Gis Supervisor
3 weeks ago
**GIS Supervisor**:
**(Full Time)**
**IT **Department**
**Overview**
The City of Chilliwack is home to more than 100,000 residents and offers a wide range of services to best serve the population. If you want to work for a supportive employer in a city with exceptional outdoor amenities minutes away, a bounty of farm-to-table options and a rich history, Chilliwack is the place for you. As a rapidly growing municipality committed to quality service and a positive work environment, we are seeking talented professionals who want to make a difference in the community.
**Are you the one we’re looking for?**
You must have the following qualifications:
- Must be a graduate of a recognized Institute of Technology of a two-year Geographic Information Systems Technology Program or equivalent, plus a minimum of 4 years of related experience.
- Skills & Strong ability to listen, understand and communicate in supervising and mentoring staff.
- Strong background in cartography.
- Must be in possession of a valid B.C. Driver's Licence.
- Able to work within the multifaceted municipal setting.
- Able to work with minimum supervision and to exercise judgment in the performance of duties in accordance with established priorities.
Good working knowledge of:
- FME Desktop, FME Server and creating workbenches for GIS data maintenance
- Tempest and its property and utility data
- SQL Server relational databases, writing structured queries to retrieve information, and spreadsheet programs
- reading survey plans and engineering drawings
- drafting methods, principles and techniques
- coordinate geometry, map projections, and coordinate systems
- procuring and maintaining aerial imagery and lidar
- geoprocessing and data-transformation tasks
- maintaining municipal GIS data, including data input/editing/exports and digital/paper maps
- Basic knowledge of:
- land surveying principles including the use of GPS equipment
- operation and maintenance of large format printers and related equipment
We offer an hourly rate of $47.47 (2023 rate) and an excellent benefits package.
**How to Apply**:
**Job** **Title**: GIS Supervisor (Full Time)
**Competition** **Number**: 2023-28
**Closing **Date**: March 17, 2023
Education : College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
Experience : 3 years to less than 5 years
