EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Surveyor General Branch of Natural Resources Canada

Position: Manager – Survey Regulations and Standards

Applications due: August 24, 2026 by 23:59 Pacific Time

The Surveyor General Branch of Natural Resources Canada is recruiting a Manager for Survey Regulations and Standards (ENSUR-04) in Ottawa. This leadership role is responsible for overseeing the integrity of the Canada Lands Survey System, regulatory compliance, and survey standards across Canada Lands.

Terms

Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Salary: $122,620 to $149,723

Required for your application (essential for the job)

  • A license with the Association of Canada Lands Surveyors as a Canada Lands Surveyor. Alternatively, you must be able to demonstrate that, by the time of appointment, you have the right to practice as a land surveyor in a Canadian province and are eligible to obtain a Canada Lands Surveyor Commission and a licence to practise issued by the Association of Canada Lands Surveyors.
  • A minimum of five years of experience as a licensed surveyor providing boundary or cadastral advice.
  • Experience managing human resources.
Duties: The Manager, Survey Standards and Regulations Unit serves as the subject matter expert responsible for administering the regulatory functions of the Canada Lands Survey System by reviewing and verifying legal survey documents for compliance with established standards, regulations, policies, and legislation prior to recording.
The position provides senior-level technical and professional advice to clients, stakeholders, and Surveyor General Branch (SGB) management on complex survey, cadastral, and property rights matters; ensures the integrity and effective administration of property rights systems on Canada Lands; oversees the consistent application of survey standards and regulatory requirements; manages the Unit’s human resources, including staff supervision, performance management, and professional development; and directs the day-to-day operations, planning, quality assurance, and continuous improvement activities necessary to support the effective delivery of survey and cadastral services.

Full job posting and application details at the link below:

https://emploisfp-psjobs.cfp-psc.gc.ca/psrs-srfp/applicant/page1800?toggleLanguage=en&poster=2439966

Note: A pool of fully or partially qualified candidates may be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions at the EN-SUR-04 group and level within the Surveyor General Branch with various tenures (determinate period or permanent). The language requirements (English Essential, French Essential, English or French Essential and Bilingual), the method to staff a bilingual position (imperative and/or non-imperative), and linguistic profiles (BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC, etc.) may vary, as well as security requirements (Reliability Status, Secret), and conditions of employment.