Senior Surveyor, Yukon Region

Selection process number
2026-RSN-EA-LMS-682210

Location
Whitehorse(Yukon)

Salary
$110,456 to $134,115-This position is entitled to an additional allowance per the Isolated Posts and Government Housing Directive. Vacation Travel Assistance may also be provided. For more information, please consult the information link at the end of this advertisement.

Level
EN-SUR-03

Who can apply
Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.

Duties
Consulting with officials of clients such as Government of the Yukon, Aboriginal Affairs, Parks Canada, and First Nations to determine their survey, needs, to explain products and services available from or through the Surveyor General Branch.

Investigating and research (in the field and in the office) survey projects requested by clients to determine the necessity, nature and amount of work involved and, preparing proposals for cadastral related projects, including schedules, deliverables, costs, and methods of completion.

Preparing Requests for Proposals (RFP's) detailing technical specifications, developing assessment criteria and assessing bids, and making a recommendation in the case of multiple bidders.

Conducting monitoring of progress on projects, including on-site inspections, providing reports to clients, mediating agreement on modifications to the terms of the project, reviewing contract returns for compliance with contract specifications, and recommending payments.

Negotiating Memoranda of Understanding with clients for the provision of survey services, detailing the specific products and services to be provided for, and submitting the proposed agreement to the Regional Manager for review.
Issuing Survey Instructions and reviewing survey plans in accordance with legislation and agreements. Working with the Yukon Land Titles Office staff and registry system.

Providing professional survey advice to clients, land surveyors, lawyers, and others on the Canada Lands Surveys and provincial systems, on present and historical survey practices, and interpretation of survey evidence in resolving boundary disputes, including making visits to sites of trespass or dispute, and proposing solutions to those involved.

Providing information to clients on survey processes and recommending courses of action to facilitate acquisition, disposal and development of Canada Lands, and to administer aspects of land management.

Liaising with other government agencies concerning the content and production of legal descriptions for use in orders in council to create or to effect changes to the extent of Canada Lands.

Work environment
At Natural Resources Canada, a department from the government of Canada, we believe in developing leadership skills, fostering teamwork, and supporting creativity and innovation. We know it takes people from diverse pools of talent to make this happen. That is why we are looking for people like you. As an employee at Natural Resources Canada you can enjoy diverse employment opportunities, a range of career development programs, and a learning culture that supports you to learn on an ongoing basis.

We support balancing your work and private life by offering the benefits of flexible work arrangements.

Intent of the process
The immediate intent of this process is to staff one (1) indeterminate (permanent) position at the EN-SUR-03 group and level, located in Whitehorse, Yukon.

A pool of qualified candidates may be established through this process to staff identical or similar EN-SUR-03 positions at Natural Resources Canada, located in Yellowknife, or Whitehorse, with various tenures (determinate period or indeterminate), language requirements (English…