British Columbia Land Surveyor (Bcls)
June 23 2023
Industries
Architecture, Engineering and related
Categories Geomatics, Topography, Cartography,
Whistler, BC • Full time
The Opportunity:
McElhanney Ltd. is looking for a commissioned British Columbia Land Surveyor for our Whistler branch to manage a wide range of survey projects both locally and provincially. Survey projects are primarily Sea-to-Sky based and cover a full spectrum with no day the same. They typically include survey support on municipal infrastructure, construction layout for local development, ropeway (ski lift) design and construction, legal surveys on provincial and First Nations lands but then also some of the largest infrastructure projects in the province. You create your own opportunity, provide support to our geomatics team and advice to our clients. Our culture of teamwork, mentorship and career growth make this position ideal for the successful candidate to both mentor junior staff, and to be mentored by senior management and survey specialists within our organization.
Why Live, Work, & Play in Whistler? You get to CHOOSE your own adventure every day!
Why Work with Us? Your CAREER and WELL-BEING are our PRIORITY.
What You’ll Be Doing:
What You’ll Bring:
This role is designated as a safety sensitive position.
For a full review of our projects, please visit our online portfolio: httpss://www.mcelhanney.com/portfolio
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.
#LI-HM1 #li-hybrid #li-junior #li-intermediate #li-senior
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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Click here to know why McElhanney Ltd. was selected as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers (2023)
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 Ltd. is looking for a commissioned British Columbia Land Surveyor for our Whistler branch to manage a wide range of survey projects both locally and provincially. Survey projects are primarily Sea-to-Sky based and cover a full spectrum with no day the same. They typically include survey support on municipal infrastructure, construction layout for local development, ropeway (ski lift) design and construction, legal surveys on provincial and First Nations lands but then also some of the largest infrastructure projects in the province. You create your own opportunity, provide support to our geomatics team and advice to our clients. Our culture of teamwork, mentorship and career growth make this position ideal for the successful candidate to both mentor junior staff, and to be mentored by senior management and survey specialists within our organization.
Why Live, Work, & Play in Whistler? You get to CHOOSE your own adventure every day!
- Gateway to UNLIMITED access to the great outdoors where nature is at your doorstep.
- Experience a UNIQUE resort lifestyle with perks of a small town with the buzz and vibrancy of cities.
- Opportunity to be part of a COMMUNITY of people that are adventurous as you!
Why Work with Us? Your CAREER and WELL-BEING are our PRIORITY.
- Achieve Work Life Balance: Flexible work hours to accommodate your busy lifestyle. The 20cm rule is in full effect and there are world class trails 250m from the office door
- Comprehensive Benefits Package: Maternity leave top-up and parental leave, extended health and dental coverage, healthcare spending account, RRSP matching, and Employee & Family assistance program, which offers 24/7 support online or over the phone
- Safe & Healthy Working Environment: A workplace culture that is characterized by safety, respect and inclusion for all
- Compensation: Competitive salary, participation in our generous performance bonus plan, and opportunity to join an employee-owned firm with potential share ownership
- Relocation Assistance: Financial assistance to support your relocation (if applicable)
- Professional Development: Reimbursement of professional dues, Educational Assistance, Mentorship programs, Internal Promotions, and in-house learning and training workshops, opportunities to participate in various internal committees.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Experience completing various survey project types including legal, land development, infrastructure, topographic, engineering and construction layout
- Work with a wide variety of clients to establish relationships and understand survey needs
- Determine project scope, budget and schedule, project budgets and financial reporting.
- Lead survey crews, communicate scope and scheduling information to client, crew members and manage project and/or client expectations accordingly
- Prepare accurate plans by managing information flow from field through to final deliverables.
- Ensure quality assurance procedures are carried out for proposals, field returns, drawings, legal plans, documents, proposals and other deliverables.
- Provide mentorship, guidance, and training to assist with co-worker professional development.
- Liaise with internal and external project teams and advice clients on property and legal survey matters.
What You’ll Bring:
- BCLS accreditation is required and CLS commission is an asset. Commissioned Land Surveyors from other jurisdictions with intent to attain ABCLS commission will be considered
- Diploma or degree in Geomatics with strong data processing/computations skills
- Excellent communication, teamwork, and leadership skills
- Proficiency in computer applications (MSCAD or Civil3D and GNSS processing software at minimum)
- Valid driver’s license
- Periods of travel may be required for the role
This role is designated as a safety sensitive position.
For a full review of our projects, please visit our online portfolio: httpss://www.mcelhanney.com/portfolio
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.
Our Purpose: Amaze our clients. Care for our communities. Empower our people.
#LI-HM1 #li-hybrid #li-junior #li-intermediate #li-senior 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.
To learn more about employee experience at McElhanney, visit us on Glassdoor
Click here to know why McElhanney Ltd. was selected as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers (2023)
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.
Department: Geomatics
This is a full-time position
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