Land Survey Assistant - Etobicoke, Canada - Greater Toronto Acres Surveying Inc.
1 month ago
Description
Work Term:
Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 35 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
Work site environment:
- Outdoors
Work setting:
- Urban area
- Rural area
- Various locations
Tasks:
- Keep survey information in systematic order
- Assist in the calculation, analysis and computation of measurements obtained during field surveys
- Assist in the preparation of detailed drawings, charts and plans
- Keep records, measurements and other survey information in systematic order
- Analyze latitude, longitude and angles and compute trigonometric and other calculations to plot features, contours and areas to a specific scale
- Assist survey engineers or professional surveyors to develop methods and procedures for conducting field surveys
- Conduct field surveys and operate survey instruments and computer equipment to measure distance, angles, elevations and contours
- Determine precise geographic locations using global positioning systems (GPS) equipment
- Prepare detailed drawings, charts and plans and survey notes and reports
- Record measurements and other information obtained during field survey activities
- Supervise and coordinate field survey activities
Supervision:
- 1 to 2 people
Computer and technology knowledge:
- Computerized land information system
- Geographic Information System (GIS)
- Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
- AutoCAD
- MS Excel
- MS Windows
- MS Word
Area of specialization:
- Construction
Survey specialization:
- Topographic survey
- Legal survey
- Land survey
- Engineering
- Land development
- Urban
Transportation/travel information:
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
- Own transportation
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Fastpaced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Handeye coordination
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Own tools/equipment:
- Cellular phone
Personal suitability:
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
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