Coordinator, Crown Land Surveys

at  Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry

ATTENTION: LAND SURVEYORS!

Challenge your surveying career by joining the Office of the Surveyor General as Coordinator, to manage the Crown Land Surveys Unit while making a meaningful contribution to Crown title integrity and Indigenous Land Claims.

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS:

• You have a valid class G driver’s license or equivalent as recognized by the Province of Ontario.
• You are able and willing to travel across the regions.

LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS:

• You have experience providing strategic direction, guidance and coaching to staff and/or project teams.
• You have experience fostering an environment of high performance, learning, growth and continuous improvement.
• You can engage team members in a positive and inclusive work environment, promoting innovation and creativity.
• You have experience developing and implementing practical solutions to unique and complex issues.
• You have demonstrated skills in managing financial budgets and human resources, including labour relations issues.
• You demonstrate the leadership behaviors, attributes and mindsets to lead the OPS into the future.

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

• You have thorough knowledge of theories, principles and practices of cadastral land surveying, land management and related legislation, case law and technological trends with focus on public lands.
• You have knowledge of the surveys Act and the survey-related portions of the Mining Act, Land Titles Act and the Registry Act in order to interpret the legislation and recommend amendments.
• You have knowledge of the Surveyors General’s responsibilities to decide on statutory issues related to compliance with legislation (i.e. Surveyor’s Act, Surveys Act, and Public Lands Act).
• You have knowledge of computer concepts, information, surveying and drafting technology to improve surveying methods and procedures.

COMMUNICATION, STAKEHOLDER AND RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT SKILLS:

• You have interpersonal skills to deal with staff, clients and the general public.
• You have sound communication skills to liaise with all levels of government, surveyors and lawyers and to make presentations.
• You have advanced writing skills to prepare minister letters, briefing notes, professional reports, policies and proposed legislation.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS:

• You have demonstrated project management experience, time management and planning skills to coordinate human, financial and material resources to achieve program objectives.
• You have the skills and experience to plan, develop and manage various projects and initiatives and ensure they are completed within set timeframes.
• You have knowledge of budgetary and financial processes to prepare, implement fiscal and performance budgets, multi-year and annual work plans, and monitor/report on budget allocations.

• Manage the Crown Land Surveys unit which is responsible for organizing and directing the installation and maintenance of provincial Crown surveys.
• Provide expert advice on survey matters to the survey industry, government departments and agencies.
• Manage the planning and delivery of the Crown Land Survey program including: administration of repository of Crown survey records; activities of staff and private sector surveyors.
• Coordinate the review of all Crown land surveys and plans undertaken by government and private surveyors to ensure that statutory requirements and quality standards are met