Gis Technician

2 weeks ago

ChathamKent, Canada Chatham-Kent Full time

INTERNAL MUNICIPAL JOB POSTING
The Municipality of Chatham-Kent has an opening for a temporary full-time GIS Technician with the Chatham-Kent Public Utilities Commission. This temporary full-time opportunity is for a period up to February 2024.


Internal employees are defined as permanent, temporary, full-time, part-time, seasonal, casual, and contract employees with the Corporation of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent.

Please note that family and friends of employees are not eligible unless they are already employed by the Municipality of Chatham-Kent.

Job description


The GIS Technician is responsible for supporting the on-going maintenance and dissemination of data in the GIS environment; responsible for the spatial data maintenance, end-user support, and the generation of maps and other GIS data products.

Essential responsibilities

Demonstrate Chatham-Kent's core values and competencies

Develop and produce GIS mapping products, including the design and implementation of digital and hard-copy maps

Ensure that quality assurance on new or revised data conforms to standards laid out in the GeoDatabase and other applicable standards or policies

On-going maintenance of GIS datasets such as addresses, roads and water accounts

Provide technical support and expertise to internal staff and the general public regarding day-to-day and ad-hoc requests for GIS information and analysis


Use quantitative methods to process spatial data for the purposes of making calculations, models and interfaces about space, spatial patterns, and spatial relationships.

Convert, import, and export data in and out of the GIS

Prepare regular status reports, highlighting GIS issues requiring attention

Use GIS to acquire, manage, display and analyze spatial data in a digital form

Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems

Think creatively to develop new ideas for and answers to work related problems

Observe and evaluate the outcomes of implementing the solution to assess the need for alternative approaches and to identify lessons learned

Assess, interpret and depict water and wastewater utility network data within ArcFM

Update, maintain and refine ArcFM water and wastewater data to reduce inaccuracies and to reflect field change records from the field staff

Utilize ArcFM data for analysis of water and wastewater infrastructure in the form of queries, programmatic reports and graphical representations

Update and maintain as-built records documentation system in access inventory database

Operate survey equipment including GPS, to check and collect field information

Enhance, maintain and design the AM/FM system Inventory Access Database

Research and pursue all avenues to improve the overall value of the GIS system

Essential qualifications

College diploma or university degree in a Geographic Information Systems, Computer Sciences, Integrated Planning Technology related program, with two (2) to four (4) years of related experience

Experience and knowledge of municipal government operations, familiarity with parcel/infrastructure information systems, GIS databases and ESRI ArcGIS software

Experience in developing and maintaining GIS data and other GIS output products

Experience with water and wastewater utility network data within ArcFM

Experience in analyzing spatial data in a municipal environment and translating client requirements into appropriate GIS reports and thematic maps

Able to express information through analysis and mapping to individuals or groups taking into account the audience and the nature of the information

Ability to evaluate and implement quality assurance and quality control procedures

Working knowledge of ESRI ArcGIS 10.x (or similar program), ArcFM, ArcView, Geocortex

Strong computer skills, specifically Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) (or other similar software program)

Work environment/hours of work

This position works mostly indoors

This position works weekday hours

Driver's license/vehicle requirements

Background check

Essential physical and/or safety requirements

Walking:
frequent walking on level surface, rough surface (less than 4.55 kgs or 10 lbs) (around the Civic centre for the most part, or another building; need to travel over sidewalks and uneven grass to locate assets which may be covered or hidden; surfaces can be slippery or uneven requiring balance)

Sitting:
frequently sitting in a chair (office time would require sitting in a chair; field inventory work could be conducted anywhere in Chatham-Kent driving distance)

Lifting:
frequent carrying (less than 4.55 kgs or 10 lbs) (some packages arrive with related contents - not too heavy - a few hard drives or for the most part vendor information and products; lifting, pulling and pushing computers around in order to access for cables and connections; carrying locate and GPS equipment in the field)

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