GIS Technician

Location

Calgary, AB | Canada

Job description

GIS Technician - ( 240000QT )

Description

Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields and guide our work with rigor, a creative spirit, and vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties around the globe and are committed to fostering an inclusive community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. We’re a place to apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental talents on work that’s critical to our clients and the communities they support. Join a team that has the environment down to a science.

Your Opportunity

As a GIS Technician with Stantec, you will provide technical support which includes spatial analysis and map production, for assigned projects. You will be working with the Heritage Resources team (Archaeology and Palaeontology) to produce regulatory deliverables for a range of development project types primarily within Alberta, Nunavut and Northwest Territories.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Create and maintain spatial information for a variety of platforms primarily involving ESRI ArcGIS software
• Map Production and Data Analysis/Summaries to support project deliverables
• Support GPS units, including assisting in data collection and management
• Adhere to established Quality Assurance/Quality Control Processes
• Work on Windows platform and Microsoft 365 (Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel)
• Monitor own work to ensure budgets and deadlines are being met in a timely and effective manner
• Communicate and work with a team of 15 Archaeologists and Palaeontologists

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Technical training and experience in GIS mapping, geospatial analysis, and geographic principles (e.g., map projections and coordinate systems)
• Educated knowledge of ESRI’s software suite, primarily ArcMap and ideally ArcGIS Pro, as well as ArcGIS Online
• Strong cartographic skills including the ability to adhere to standards and communicate highly complex information in an accessible and attractive manner
• Demonstrated data management and data organization skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• Ability to prioritize, organize, and perform multiple work assignments simultaneously
• Ability to perform work accurately in a detail-oriented environment
• Ability to maintain and establish effective working relationships in diverse and interdisciplinary team environments, to communicate GIS information clearly and seek out solutions to improve illustrative deliverables
• Experience with the following would be considered assets:
• ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online (AGO)
• Mobile data collection tools and AGO products (WebMaps, WebApps, Dashboards, etc.)
• Experience with Adobe Illustrator and PhotoShop
• Archaeological experience/knowledge

Education and Experience

• Technical degree/diploma/certificate or equivalent in related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience. GIS Interns seeking to fulfill practicum or internship requirements will be considered.

The position will primarily work in a hybrid office or remote setting; may require some field work.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a well-being program, health care spending account, wellness spending accounts, 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.

Primary Location : Canada-Alberta-Calgary

Organization : BC-1249 EnvSvcs-CA Alberta South

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Entry Level

Travel : Yes, 10 % of the Time

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : Feb 15, 2024, 4:37:36 PM

Req ID: 240000QT

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans

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