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***Apply By:***Wednesday, April 1, 2026 11:59 pm EDT

#Survey Technician

Job ID:

242855

Posting status:

Open

Organization:

St. Lawrence Parks Commission

Division:

Maintenance Operation

City:

Morrisburg

Position(s) language:

English

Job term:

1 Temporary recurring seasonal contract from March to December

Job code:

12917 - Technician 2, Engineering Survey (Bargaining Unit)

Salary:

$1,120.08 - $1,358.26 Per week* *Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.

Our Mission Statement: The purpose of The St. Lawrence Parks Commission is to generate lasting visitor growth, drive economic prosperity, and build community partnerships in Eastern Ontario. It is a revenue-generating tourism business offering customer-focused entertaining and educational experiences that maximize its natural, leisure, and heritage assets.

##About the job

You will:

• Clear survey lines and place benchmarks, run centre lines for road construction and baselines for topography surveys
• Work with contracted firms and Commission staff to set grades for building structures
• Calculate grades for roads and parking lots, drainage ditches, culverts, tile beds and all underground water and sewage lines which are gravity flow
• Locate all underground services such as electrical, telephone, water and sewage in all park areas including Upper Canada Village and Upper Canada Golf Course
• Discuss implementation of operations with agencies working on Commission property to ensure safe and efficient procedures are used
• Review proposed plans to assess conflicts and/or inaccuracies and recommend action
• Maintain up-to-date filing data containing field records
• Prepare field drawings of surveys

##What you bring to the team

###Mandatory requirements

• Valid Class ‘G' driver's license

###KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

You have:

• Knowledge and/or experience equivalent to a field of study in the survey engineering field.
• An understanding of surveying principles and practices, construction, and related fields.
• Mathematical skills related to surveying, with an emphasis on algebra, geometry, and trigonometry to prepare working sketch plans and drawings.
• Knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act as it applies to the work being performed.

###COMMUNICATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS

You have:

• Oral and written communication and interpersonal skills to work with all levels of staff in completing projects in a safe, efficient, and timely manner.
• Effective organizational skills to assess work, set priorities and coordinate projects with staff.

###COMPUTER SKILLS

You have:

• Knowledge and experience with specialized computer software (e.g. AutoCAD), digital terrain modeling, alignments, drafting techniques and standards.

• Experience in GIS tools, software, and databases.

• Demonstrated understanding of control networks, co-ordinate geometry, and the use of map

  projections and datum to prepare geomatics generated products using AutoCAD, ArcGIS, Access, Excel,

  etc.

###WHY WORK FOR THE ST. LAWRENCE PARKS COMMISSION?

• Belong to one of the largest employers in Ontario, the Ontario Public Service, and open the door to a diverse range of career opportunities throughout the province
• Supportive team environment
• Staff discounts
• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
• Option to join an excellent pension plan
• Paid benefits
• Percentage paid in lieu of vacation and statutory holidays

###HOW TO APPLY:

Please apply online,https://www.parks.on.ca/about/careers/.

WE THANK ALL CANDIDATES FOR APPLYING, BUT ONLY THOSE SELECTED FOR FURTHER SCREENING OR AN INTERVIEW WILL BE CONTACTED.

###The St. Lawrence Parks Commission is committed to employment equity.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions. The St. Lawrence Parks Commission is also committed to an inclusive, barrier-free selection process. We will make appropriate accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process for applicants with disabilities. To obtain a copy of this posting in an alternative format or to request any accommodation please contact us directly through Human Resources at 1-800-437-2233, ext. 1401. Information received relating to accommodation requests will be addressed confidentially.

##Don't meet every qualification?

If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!

##How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario'sHuman Rights Codeand the*Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005.*We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.

Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

• diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
• accessibility
• Anti-Racism Policy

##Additional information:

Apply by:

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 11:59 pm EDT

Position details:

• 1 English Temporary - Seasonal, duration up to 10 months, 13740 County Rd 2, R R 1, Morrisburg, East Region

Compensation group:

Ontario Public Service Employees Union

Work hours:

Schedule 4

Category:

Maintenance and Trades

Posted on:

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

##How to apply:

• You must submit your application using only one of the methods identified below.

• Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages. For tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources.

• Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed on the job ad. Using concrete examples, you must show how you demonstrated the requirements for this job. We rely on the information you provide to us.

• Be sure to quote the Job ID number for this position.

• OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when applying.

Send application to: Please apply online, https://www.parks.on.ca/about/careers/.

Language requirements and assessment: All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation: Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.

All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.

##Information collection notice

We are collecting your personal information to assess how well you meet the qualifications for employment with the Ontario Public Service, and for related recruitment purposes. The collection of personal information is necessary to the proper administration of OPS Careers, which is an authorized common service in accordance withs. 6 of the Ministry of Government Services Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.25.

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