## Survey Lead – East Harbour Transit Hub ProjectApply: Mississauga, ON: Full time: Posted Today: JR-9813Survey Lead – East Harbour Transit Hub ProjectReporting to the Project Director, the Survey Lead will work directly with the execution team to ensure that work completed by Bird Construction’s Infrastructure-Major Projects group meets all company and client specifications. You would be joining the East Harbour Transit Hub Alliance that is designing and building a new railway station that will connect 3 different rail lines and improve the daily commute of thousands of riders. This position is based at the site office, 415 Eastern Ave, Toronto. # What You Will Be Working On###
* Lead all survey operations on a large, multidisciplinary transit infrastructure project, overseeing the internal survey management team to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant survey deliverables aligned with construction, design, and regulatory requirements.
* Manage coordination of all land access and property related requirements across the site, including identification of access constraints and integration with construction phasing, logistics planning, and design evolution.
* Maintain a energetic Lands Tracker system to support real-time identification and coordination of land needs across disciplines, enabling clear collaboration between the alliance and the client and enhancing project wide transparency.
* Direct the in-house survey management team responsible for overseeing subcontracted surveyors—ensuring technical review of deliverables, validation of daily reports and timesheets, and overall performance tracking within budget and schedule constraints.




* Enforce project-specific survey procedures, quality standards, and data control practices, ensuring uniform execution across all field and office-based survey work.
* Provide strategic input on survey methodology, sequencing, and logistics planning, supporting project needs from early works through final turnover.
* Oversee QA/QC reviews of survey data, drawings, and models—validating compliance with design specifications, tolerances, and statutory requirements.
* Identify and mitigate survey-related risks or conflicts early by collaborating with design, construction, and engineering teams to align field realities with project intent.
* Support a coordinated project delivery model by driving collaboration across technical disciplines, contributing to integrated planning and execution within a fast-paced alliance environment. # What We Are Looking For·
* Post-secondary degree or diploma in Geomatics Engineering, Surveying Engineering Technology, Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering Technology, or a closely related discipline.
* Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in construction surveying, including at least 3 years in a survey leadership or management role, preferably with a general contractor or surveying subcontractor.




* Demonstrated experience managing survey operations on large-scale infrastructure projects, preferably involving rail, transit, bridges, or other complex civil construction.
* Strong technical understanding of construction surveying principles, survey control networks, coordinate systems, construction tolerances, and survey data management.
* Experience overseeing survey subcontractors, reviewing technical deliverables, managing survey resources, and ensuring compliance with project specifications, quality standards, and schedules.
* Ability to interpret engineering drawings, construction specifications, survey plans, and other contractual and technical documents, and effectively coordinate with design, engineering, and construction teams.
* Strong organizational, communication, and problem solving skills, with the ability to identify survey related risks, resolve technical issues, and manage competing project priorities.
* Familiarity with industry standard survey equipment, AutoCAD/Civil 3D, and digital survey workflows. Proficiency with Microsoft Office and project management systems is also desirable.
* Proven leadership skills with the ability to mentor and support survey personnel, manage subcontractor performance, and promote collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.
* Ontario Land Surveyor (OLS) designation is considered a strong asset, particularly for candidates with experience in property matters, land access coordination, and legal survey requirements.
* Experience working on Metrolinx, railway, or other major transit infrastructure projects is considered an asset.

📌 Survey Lead – East Harbour Transit Hub Project (Toronto)
🏢 Bird Construction
📍 Toronto