Job ID #30428: GIS Technologist

at  City of Hamilton

Contribute to the City of Hamilton, one of Canada’s largest cities - home to a diverse and strong economy, an active and inclusive community, a robust cultural and dining scene, hundreds of kilometers of hiking trails and natural beauty just minutes from the downtown core, and so much more. Join our diverse team of talented and ambitious staff who embody our values of sensational service, courageous change, steadfast integrity, collective ownership and being engaged empowered employees. Help us achieve our vision of being the best place to raise a child and age successfully. #BeTheReason

• Job ID #30428: GIS Technologist
• Union: CUPE Local 5167
• Job Description ID #: 4094
• Close date: Interested applicants please submit your application online at www.hamilton.ca/city-council/jobs-city by 4:00 p.m. on September 18, 2024.
• Duration: 12 MonthsThis vacancy is for a period of 12 months as a result of a special project.
• Internal applicants should apply with your work e-mail address. External applicants are considered only after the internal posting process has been completed. Only applicants chosen for an interview will be contacted.

QUALIFICATIONS

• University Degree or College Diploma in Geographic Information Systems, Engineering, Land Surveying, Geography and Urban Planning or related disciplines including Library Science, Computer Science, Information Systems.
• Two (2) to five (5) years of demonstrated experience and proven knowledge in mapping and spatial database development and/or application development, and user support, including practical experience working with GIS technology (Esri suite of products preferred), preferably in a municipal environment
• Knowledge of data modelling practices and database design standards including database security protocols.
• Experience defining and implementing physical data models for standard business and spatial data/information.
• Experience creating and maintaining spatial information in map and database format.
• Experience with presentation and graphic design tools to produce professional quality mapping output products.
• Experience creating analytical based reports.
• Experience gathering and translating business requirements into internet/Web architecture.
• Strong working knowledge of relational database management system software (ORACLE, and Microsoft SQL Server) and SQL (Structured Query Language).
• Working knowledge of application and data quality assurance best practices, including backup, recovery and business continuity.
• Experience utilizing business analysis methods and assessing impacts of business processes on data integrity.
• Knowledge of fundamental ITIL standards.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to make sound and logical judgment
• Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Working knowledge of Project Management principles and techniques.
• Thorough working knowledge of spatial theory and practice.
• Ability to develop functional and technical specification documents.

SUMMARY OF DUTIES

Reporting to the Supervisor, Spatial Solutions ( Data Services), the GIS Technologist maintains, updates, manipulates, analyses, compiles, organizes, interprets, and dissemination geographically referenced data sets through processing and inputting digital spatial and attribute data into a geographically referenced database in order to produce a variety of high quality data sets, digital files, maps, sketches, graphic displays and reports.

GENERAL DUTIES

• Prepares, maintains, updates, manipulates and analyzes the digital maps and associated databases related to the City’s Geographic Information System.
• Maintains key GIS datasets including but not limited to street centrelines and addressing, and parcel fabric.
• Manages intake of aerial photography.
• Creates custom databases and thematic maps. Inputs, manipulates and retrieves spatial and tabular data and investigates field conditions as necessary.
• Analyzes and translates/interprets customer business needs into GIS work requests and operational requirements.
• Performs quality assurance/quality control tasks to ensure data integrity.
• Liaises with City business areas to provide spatial data and analysis function to assist in decision making, public awareness, program implementation, and policy development.
• Completes spatial analysis and/or GIS application development projects with functional business units to assist in decision making, public awareness, program implementation, and policy development.
• Provides content administration, data dissemination, documentation, spatial analysis, map production, user training, and GIS user support to the business areas.
• Employs existing software tools and procedures to analyze, extract and distribute GIS data in a variety of standard data and media formats, maintaining a detailed data service request log, ensuring data distribution contracts, copyright and statements of liability are complete and properly authorized.
• Receives data from external agencies and, using existing tools, to analyze, verify and document the content and quality of the data, import it into the GIS environment, and propose a maintenance plan that meets the business user’s requirements.
• May be assigned to an initiative or project requiring the individual to take direction from other IS Unit Manager and/or Project Manager.
• May be required to provide on call support and support to the Emergency Operations Centre.
• Works in accordance with the provisions of applicable health and safety legislation and all City of Hamilton corporate and departmental policies and procedures related to occupational health and safety.
• Performs other such duties as assigned, which are directly related to the major responsibilities of the job