Description

Land surveyors plan, direct and conduct legal surveys to establish the location of real property boundaries, contours and other natural or human-made features, and prepare and maintain cross-sectional drawings, official plans, records and documents pertaining to these surveys. They are employed by federal, provincial and municipal governments, private sector land surveying establishments, real estate development, natural resource, engineering and construction firms, or they may be self-employed.

Job Titles

• Cadastral surveyor
• Canada lands surveyor
• City surveyor
• Land surveyor
• Property surveyor

Main Duties

• Develop survey plans, methods and procedures for conducting legal surveys
• Plan, direct and supervise or conduct surveys to establish and mark legal boundaries of properties, parcels of lands, provincial and Canada Lands, Aboriginal land claims, wellsites, mining claims, utility rights-of-way, roadways and highways
• Survey and lay out subdivisions for rural and urban development
• Determine precise locations using electronic distance measuring equipment, global positioning systems (GPS), and unmanned aerial vehicules (UAV)/drones
• Analyze, manage and display data using geographic information systems (GIS) and computer-aided design and drafting (CAD)
• Record all measurements and other information obtained during survey activities
• Prepare or supervise the preparation and compilation of all data, plans, charts, records and documents related to surveys of real property boundaries
• Certify and assume liability for surveys made to establish real property boundaries
• Advise, provide consultation and testify as an expert witness on matters related to legal surveys
• May supervise other land surveyors, and land survey technologists and technicians.

Workplaces

• All levels of government
• Engineering and construction firms
• Natural resource firms
• Private sector land surveying establishments
• Real estate development firms
• Self-employed

Skills

• Digital Literacy
• Evaluation
• Instructing
• Learning and Teaching Strategies
• Numeracy

Abilities

• Far Vision
• Spatial Orientation
• Categorization Flexibility
• Depth Perception
• Information Ordering

Personal Attributes

• Attention to Detail
• Adaptability
• Collaboration
• Independence
• Stress Tolerance

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