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Requisition ID: 16420
Department: Planning, Development & Building Dept.
Service: ROW, Heritage & Urban Dsgn Services
Branch: Surveys & Mapping Branch
Employment Type: 1 Full-time Temporary - Up to 1 year
Work Hours: 35.00 hours per week
Affiliation: CUPE 503 Inside/Outside
Salary Information: $64,175.02 - $75,085.92 annually (2024 rates of pay)
Location: 100 Constellation, Nepean
City: Ottawa, ON
Job Category: Planning and Infrastructure
Application Close: 12/03/2025
JOB SUMMARY
The Surveys and Mapping unit provides corporate legal survey and mapping services in support of the City’s planning, development and infrastructure operations and to enable all City led construction projects.
You are responsible for researching title information and all available data pertaining to property rights, and obtaining and maintaining copies of all plans, deeds and other documents for reference purposes.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Completion of 2 year community college diploma in Legal Surveying
Minimum of 3 years of related experience
KNOWLEDGE
- The Ontario Land Registry Offices practices and procedures
- Geographic subdivision of land
- Provincial statutes pertaining to land registration
- POLARIS system of land registration
- Laser plotters, materials and supplies
- Micrographic equipment and supplies
- Knowledge of applicable health and safety legislation, including the rights and duties of workers
COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Search records in the Land Registry Office
- Prepare maps and sketches of land parcels
- Interpret and plot legal descriptions
- Prepare reports and summaries of chain of title
- Operate laser plotters and make paper and Mylar duplicates
- Operate microfilm printer
- Classify plans and documents
- Operate personal computer and related software to query databases and retrieve data
- Must be thorough and meticulous
- Courteous and informative manner in Land Registry Office dealings
- Demonstrate initiative and responsibility
- Effective interpersonal relationships
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Language Requirement: English oral, reading, writing
- You may initially be paid 95% of your starting rate of pay, in accordance with the collective agreement.
- Experience and formal training combined with demonstrated performance and ability may substitute for stipulated academic requirements.
- Please save a copy of the job poster. Once the closing date has passed, it will no longer be available.
We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
The City of Ottawa promotes the principles of diversity and inclusion and adheres to the tenets of the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We encourage applications from members of Indigenous, Black and other racialized communities, persons with disabilities, women and non-binary persons, persons of all ethnic origins, religions, sexual orientations, classes, gender identities and expressions.
Candidates are encouraged to self-identify as a member of one or more designated employment equity groups in the self-identification questionnaire.
The City of Ottawa provides accommodation during all parts of the hiring process, upon request, to applicants with disabilities. If contacted to proceed to the selection process, please advise us if you require any accommodation.
Accessible formats and communication supports are available upon request. Please contact the HR Service Centre at 613-580-2424, extension 47411.