Survey Party Chief
June 16 2023
Industries
Architecture, Engineering and related
Categories Geomatics, Topography, Cartography,
Remote
Fort St. John, BC • Full time
The Opportunity:
McElhanney has an opportunity for a Survey Party Chief to join our team in Fort St. John, BC This is a great opportunity for an experienced surveying professional to join career enhancing projects in the Northeast of BC. In this role, you will lead a team in completing local surveying projects in the resource industry, including facilities and pipelines, and construction and legal work. If you’re looking to take the next step in your career, this position may be the right step for you to grow your career in the Geomatics Engineering with a well-established company.
The ability to travel and work out of town for extended periods and pre-employment drug & alcohol and fitness for work testing is required.
What You’ll Be Doing:
What You’ll Bring:
About Fort St. John
Located in the heart of the majestic Peace River country, Fort St. John is the largest city in Northeastern BC and supports a trading area of more than 70,000 people in the city and outlying service region. The population is dynamic, young, and energetic and, as the population continues to grow, so does the supply of retail shopping and other amenities. The friendly, small town feel is matched with big city amenities, creating a fantastic combination for many to call home. Fort St. John offers top-notch indoor recreation facilities and endless opportunities for outdoor adventures, and being “The Energetic City”, has hundreds of events taking place every year that entertain people of all ages and interests.
About McElhanney
Based in Western Canada for over 100 years, McElhanney offers innovative and practical engineering, surveying, mapping, planning, landscape architecture, and environmental services. As a 100% employee-owned and operated firm, with over 1,100 staff members in 33 locations, we are proud to offer qualified staff with shareholding options in our company. At McElhanney, we work in teams to build strong connections with our staff, clients, and local communities. Our employees enjoy working here because of our varied projects, high levels of autonomy, opportunities for career development, excellent total compensation, and benefits package, and collaborating with a team of great professionals.
McElhanney is committed to fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion which celebrates the successes that comes from a team diverse in expertise, experiences, and perspectives. We encourage and are pleased to consider all qualified candidates, welcoming all ethnicities, religions, colour, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, aboriginal status, age, or people with disabilities. Requests for accommodations can be made at any stage of the selection process.
McElhanney is aware of activities where individuals have received fraudulent job offers. Please be advised that McElhanney will not ask applicants for any form of monetary exchange at any point in the recruitment process. To learn more visit: www.mcelhanney.com/careers/fraud-warning
The disclosure of your information in accordance with this Policy and applicable law, including to third party service providers may result in your personal information being transferred outside of Canada, including to the United States. Such transferred personal information may be subject to the laws of these other countries and the laws of other countries regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information may be different from the laws of Canada.
McElhanney has an opportunity for a Survey Party Chief to join our team in Fort St. John, BC This is a great opportunity for an experienced surveying professional to join career enhancing projects in the Northeast of BC. In this role, you will lead a team in completing local surveying projects in the resource industry, including facilities and pipelines, and construction and legal work. If you’re looking to take the next step in your career, this position may be the right step for you to grow your career in the Geomatics Engineering with a well-established company.
The ability to travel and work out of town for extended periods and pre-employment drug & alcohol and fitness for work testing is required.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Work with Project Manager to understand the following: project objectives, allocated budgets, goals, schedules, and timeframes
- Communicate scope and schedule information to team members, set expectations, and ensure project tasks are completed on time
- Field completion of various types of surveys including engineering, construction, and legal surveys.
- Liaise between Project Manager and client representative
- Manage information flow from field to office and prepare clear, concise and accurate field notes, records and calculations
- Ensure implementation of quality assurance, safety, and policy compliance
- Provide coaching and supervision to junior staff and survey assistants.
What You’ll Bring:
- Two-year technical diploma in geomatics or related field
- 0-4 years of experience for junior candidates
- 5+ years of experience for intermediate/senior candidates.
- Physical ability to lift heavy equipment
- Willingness to work in varied environmental conditions, including wildlife populated areas and in remote areas for extended periods and varied hours
- Experience with Civil 3D, MicroSurvey and Trimble Business Centre is an asset
- Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license with a clean driving record.
- Good written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail, good attendance, sound judgment skills, and general computer knowledge.
About Fort St. John
About McElhanney
Our Purpose: Amaze our clients. Care for our communities. Empower our people.
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If this is the opportunity for you, apply now or visit www.mcelhanney.com/careers to apply online. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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McElhanney is committed to fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion which celebrates the successes that comes from a team diverse in expertise, experiences, and perspectives. We encourage and are pleased to consider all qualified candidates, welcoming all ethnicities, religions, colour, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, aboriginal status, age, or people with disabilities. Requests for accommodations can be made at any stage of the selection process.
McElhanney is aware of activities where individuals have received fraudulent job offers. Please be advised that McElhanney will not ask applicants for any form of monetary exchange at any point in the recruitment process. To learn more visit: www.mcelhanney.com/careers/fraud-warning
The disclosure of your information in accordance with this Policy and applicable law, including to third party service providers may result in your personal information being transferred outside of Canada, including to the United States. Such transferred personal information may be subject to the laws of these other countries and the laws of other countries regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information may be different from the laws of Canada.
This is a full-time position
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