GIS Specialist

at  Mott MacDonald

GIS Specialist
Country: Canada
Position Location: Toronto, ON
Contract Type: Permanent
Work Pattern: Full Time
Sector: Transport
Discipline: GIS
Job Ref: 4869
Recruiter Contact: Katie Champoux
Here at Mott MacDonald, we are experts in engineering, management, and development services supporting multisector project work in over 150 countries. One of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, we pride ourselves in our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes through the connected thinking of our 20,000+ talented consultants. Sustainability and innovation are at the heart of all of our sectors which, in North America include Advisory, Built Environment, Energy, Transportation, and Water.
We are looking for a talented, motivated, and experienced GIS specialist to grow our geospatial capability in Canada. In this position, you will work on interdisciplinary project teams with engineers, planners, and consultants on a diverse range of infrastructure projects in Ontario, across Canada, and around the world. This position is based in our Toronto office.

Specific duties are likely to include, but are not limited to:

• Applying planning knowledge to collect, transform, manage, analyze, and present geospatial data on a range of transportation and infrastructure projects;
• Designing, creating, and publishing maps for a range of transportation and infrastructure projects;
• Creating web maps and other digital platforms for team members and clients to interact with geospatial data;
• Educating and training a range of non-GIS colleagues in geospatial concepts and technologies in support of the wider consulting business;
• Liaising with GIS colleagues across Mott MacDonald to identify and mobilize best practices, enterprise systems, and other group-wide GIS resources available to projects in Canada;
• Co-ordinating the deployment of public (open) and proprietary geospatial data sets in the Canadian business;
• Creating, customizing, testing, and implementing scripts to streamline GIS workflows

Candidate Specifications:

• A team player who is self-motivated and able to manage multiple responsibilities in a dynamic, interdisciplinary environment;
• A relevant Bachelor’s degree (e.g. Geography, Computer Science) from a recognized university;
• 6+ years of practical GIS experience relating to infrastructure: transportation, water resources, and/or energy;
• Experience working with public-sector data sets in Canada (municipal, provincial, etc.)
• Strong interest and passion for technical topics within the domain of transportation and infrastructure: e.g. active transportation, public transportation, social outcomes, sustainability and climate change, etc.
• A knowledge of spatial analysis workflows and work with spatial data;
• A good design sensibility;
• Attention to detail;
• Strong written and oral communication skills;
• Technical leadership capability;
• Proficiency with ESRI technologies/ArcGIS suite of products;
• A growth mindset;
• Some scripting/ programming ability (e.g. Python) is an asset

Our teams are comprised of bright and enthusiastic people who wish to make a difference to the world that we live in. If you share that vision and don’t have all the experience outlined in this posting, we still want to hear from you!
Let’s discuss how we can help you take the next step in your career and how you can participate in an exciting new chapter for Mott MacDonald in North America.
We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA). Mott MacDonald Canada Limited will provide accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

• Applying planning knowledge to collect, transform, manage, analyze, and present geospatial data on a range of transportation and infrastructure projects;
• Designing, creating, and publishing maps for a range of transportation and infrastructure projects;
• Creating web maps and other digital platforms for team members and clients to interact with geospatial data;
• Educating and training a range of non-GIS colleagues in geospatial concepts and technologies in support of the wider consulting business;
• Liaising with GIS colleagues across Mott MacDonald to identify and mobilize best practices, enterprise systems, and other group-wide GIS resources available to projects in Canada;
• Co-ordinating the deployment of public (open) and proprietary geospatial data sets in the Canadian business;
• Creating, customizing, testing, and implementing scripts to streamline GIS workflow