Senior Surveyor

Natural Resources Canada
- Lands and Minerals Sector – Surveyor General Branch - British Columbia Regional Office Closing date:
July 31, 2026 - 23:59, Pacific Time

Selection process number
2026-RSN-EA-LMS-674220

Salary
$110,456 to $134,115

Level
EN-SUR-03

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

Duties
As a Senior Surveyor, you will provide professional surveying advice and technical expertise to a variety of government clients (federal and territorial) and you will assist other survey professionals and the public on all aspects of the Canada Lands Surveys System. You will prepare instructions for surveys, conduct field surveys and will prepare survey requirements for contracting of legal surveys. You will work as part of a team to resolve complex boundary and land tenure issues using your extensive surveying background and detailed historical research of survey related documents.

You will review survey returns from other professional to ensure compliance with survey standards and tenure documents.

Work environment
At Natural Resources Canada, a Federal government job means 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 intent is to staff two (2) positions (full-time, permanent) at the EN-SUR-03 group and level, located in the Vancouver office (1138 Melville Street) of the Surveyor General Branch of Natural Resources Canada. A pool of fully or partially qualified candidates may be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions at the EN-SUR-03 group and level within Natural Resources Canada in Vancouver with various tenures (determinate period or permanent).

The language requirements (English Essential, French Essential, English or French Essential and Bilingual), the method to staff a bilingual position (imperative and/or non-imperative), and linguistic profiles (BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC, etc.) may vary, as well as security requirements (Reliability Status, Secret), conditions of employment and work locations.

Positions to be filled
2

• Reliability Status security clearance
• Authority to practice as a land surveyor in British Columbia as a practicing member in good standing of the Association of British Columbia Land Surveyors.

• Willing and able to work overtime and to adopt flexible work hours as required.
• Willing and able to travel within Canada.
• Willing and able to drive field vehicles, including trucks and all‑terrain vehicles.
• A valid driver’s license.

Your application must clearly explain how you meet the following

Occupational Certification:

• Authority to practice as a land surveyor in British Columbia as a practicing member of the Association of British Columbia Land Surveyors.
• Eligibility for a Lands Surveyor's Commission in Canada.

Experience:

• Approximately 2 years of experience practicing as a British Columbia Land Surveyor.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of the Lands Survey System in British Columbia (including Acts and Regulations)
• Knowledge of legal land descriptions.

Abilities:

• Ability to interpret and create legal land descriptions.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Personal Suitability:

• Dependability
• Effective interpersonal relationships
• Initiative
• Thoroughness

May be applied / assessed at a later date

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Education:

• Graduation with a degree or diploma from a recognized post‑secondary institution with acceptable specialization in land survey theory and practice or other related field such as geomatics, geodetic sciences or remote sensing.

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