Posted 11 days ago
Geomatics Drafting Supervisor
@ Challenger Geomatics
Edmonton, Alberta
Overview
Challenger Geomatics is hiring a full-time permanent Geomatics Drafting Supervisor in Edmonton, AB, based at its Sherwood Park office. The role manages drafting workflows, distributes assignments, supervises technical users, and also drafts plans at about 30% chargeability.
Responsibilities:
- Manage workflows and assignments for drafting technologists
- Manage specialized hardware and software systems
- Recruit, train and evaluate technical staff
- Plan and schedule project work and budgets
- Draft plans and perform plan checking (about 30% chargeable)
Requirements summary:
- Degree or diploma in a related field
- 5+ years of CAD and computing experience in geomatics
- Supervisory experience an asset
- Ability to lead a collaborative team
- Commitment to continual professional development
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-26
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-27
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-02
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Engineering |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: minimal |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Education | College diploma (preferred) |
| Fields of study | Geomatics, Engineering technology, Drafting |
| Perks mentioned | Retirement plan |
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Challenger Geomatics
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Providing innovative survey, mapping and geomatics solutions with the highest level of quality and service.
Full company description
Challenger Geomatics Ltd. (Challenger) is a proudly employee-owned Canadian geomatics company with offices in Calgary, Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Langley, Whitehorse, and Yellowknife. Incorporated in 1984, Challenger provides innovative multi-disciplinary survey, Geomatics and engineering services to the oil and gas, construction, municipal/government, mining, utilities and land development sectors. Challenger’s corporate objective is to offer innovative and professional geomatics services. We achieve this objective by providing our clients with the academic background and hands-on expertise of our professional staff. Our team includes professional land surveyors, professional engineers, software specialists, cartographers, hydrographers, survey technicians, drafting technicians, photogrammetrists, GIS technicians and support personnel. Surveying Services: • Oilfield Surveys (Wells and Pipelines) • Oil Sands specific services • Site Surveys, Topographical Surveys, and As-Builts • Legal Surveys • Construction Surveys (Roads, Grading and Underground Utilities) • Construction Building Layout (Piles, Gridlines, and Structural) • Mining Surveys (surface and underground) • Commercial and Industrial Real Property Reports • Condominium Plans • 3D Laser Scanning (facilities, as-built, quantities, etc.) • Deformation Monitoring • Offshore and Hydrographic Surveys • Legal Surveys Relating to Land and First Nations • Control Surveys • Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Surveys Other Professional Services: • Photogrammetry • CADD and Custom Mapping Services • Software Development to support the above services • First Nations Traditional Knowledge Studies
- LinkedIn followers
- 5,212
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 137
- Reported office locations
- 2899 Broadmoor Blvd, 110, Sherwood Park, Alberta T8H 1B5, CA
- #200 – 1200 59 Ave SE, Calgary, Alberta T2H 2M4, CA
- 30 Riedel St, Fort McMurray, Alberta T9H, CA
- 302 Jarvis Street, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory Y1A 2H2, CA
- 226 Utsingi Dr, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A, CA
- 20178 96 Ave C120, Langley Twp, British Columbia V1M 0B2, CA
- Business categories
- Consulting
- Oil and Gas
- Civil Engineering
- Other recorded names
- Challenger Geomatics
- Challenger Geomatics Ltd.
- Specialties
- Oil and Gas Surveys
- Construction Surveys/Layouys
- 3D Laser Scanning
- Site surveys
- topographical surveys and as-built surveys
- Legal Surveys
- Aerial Mapping
- Offshore and Hydrographic surveys
- Mining Surveys (surface and underground)
- UAV Surveys
- Pipeline Surveys
- Aerial Mapping
- and Land Surveyor
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 0
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
Challenger Geomatics Ltd. (Challenger) is a proudly employee-owned Canadian geomatics company with offices in Calgary, Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Langley, Whitehorse, and Yellowknife. Incorporated in 1984, Challenger provides innovative multi-disciplinary survey, Geomatics and engineering services to the oil and gas, construction, municipal/government, mining, utilities and land development sectors. Challenger’s…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Civil Engineering |
| Company size | 51-200 employees |
| Headquarters | Sherwood Park, Alberta |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 1984 |
| Specialties | Oil and Gas SurveysConstruction Surveys/Layouys3D Laser ScanningSite surveystopographical surveys and as-built surveysLegal SurveysAerial MappingOffshore and Hydrographic surveysMining Surveys (surface and underground)UAV Surveys |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 12 |
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Position: Geomatics Drafting Supervisor
Location: Edmonton, AB
Position Type: Full-time Permanent Office position
Company Overview:
Challenger Geomatics Ltd, an Inline Group Inc company, is a land surveying firm with a strong track record for recognizing and retaining talent and providing quality innovative solutions to our clients. Our team of talented professionals uses the latest technology to deliver land surveying, mapping and remote sensing services. We work hard to understand the needs of our clients and deliver exceptional service to support the successful delivery of their projects. We offer our employees competitive compensation along with health and dental benefits, RRSP matching, work-life balance initiatives, and much more. Join our team today!
Position Overview:
The CAD Drafting Supervisor will be based out of our Sherwood Park office and is responsible for managing workflows for our Alberta Drafting Technologists and coordinating ongoing project operations. This includes distributing assignments, managing computing resources, and maintaining company standards for product quality and cost-control. The ideal candidate will be a driver of innovation and efficiencies. This position is also expected to draft plans and be 30% chargeable.
General Responsibilities:
Systems
- Manage specialized hardware and software systems for the technical team.
- Work with other staff to resolve technical issues, training and other system issues.
- Identify opportunities and recommendations for increasing workflow efficiencies.
Personnel
- Provide guidance and direction to technical team to ensure operational and technical excellence.
- Recruit, train and supervise technical users in core application skills and standards.
- Evaluate team members for their technical skills, performance, and productivity.
- Maintain a positive working relationship with all levels of the organization
Quality Assurance
- Promote and encourage continual improvement
- Recommend best practices for solutions to meet customer business needs.
- Participate in the implementation of process and product standards.
- Ensure project documentation and contracts follow the standards set forth by the appropriate authority.
- Monitor production to ensure service standard is maintained.
- Perform all supervisory health and safety duties as identified in the company’s health and safety manual.
Production
- Plan, organize and manage work plans of technical project team
- Prioritize and schedule resources in coordination with Project Managers
- Ensure projects are completed on budget
- Perform drafting, calculations, and/or plan checking functions. Approximately 30% chargeability will be expected.
Qualifications
- Degree or Diploma in a related field, plus a minimum of 5 years of computing/CAD experience in Geomatics.
- Previous supervisory experience an asset.
- Ability to lead and build a collaborative and healthy team environment.
- A commitment to continual professional development.
- Superior attention to detail and extremely organized with the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
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