Gis Technician

**Explore A Career At Mosaic**
Operating for over a century on Vancouver Island and coastal BC, Mosaic Forest Management is Canada’s largest private timberland producer. We take pride in our land base and have a long-term view of managing our trees and the eco-systems in which they grow.

**The Opportunity**
Mosaic is seeking a **GIS Technician** to work out of our Nanaimo office on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

**The Role**
Reporting to the Manager, FIS Services, the GIS Technician will provide will support strategic tactical and operational timberlands activities while maintaining a high standard in forest management with regards to safety, environment, quality, productivity, and costs. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

- Improving and maintaining forest database records;
- Analyzing and manipulating GIS data;
- Performing systematic editing, queries, and mapping requests in an ever-evolving technology field; and
- Working in alignment with and supporting other business focus group with spatial and data requests.

**Required Skills and Experience**
- Post Secondary Degree or Diploma in GIS;
- 2 - 5 years’ experience using GIS and other data systems;
- Experience in computer science, GIS, forestry or environmental science;
- Valid BC Drivers Licence;
- Knowledge and/ or experience in Structure Query Language (SQL), ability to create automated tasks using model builder or Python and an understanding of relational database management systems;
- Knowledge of FIS software such as Trimble Land Resource Manager and Trimble Resources;
- An understanding of LiDAR and photogrammetry data sets;
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment;
- Demonstrated ability to effectively plan, organize and action multiple and varying work assignments and successfully deliver results;
- Superior interpersonal, oral and written communications skills; and
- Strong attention to detail.

**What You Get**
At Mosaic, we are proud of our highly collaborative, respectful, and innovative work environment. Our employees are empowered with high levels of role autonomy and the ability to make decisions and lead change.

Our pay-for-performance compensation philosophy is a key driver of our culture and includes competitive compensation and benefits, a bonus based on individual and company performance, a company-funded defined contribution pension plan, paid vacation, a health and fitness reimbursement program, and a variety of other benefits and perks.

**To Apply**

**About Mosaic** **Forest Management**
Mosaic Forest Management Corporation is in the business of sustainable forest stewardship, managing private timberlands and Crown forest tenures in Coastal British Columbia for more than a century.

Mosaic employs several thousand people directly and indirectly, and is committed to achieving positive economic, social and sustainability outcomes from the working forest.

The Mosaic land base spans across beautiful Vancouver Island. Beyond generating strong economic returns, we manage our private forest lands to protect the cultural values of our Indigenous partners, provide sustainable forest stewardship and environmental services, and offer a variety of recreational opportunities, scholarships, and donations to our neighbouring communities.