Posted 2 months ago
Senior Survey Crew Chief
@ Stantec
Ottawa, Ontario
Overview
Stantec is hiring a Senior Survey Crew Chief in Ottawa, ON, reporting to the Geomatics Team Lead. The role leads field and office surveying work, including legal, topographic and engineering surveys, across Ontario and Eastern Canada. Benefits and pay are described in the posting, though no salary range is stated.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and mentor junior field staff
- Perform legal, topographic and engineering surveys
- Operate GPS, total stations and LiDAR equipment
- Design traffic control plans for roadway surveys
- Locate subsurface utilities
Requirements summary:
- Degree or diploma in Geomatics or Engineering Technology
- Minimum 10 years in land surveying
- Experience managing a field crew of 1-3 people
- Experience with Trimble and Leica survey equipment
- Valid driver's licence
- Advanced UAV licence preferred
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-09-03
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-09
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Engineering |
| Experience | 10+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Outdoors, Plant or factory, Vehicle |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer moderate |
| Licences & certifications | OTM Book 7 |
| Driver’s licence | required |
| Education | College diploma (required), Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Geomatics, Engineering Technology, Surveying |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Tuition support, Stock or equity, Wellness |
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Stantec
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Stantec empowers clients, people, and communities to rise to the world’s greatest challenges at a time when the world faces more unprecedented concerns than ever before. We are a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. Our professionals deliver the expertise, technology, and innovation communities need to manage aging infrastructure, demographic and population changes, the energy transition, and more. Today’s communities transcend geographic borders. At Stantec, community means everyone with an interest in the work that we do—from our project teams and industry colleagues to our clients and the people our work impacts. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We are designers, engineers, scientists, project managers, and strategic advisors. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible. Stantec trades on the TSX and the NYSE under the symbol STN. Recruitment fraud notice: All legitimate Stantec career opportunities are posted exclusively at www.stantec.jobs and candidate applications and employment offers are managed through our secure applicant tracking system. Stantec will only contact candidates using official email addresses ending in @stantec.com and does not send job offers as email attachments. Stantec never requests application fees and money transfers in the recruitment process or banking information via email. We also do not send payments for the purchase of office supplies or equipment. Any communication offering employment outside of our official recruitment process should be considered fraudulent.
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- 10160-112 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2L6, CA
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Stantec empowers clients, people, and communities to rise to the world’s greatest challenges at a time when the world faces more unprecedented concerns than ever before. We are a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. Our professionals deliver the expertise, technology, and innovation communities need to manage aging infrastructure, demographic and population changes…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Business Consulting and Services |
| Company size | 10,001+ employees |
| Headquarters | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Organization type | Public Company |
| Specialties | consultingplanningarchitectureengineeringenvironmentalinterior designlandscapesurveyingand project management |
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Accurate data is the top priority for our Geomatics team. Through our work, we measure, process, and analyze spatial data and define land boundaries. We provide our clients with a full range of geomatics, surveying, and mapping services. Join a team of inspired and talented professionals who continually find inventive ways to get the job done safer, better, faster, and smarter.
Your Opportunity
Our Ottawa, ON office is accepting applications for the prospective opportunity of Senior Survey Crew Chief. This position will report to the Geomatics Team Lead.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Mentoring of junior field staff to ensure industry best practices are observed in the field and office
- Adhere to and promote adherence to Stantec safety policies
- Design and implement traffic control plans as pertains to land surveying on regional roadways, highways & freeways
- Perform field surveys in all weather conditions
- Perform legal, topographic, engineering surveying
- Perform legal field calculation
- Use GPS RTK and total stations survey equipment and their respective data collection systems to perform topographical surveys
- Complete terrestrial 3D LiDAR (3DLS) surveys of complex industrial facilities
- Locate and designate subsurface utilities
- Utilize unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to capture data using aerial LiDAR and photogrammetry
- Work in off road rugged terrain, urban and rural conditions
- Work out of town in remote locations throughout Ontario & Eastern Canada
- Research survey records and land titles to obtain information about property boundaries and areas to be surveyed and coordinates findings with the work of engineers, clients and others involved in projects
- Responsible for safe operation and maintenance of vehicles, tools, and equipment
- Verify the accuracy of field survey data, including measurements and calculations conducted at survey sites
- Perform other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned
Your Capabilities and Credentials
- Experienced with Trimble survey equipment including: levels, RTK GPS, 3D LiDAR scanners and robotic total stations
- Experience with Leica 3D LiDAR scanning equipment
- Holder of an advanced UAV license with 100+ hours of flight time preferred
- Experience in equipment calibration & routine maintenance
- Experience with MTO surveying standards is an asset, with OTM Book 7 certification and demonstrable experience surveying along roadways
- Thorough understanding of Quality Assurance processes and documentation using Trimble Business Center
- Ability to read and understand engineering design drawings
- Experience with surveying in the oil & gas industry is an asset
- Experience with subsurface utility locating equipment & methodology an asset
- Valid drivers license
Education and Experience
- Graduate of a university degree or college diploma in Geomatics, Engineering Technology, or a related discipline
- Experience managing a field crew of 1-3 individuals
- Advanced drone operators license would be preferred
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience in the land surveying industry
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities, and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.
Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.
Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.
Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.
Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.
The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.
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