Alberta Land Surveyor​/Articling Student

Position: Alberta Land Surveyor / Articling Student
About Mc Elhanney
Based in Western Canada for over 110 years, McElhanney offers innovative and practical engineering, surveying, mapping, planning, landscape architecture, and environmental services. As a 100% employee‑owned and operated firm with over 1,500 staff members in 31 locations, we proudly offer qualified staff shareholding options. We work in teams to build strong connections with our staff, clients, and local communities. Our employees enjoy varied projects, high autonomy, career development opportunities, and an excellent total compensation and benefits package.

The Opportunity
McElhanney Ltd. is looking for a commissioned Alberta Land Surveyor (ALS) with extensive experience to join our team in Grande Prairie, Alberta, as a Land Surveyor. We also welcome applications from registered articling students who are actively progressing toward their ALS designation and are nearing completion.

The successful candidate will lead a variety of interesting and challenging regional survey projects, including Crown land surveys, road and utility infrastructure surveys, topographic surveys, and construction and engineering layout. This role is well‑suited to a self‑driven professional with strong communication skills who enjoys both technical leadership and hands‑on project delivery within an established multidisciplinary team.

McElhanney’s culture of teamwork, mentorship, and career growth makes this position ideal for someone who is eager to mentor junior staff and continue developing under the guidance of senior management and surveying specialists across the organization.

Candidates from other Canadian provinces with an equivalent professional land surveying commission who are willing to relocate may be considered, subject to eligibility for registration with the Alberta Land Surveyors Association (ALSA) upon relocation.

Grande Prairie offers a welcoming, community‑focused lifestyle with a strong work‑life balance, affordable cost of living, shorter commutes, and year‑round outdoor recreation. The region also offers essential amenities, making it a comfortable and rewarding place to call home.

What You’ll Do

Work in a team setting to establish project scope, budget, schedule, and other project or client expectations.

Lead survey crews on projects and communicate scope and scheduling information to team members.

Manage project budgets and support financial reporting.

Manage various survey project types including legal surveys, energy‑focused projects, occasional land development (subdivisions), infrastructure, topographic surveys, engineering, and construction layout.

Liaise with both internal (McElhanney) and external Project Managers and clients to ensure smooth project delivery.

Manage information flow from field operations through to final deliverables.

Provide mentorship, guidance, and training to support the development of junior staff and articling students.

Ensure quality assurance procedures are followed for proposals, field returns, drawings, legal plans, documents, and other deliverables.

Provide technical and/or professional guidance on property and legal survey matters appropriate to experience and designation level.

Perform other duties as required.

What You’ll Bring

ALS (preferred) in good standing with ALSA, or an equivalent Canadian provincial land surveying commission with eligibility to obtain ALSA registration.

Registered articling students actively progressing toward ALS designation and nearing completion; strongly considered.

Candidates from other provinces may be considered, subject to eligibility for registration with ALSA upon relocation.

5+ years post‑commission experience preferred, or equivalent progressive senior surveying experience; strong background in energy, infrastructure, or legal surveying preferred.

Demonstrated experience in project management, client coordination, and delivering survey projects on time and within budget.

Strong ability to lead, develop, and motivate survey teams, with prior supervisory or mentoring experience considered an asset.

Excellent communication, teamwork, and leadership skills.

Proficiency with industry‑standard surveying software (e.g., Micro…