements

• Diploma in Land Surveying, Geomatics, Building, Civil Engineering or equivalent recognized by SISV.
• Preferably 2 to 3 years’ surveying experience in Reclamation, Marine Construction and Civil Engineering works.
• Fast learning and understand the process of marine construction.
• Leadership and coordination skill.
• Competent in Microsoft Excel, Words and AutoCad add advantage.