Senior Survey Manager – Tunnel Construction (On-site)

Protecnium; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

22 paid vacation days

5 sick days

Health insurance

Laptop provided

Phone provided

Job summary

Protecnium is seeking a Survey Manager to lead tunnel construction surveying in Vancouver, Canada. This on-site role emphasizes high-precision survey operations, team leadership, and method development for PMT with Trimble SX12, Leica TS16, and Star*Net.

You will manage survey control networks, QA systems, and data processing while mentoring staff across sites, ensuring safety and regulatory compliance for a 1-year project.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as Survey Manager on tunnel, underground, or heavy civil construction projects.
• Post-secondary degree or diploma in Surveying, Geomatics, Civil Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience leading survey teams on complex infrastructure projects.
• CPES/CoC or equivalent professional certification preferred.
• Familiarity with health and safety regulations on job sites.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate all survey activities for tunnel, underground, and heavy civil construction works.
• Manage survey teams, resources, schedules, and project priorities.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and performance oversight to survey personnel.
• Establish and maintain project survey control networks and quality assurance systems.
• Oversee high-precision construction surveying, including tunnel guidance systems and underground control.
• Ensure accuracy through advanced survey methodologies and control network design.
• Develop and implement Survey Method Statements, procedures, and best practices.
• Perform and supervise topographic, traverse, construction, as-built, and monitoring surveys.
• Manage survey equipment calibration, maintenance, and operational readiness.
• Oversee survey data processing, calculations, quality control, and digital record management.
• Produce and validate survey models and digital deliverables.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team management

Quality assurance

Safety awareness

Education

Post-secondary degree in Surveying/Geomatics/Civil Engineering

Tools

Civil 3D

Cyclone 3DR

ReCap

Trimble Business Center

Leica Infinity

MicroSurvey

Star*Net

3D laser scanning

BIM/GIS integration

Job description

Protecnium is seeking a Survey Manager to lead tunnel construction surveying in Vancouver, Canada. This on-site role emphasizes high-precision survey operations, team leadership, and method development for PMT with Trimble SX12, Leica TS16, and Star*Net.

You will manage survey control networks, QA systems, and data processing while mentoring staff across sites, ensuring safety and regulatory compliance for a 1-year project.