GIS Specialist Job at City of Mississauga
City of Mississauga Mississauga, ON
Vacancy Type: Temporary
Contract Duration: Until January 25th, 2024
Number of Positions: 1
Closing Date: 05/30/2023
Job Summary
Create, manage, maintain, update and post core GIS products and data for Corporate and external use. Analyze, interpret, evaluate and prioritize technical data from various sources in the creation and maintenance of GIS mapping products and databases, and generate related manuals to document appropriately. Identify spatial patterns and relationships that will allow internal and external clients to make better-informed decisions. Provide technical advice, guidance and support to GIS & CADD technicians and GIS product clients.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Produce advanced cartographic and topographic maps, interactive web maps and apps, dashboards, story maps, surveys/questionnaires, and develop/use available data collection tools to produce visual information that can be used by the client.
- Configure permissions for users of web browser map applications.
- Gather and identify analysis and mapping business requirements from a variety of clients.
- Liaise with clients to provide quality, timely project support throughout the project life cycle.
- Assist in the development and documentation of process workflows for maintaining and managing GIS data in ArcGIS Pro, Enterprise Portal and ArcGIS Online.
- Coordinate, create and maintain all facets of data generation/maintenance including quality control, providing functional guidance to staff and generation of applicable documentation including associated database tables, related design files and geodatabases.
- Create, maintain/update and post relevant datasets ensuring that the most current GIS information is available to all city staff.
- Provide training and ensure that updated Standard Operating Procedures have been created and are available to application users.
Skills and Qualifications
- University degree or College diploma in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) or related discipline.
- Minimum of 3-5 years industry-related experience.
- Knowledge of ESRI ArcMap or ArcGIS/ArcGIS Pro an asset.
- OLS (Ontario Land Surveyor) – AOLS Certificate of Registration, or GISP, or PMP accreditation an asset (but not required).
- Ability to effectively troubleshoot technical and data-related issues is essential.
- Ability to manage time and balance multiple projects or tasks at once is required.
- Primarily office environment with occasional travel between various City offices.
Hourly Rate/Salary: $ 64,464.00 - $ 85,952.00
Hours of Work: 35
Work Location: Civic Centre
Organization Unit: CPS/Geospatial Analysis & Visualization
Department/Division/Section: CPS/Corporate Services Dept , CPS/IT Division , Digital Services
Non-Union/Union: Non Union
A Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check (Level 2) or Vulnerable Sector Check (Level 3) will be required of the successful candidate, at their own expense, to verify the absence of a criminal record for which a pardon has not been granted.
We thank all who apply, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. You can also check your application status in your candidate profile online.
All personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, the City of Mississauga will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.
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