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Geomatics Co-op Student - Summer 2027

CompanyStantec
LocationOttawa
Work ModeOn Site
PostedNovember 9, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The student will perform topographic and cadastral boundary surveys using specialized equipment while assisting the crew chief with data management. They are responsible for maintaining equipment, ensuring safety compliance, and coordinating survey findings with project stakeholders.
Internship Type
full time
Salary Range
CA$22 - CA$30
Company Size
11
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
Stantec provides professional design and consulting services in planning, engineering, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, surveying, and project management. At Stantec, we offer integrated service delivery. We are one of the few industry leaders that can offer professional services throughout the entire infrastructure and facility life cycle: plan, design, build, monitor, assess, restore, and decommission. Continually striving to balance economic, environmental, and social responsibilities, we are recognized as a world-class leader and innovator in the delivery of sustainable solutions. Stantec supports the delivery of a continuous learning program focused on the principles of sustainable design, for the benefit of personnel, clients, and our community, following through on our goal to make our world a better place. A commitment to continuous learning and the understanding of sustainable design practices is key to Stantec's promise of environmental, social and economic sustainability. Stantec is registered with, and carries out projects funded by all the major International Funding Institutions. Projects are also carried out for private sector clients including utility and large multi-national companies. In 1954, Dr. Don Stanley, an environmental engineer, founded Stanley Associates Engineering Ltd. in Western Canada. Sixty years later, Stantec Consulting Ltd. has grown to encompass over 200 offices in North America and worldwide. The Stantec team of over 15,000 employees has completed more than 60,000 projects for over 6,000 clients in over 100 countries around the world. Our staff have successfully completed projects on six continents from Australia to Zambia for public and private sector clients. Stantec began working internationally in 1967 on a sewerage system in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and has continued to do so for last 45 years. Stantec Consulting International Ltd. (SCIL) provides the specialized professional consulting services of Stantec to international funding agencies and clients in the government, institutional, industrial and commercial sectors. Corporate headquarters are located in the Stantec Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Additional international offices are located in Barbados; Puerto Rico; Qatar; the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates; the United Kingdom; and India. Project offices are located around the world specific to on-going projects.
About the Role

The Earth is top of mind for our Geomatics team. On, above, and under the Earth’s surface, we provide our clients a full range of surveying and mapping services. Through our work, we define land boundaries and analyze spatial data. Join a team of inspired and talented professionals who continually find inventive ways to get the job done better, faster, and smarter.

Your Opportunity

Our Ottawa, Waterloo and Markham offices have an opportunity for Survey Assistants within our Geomatics Group.

Your Key Responsibilities

  • Perform topographic surveys using GNSS (GPS), total station, and conventional survey equipment
  • Assist crew chief in conducting cadastral boundary surveys
  • Assist in transferring survey data to the proper folder locations
  • Communicate effectively with members of the team and follow standard procedures
  • Responsible for safe operation of tools and equipment
  • Assist in taking care of Company vehicle and Company issued survey equipment
  • Adhere to and promote adherence to Stantec safety policies
  • Research survey records and land titles to obtain information about property boundaries and areas to be surveyed and coordinates findings with the work of engineers, clients and others involved in projects
  • Verify the accuracy of field survey data, including measurements and calculations conducted at survey sites
  • Work in off road, rugged terrain, urban & rural conditions

Qualifications

 

  

Your Capabilities and Credentials

  • Experienced with Trimble survey equipment including: levels, RTK GPS, 3D LiDAR scanners and robotic total stations
  • Experience with Leica 3D LiDAR scanning equipment considered an asset 
  • Requires ability to work well in a team environment
  • You possess technical and mathematical skills along with the ability to perform physically demanding tasks in an outdoor environment in all weather conditions
  • Valid driver's license and a good driving record (will be required to arrange transportation to the work site)
  • Ability to work flexible hours including weekends
  • Safety footwear & appropriate clothing is a requirement. Stantec will provide safety vests, hard hats & additional safety equipment as required

Education and Experience

  • Experience in land surveying or post-secondary education in a Geomatics program considered a significant asset.
  • Basic knowledge of CAD standards and familiarity with Trimble survey equipment would be beneficial. 
  • Understanding of Quality Assurance processes and documentation using Trimble Business Center would be beneficial 

Learning begins in the classroom but there’s no better place to gain real-world experience than with Stantec. Interns are an integral part of our teams, working to solve some of the world's most complex challenges.

As an intern, you’ll work alongside our experienced practitioners and with our clients and communities. This hands-on experience will equip you with practical skills, build your network, and provide opportunities that set you up for success.


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.
Key Skills
GNSSGPSTotal stationTopographic surveysCadastral boundary surveysTrimble survey equipment3D LiDAR scannersRobotic total stationsLeica 3D LiDAR scanningTrimble Business CenterCAD standardsData analysisMathematical skillsTechnical skillsSafety compliance
Categories
EngineeringConstructionEnvironmental & SustainabilityScience & Research
Benefits
Health planDental planVision planWellness programHealth care spending accountWellness spending accountGroup registered retirement savings planEmployee stock purchase programGroup tax-free savings accountLife insuranceAccidental death & dismemberment insuranceShort-term disability planLong-term disability planEmergency travel benefitsTuition reimbursementProfessional membership fee coveragePaid time off