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Job Details

Legal Survey Assistant

Employer

Amar Surveys Ltd

Date Posted

May 16, 2023

Languages

English
  • Location Grande Prairie, AB
  • Earnings $17.00 to $21.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 30 to 60 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Jun 15, 2023
Job Requirements

Employer

Amar Surveys Ltd

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

Outdoors

Work setting

  • Urban area
  • Rural area
  • Various locations
  • Relocation costs not covered by employer
  • Remote location

Tasks

  • Keep survey information in systematic order
  • Participate in field surveys and operate survey instruments and devices
  • Record measurements and other information obtained during field survey activities

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Not applicable
  • Not required

Computer and technology knowledge

  • Computerized land information system
  • Geographic Information System (GIS)
  • Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment

Survey specialization

  • Topographic survey
  • Legal survey
  • Land survey
  • Engineering
  • Geodetic
  • Hydrographic
  • Urban

Transportation/travel information

  • Valid driver's licence
  • Willing to travel regularly
  • Travel expenses paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Manual dexterity
  • Attention to detail
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Walking
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Overtime required

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Client focus
  • Dependability
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Screening questions

  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Experience

Experience an asset


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Legal Survey Assistant is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Survey Technologists
OBJECTIVE

Interest in precision working to operate instruments and computer equipment to measure distance, angles, elevations and contours; to determine precise geographic locations using global positioning systems (GPS) equipment; and to prepare detailed drawings, charts and plans

INNOVATIVE

Interest in analyzing latitude, longitude and angles to plot features, contours and areas; and in assisting survey engineers and professional surveyors to develop methods and procedures for conducting field surveys

METHODICAL

Interest in supervising and co-ordinating field survey activities; and in recording measurements and other information obtained during field surveys

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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Abilities

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Selected abilities

Mental Abilities

General Learning Ability

Verbal Ability

Numerical Ability

Visual Abilities

Spatial Perception

Form Perception

Clerical Perception

Physical Abilities

Motor Coordination

Finger Dexterity

Manual Dexterity

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Interest Codes

Survey Technicians
OBJECTIVE

Interest in precision working to operate survey instruments and computer equipment to measure distance, angles, elevations and contours

METHODICAL

Interest in compiling information to keep records, measurements and other information in systematic order

innovative

Interest in assisting in the preparation of detailed drawings and in the analyses of measurements obtained during field surveys

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

Learn About Interests

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