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If you’re passionate about empowering communities, join us to discover a career with endless opportunities to make communities more equitable, resilient, and livable.

Your Opportunity

Stantec’s has an opportunity for an Articling Student with an interest in land development, construction, and legal land matters to join our Ontario Geomatics practice. To gain comprehensive field, office, and professional experience under the supervision of an experienced Ontario Land Surveyor in the pursuit of obtaining your professional designation, you will assist the Principal with surveying activities while learning the ins and outs of legislation, legal requirements, and evidence assessment. In addition, you will perform work in the role of a Party Chief to aid in developing your proficiency in the 14 Cadastral Core Competencies.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a personal commitment and leadership in providing a safe working environment by promoting and maintaining a culture of safety by compliance with Stantec and client safety systems, policies, procedures, environmental requirements
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills.
• Ability to work outdoors in varying conditions conducting comprehensive legal, topographic, bathymetric, earthworks, civil construction (roads, corridors, piping, slopes, structures) as-built surveys
• Consult, collaborate and share survey data with engineering, QA/QC and contract personnel
• Prepare and maintain excellent field notes, sketches, maps and reports of survey data to describe/certify work areas
• Providing complete and accurate survey data, notes/sketches, and supporting information in accordance with a Data Quality Management System
• Proficiency managing data with AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Trimble Business Center, or other survey related software is an asset
• Engage with Articling Principal to develop essential core competencies (project management/costing, liaising with clients/municipalities/third-party agents, etc.)
• Completion of the Articling project reports and examinations within the timeframe established by the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors
• Uphold the professional standards and ethical practices of the AOLS

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Ability to execute surveys in a safe, accurate, efficient, and detailed manner in an outdoor environment
• Ability to create and accurately maintain project documentation
• Proficiency with 3D Laser Scanners, GPS, drones, total stations and related equipment. Working knowledge of Trimble GPS and Trimble Total Stations is an asset
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
• A valid Vehicle Operator’s License and clean driving record is required for this position
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Motivation to engage wholeheartedly with the AOLS Articling Process with the end goal of becoming an Ontario Land Surveyor.

Education and Experience

• Eligibility to enter into articles with an Ontario Land Surveyor under the AOLS Articling Student Contract (requirements include CBEPS Certificate of Completion) - This may include a degree or diploma in Geomatics Engineering or Surveying from a recognized institution

We encourage all applicants to include a cover letter detailing their interest in becoming an Ontario Land Surveyor within Stantec’s Ontario Geomatics team.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

About Stantec

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.

Pay Range:

• Locations in Lower Mainland - BC, GTA & Ottawa Ontario-$49,300.00 - $66,600.00 Annually

Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location: Canada | ON | Ottawa

Organization: BC-1616 CommDev-CA Ontario GEO

Employee Status: Regular

Management Level: Entry Level

Business Justification: New Position

Travel: Yes

Schedule: Full time

Job Posting: 03/09/2026 08:09:38

Req ID: 1007583