The City of Richmond is committed to be the most appealing, livable, well-managed community in Canada, a goal that is only made possible by developing our most valuable asset – our people. This is a great opportunity to join our team and shape our community. The City of Richmond offers competitive pay programs, comprehensive benefits and attractive incentives. If you are looking to make a difference, and to share our vision “to be the most appealing, livable, and well-managed community in Canada”, then please apply.

Overview

This is technical and manual work in assisting a surveyor in all aspects of conducting varied survey assignments.

Examples of key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Performs complex survey assistant duties, checks the calculations of the surveyor and operates all survey instruments.
• Exercises some independence of judgement and action within established guidelines and procedures, referring more difficult matters to a superior who reviews the work.
• Work includes obtaining information from plans for job layout, traffic control on job sites, delivering information and notices to residents and answering citizen’s concerns.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Sound knowledge of the methods, techniques and equipment used in Municipal survey work.
• Working knowledge of construction and engineering practices.
• Working knowledge of mathematical functions related to the work.
• Ability to check and index field notes, prepare and check calculations and reduce field notes.
• Ability to operate total stations, transit, laser level, level instruments, GPS Survey equipment and perform other duties requiring well developed hand-to-eye coordination.
• Demonstrated ability in the use of software applications including: Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel at and intermediate to advanced level.
• Ability to successfully pass a Police Information Check.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Completion of the 12th school grade supplemented by up to one year of community college and/or specialized technical certification in survey theory course work.
• Up to one year of sound related experience, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Valid Class 5 Driver’s Licence for the Province of British Columbia.

Working Conditions:

The majority of the work is performed outside in all weather conditions.

The City of Richmond has a Covid-19 Vaccination Policy which requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof of vaccination by December 20th, 2021 as a condition of employment.