Geomatics Consultant

Job Responsibility:

This posting is for a 1 year term position. Temporary assignments and underfill hires may be considered.

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Employees at Highways and Public Works are responsible for ensuring safe and efficient public highways, airstrips, buildings, and information systems. Our collective vision is to make a difference in the lives of Yukoners. At all levels of our organization, we value leadership, innovation, teamwork, and keeping our people safe. Our priorities are to be client focused, to support our people, to build sustainably, and to advance reconciliation throughout Yukon.

This opportunity…

The e-Services for Citizens Branch seeks a qualified and motivated Geomatics Consultant for their Geomatics Yukon team. This position acts as a corporate resource, providing operational GIS (Geographic Information Systems), application development, and remote sensing support and consulting services, and participating in projects to add to the Yukon Government's base of spatial data and applications. Operational GIS support includes providing technical advice or solving technical problems, providing guidance on data standards, data modeling, mapping, and helping clients to find the spatial data and maps they need. The incumbent will consult with departmental managers and users to understand their business requirements and will work with other Geomatics Yukon staff and consultants to develop plans to apply geomatics technology and methods to successfully meet those requirements. This position requires the ability to work in a self-directed manner managing multiple projects and priorities. The high performance Geomatics Yukon team is responsible for the important role of providing the central data infrastructure that enables spatial data use across the government.

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Essential Qualifications (what we're looking for in your resume): Please submit your resume clearly demonstrating how you meet each of the following qualifications. Please note, selection for further consideration will be based solely on the information you provide in your resume.

• Bachelor degree in geography, GIS, computer science, information technology, or a related field, including Geographic Information Systems (GIS) course work,
• A GIS diploma or certificate would be desired;
• Experience using ESRI ArcGIS Desktop and Pro software;
• Experience creating data and applications in ArcGIS Enterprise platform, including ArcGIS Server and ArcGIS Online;
• Experience managing, coordinating and supporting spatial data resources;
• Experience analyzing business requirements and developing data models for spatial data.

If your resume shows education, training, and/or experience equivalent to the essential qualifications listed above, your application may be equally considered.

Desired Knowledge, Skills and Suitability (what candidates will be assessed on):

• Strong troubleshooting and problem solving skills;
• Strong organization skills, self-driven, and able to prioritize workload;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including customer service focus;
• Ability to consult, advise and manage expectations of end users and internal stakeholders with conflicting needs and demands;
• Experience in raster data management, including satellite imagery, elevation, and LiDAR data;
Experience in writing scripts, preference with Python in ArcGIS and FME (desired).

Job Requirements

• Occasional travel may be required both in both Yukon and within Canada.

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Questions?

If you have questions about this position, please contact Niki Parry, Manager, Geomatics Yukon, at View email address on ca.edajobs.com .

If you have questions about applying on a job with Yukon government or if you need an accommodation for this staffing process, please contact Margaret Webb, HR Consultant at View email address on ca.edajobs.com .

Eligibility List 12 months Post Date 17 January 2024 Close Date 30 January 2024