Senior Land Surveyor

BC Hydro; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

A minimum of 15 paid vacation days

Flexible work model

Training and development courses

Job summary

BC Hydro is seeking a Senior Land Surveyor to manage a wide variety of survey projects supporting engineering, construction and land tenure management. You will coordinate with internal clients to define scope and budget and deliver services through the internal survey team and external consultants.

You will supervise field and office staff, act as BC Hydro Representative on contracts with external surveyors, and work with the properties management group to safeguard BC Hydro interests.

Qualifications

• Licensed BC Land Surveyor in good standing with ABCLS; 8+ years preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with internal clients.
• Canada Lands Surveyor designation or Geomatics-related credentials are assets.

Responsibilities

• Lead diverse survey projects to support engineering, construction and land tenure.
• Define scope and budget with internal clients; deliver services via internal team and external consultants.
• Supervise field and office staff delivering survey products and mentoring team members.
• Act as BC Hydro representative on contracts with external surveyors and consultants across the province.
• Collaborate with the properties management group to safeguard BC Hydro interests.
• Advise on Geodesy, spatial data management/quality, land tenure and contract management.
• Monitor quality control to ensure products meet BC Hydro and industry standards.
• Maintain relationships with LTSA, NRCAN, MOTI, Municipalities and other stakeholders.

Skills

Excellent communication

Geomatics knowledge

Team mentoring

Education

BC Land Surveyor in good standing (ABCLS)

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Geomatics Engineering

Canada Lands Surveyor designation (CLS) asset

Tools

DAD GIS knowledge

Distribution system knowledge

Job description

Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/week)

No. of positions: 1

What you’ll do

• Manage a wide variety of survey project types and sizes to support engineering, construction and land tenure management at BC Hydro.
• Work with internal clients to define survey scope and budget, and deliver survey services and products via our internal survey team and external survey consultants.
• Supervise/mentor internal field and office personnel to deliver legal and engineering survey products.
• Act as BC Hydro Representative on contracts for survey services being delivered on behalf of BC Hydro by external survey contractors across the province.
• Work closely with the BC Hydro properties management group to ensure BC Hydro interests are properly secured/maintained.
• Act in an advisory role on BC Hydro projects with regards to Geodesy, spatial data management/quality, land tenure, Legal/Engineering surveys, contract management etc.
• Manage/monitor quality control processes to ensure all products meet BC Hydro and survey industry standards.
• Maintain productive relationships with a variety of government agencies (LTSA, NRCAN, MOTI, Municipalities, etc.).

What you bring

• Minimum of 8 years as a British Columbia Land Surveyor in good standing with the Association of British Columbia Land Surveyors. **Will consider candidates with lesser qualifications for a lower category position such those with less than 8 years as BCLS or candidates who are registered as land surveyor in training with ABCLS. Similar qualifications may also be considered such as commissioned as a Canada Land Surveyor.**
• Must be an excellent communicator (written and verbal) and be able to explain complex survey principles to internal clients and co-workers of all knowledge levels.
• A commission as a Canada Lands Surveyor or good knowledge of surveys on Canada Lands is an asset.
• A Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Geomatics Engineering is an asset.
• Designation as a P.Eng (Geomatics) is an asset.
• A condition of this role is that you have and maintain your BC Class 5 Driver's License Type.

What we offer

• A minimum of 15 paid vacation days
• Flexible work model, depending on your role type
• Training and development courses

For more information on the benefits we offer, visit bchydro.com/benefits.

What else you should know

• Good knowledge of BC Hydro’s Distribution GIS functionality available in DAD.
• Good electrical knowledge of BC Hydro’s distribution system and all its components tracking circuits and solving conflicts.
• Knowledge to update Operate drawings: Distribution Operate Diagrams (DOD), Underground Distribution Diagram, (UDD), POCC, and ODCR etc.
• Knowledgeable on how circuit works, how to interpret PA and look up on electrical information in DAD to update and provide a drafts review and approve.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills will be essential to ensure clear communication and collaboration with the Engineering Standards team.
• Drafter must be able to work within a multi-discipline team environment with changing priorities.
• Works in a normal office environment.