Survey Manager

Infrastructure Ontario; Toronto; On-site; CAD 115,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Health benefits

Retirement savings

Healthcare spending account

Parental leave top-ups

Professional development

Transit access

Job summary

Infrastructure Ontario seeks a Surveys Manager to provide senior technical leadership over surveying and geomatics for land acquisition, infrastructure delivery, asset management, and real estate programs. You will oversee boundary, title, and subsurface surveys, ensuring compliance with legislation, standards, and organizational requirements.

You will lead procurement, develop scopes, review proposals, and act as the technical authority on survey standards and governance.

Qualifications

• University degree in Geomatics, Surveying, Geography or related discipline.
• Multiple years of progressively responsible surveying or geomatics experience.
• Experience managing consultant-delivered survey projects and procurement processes.
• Strong knowledge of land titles, boundaries, legal surveys and property records.
• Experience with GIS, CAD and geospatial data management.
• Advanced technical expertise in surveying and geomatics.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and risk assessment skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Project management and organizational leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement and management of survey consulting services and contracts.
• Develop scopes of work, technical specifications and procurement documentation.
• Evaluate consultant proposals and oversee budgets, schedules and deliverables.
• Serve as technical authority for survey standards, quality assurance and governance.
• Review and approve survey submissions for technical accuracy and compliance.
• Conduct complex boundary, title and legal survey analyses.
• Provide expert advice to project teams, executives, legal counsel and stakeholders.
• Support GIS, geomatics and spatial data integration activities.
• Develop survey procedures, standards and best practices.
• Identify and mitigate legal, financial and operational risks related to survey work.

Skills

Geomatics experience

Survey project mgmt

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Education

Geomatics/Surveying degree

Tools

GIS

CAD

Job description

Position Purpose

The Surveys Manager provides senior technical leadership and oversight for surveying and geomatics activities supporting Infrastructure Ontario land acquisition, infrastructure delivery, asset management, and real estate programs. The position leads the planning, procurement, review, and delivery of cadastral, legal, engineering, topographic, and subsurface utility surveys while ensuring compliance with applicable legislation, professional standards, and organizational requirements. The role serves as the organization's principal survey subject matter expert, providing authoritative advice on boundary, title, survey governance, and spatial data matters.

What You Will Do.

• Lead procurement and management of survey consulting services and contracts.
• Develop scopes of work, technical specifications and procurement documentation.
• Evaluate consultant proposals and oversee budgets, schedules and deliverables.
• Serve as technical authority for survey standards, quality assurance and governance.
• Review and approve survey submissions for technical accuracy and compliance.
• Conduct complex boundary, title and legal survey analyses.
• Provide expert advice to project teams, executives, legal counsel and stakeholders.
• Support GIS, geomatics and spatial data integration activities.
• Develop survey procedures, standards and best practices.
• Identify and mitigate legal, financial and operational risks related to survey work.

Who You Are:

• University degree in Geomatics, Surveying, Geography or related discipline an asset.
• Multiple Years of progressively responsible surveying or geomatics experience.
• Experience managing consultant-delivered survey projects and procurement processes.
• Strong knowledge of land titles, boundaries, legal surveys and property records.
• Experience with GIS, CAD and geospatial data management.
• Advanced technical expertise in surveying and geomatics.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and risk assessment skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Project management and organizational leadership skills.
• Ability to influence decisions and provide authoritative technical guidance.

Professional Accreditation

Ontario Land Surveyor (OLS) designation is strongly preferred. Candidates holding an OLS licence, eligible for licensure, or possessing equivalent professional surveying accreditation will be given strong consideration. Ability to act as or support the responsibilities typically associated with a Surveyor of Record is considered a significant asset.

What We Offer:

• Commitment to creating a diverse,equitableand inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging andrepresentsand reflects the needs of the communities we serve.
• A Defined Contribution Pension Plan, with Infrastructure Ontario contributing the equivalent of 5% of a full-time employee’s annual salary and will also match any employee contribution up to anadditional5% of their annual salary. Toprovidefurther options for planning and saving for the future, IO offers a Group Retirement Savings Plan and Group Tax Free Savings Account to eligible employees.
• A comprehensive package that covers health, dental, vision, out-of-country care, paramedical services, and more.
• A pregnancy and parental leave program that offers expecting, eligible employees a top-up to 95% of their annual base salary for31 weeks, and our parental leave program offers eligible employees a top-up to 95% of their annual base salary for15 weeks.
• Access to our $1000 Healthcare Spending Account to top up expenses not covered in the benefits program and a Lifestyle Account that expands the eligibility of health and wellness options and can include coverage for gym memberships and fitness equipment, nutritioncounsellingor financial planning.
• Support for professional development opportunities for all colleagues through a broad range of learning programs that include in-person and online training, leadership development, and support for colleagues’ well-being. IO will also cover the costs associated with up to two membership and license fees per year for eligible colleagues if directly related to the employee’s role.
• Access to a suite of virtual healthcare options to support non-urgent medical needs.
• A convenient, central location at 1 Dundas St West, easily accessible by public transit.

We offer a competitive salary range of $115,000 to $135,000 (P5 level), pay will align with skills, knowledge and experience of the candidate.

This posting will close on November 16, 2026 at 11:59 pm.

Interviews will occur on a rolling basis until the role is filled.

Exact compensation may vary based on skills, knowledge and experience.

This posting is for a current active vacancy. We are actively recruiting to fill this position.