Gis Lead

**Position**:GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Lead

**Summary**:
The GIS Lead is primarily responsible for leading the existing GIS team as well as contributing to the GIS technical workload (50/50 split).

This position would be responsible for supervising the 3 members of the GIS team, with the support of the Director of Operations as needed. Supervisory duties will include performance management and work scheduling as required. Beyond that, the GIS Lead will support the development of the GIS team in alignment with the Company’s vision. This will include managing our ESRI products, validating survey technique/GIS techniques, increasing efficiency through automation, training GIS team members, and integrating new technology to ensure we stay at the top of our industry.

The GIS technical support consists of evaluating georeferenced data, creating site maps/plans with ArcMap/ArcGIS Pro, and liaising with project managers/field surveyors to generate content for our customers.

This position requires a person that can provide a variety of assistance including technical, administrative, and communication functions.

**Reporting**:
For administration, scheduling, internal projects and planning this position reports to the Director of Operations. While working on specific projects this position reports directly to the Project Manager responsible for executing the project.

**Job Duties**:
Specific duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
**GIS Team Lead**
- Assign work tasks and manage workloads within the GIS team
- Support the development and training of GIS team members
- Conduct performance reviews and support performance management
- Contribute to the development and execution of the company’s vision for the GIS team and relevant corporate goals.
- Manage and approve time activities of team members (including time off requests)
- Escalate and support employee relations concerns as needed
- Manage licensing for GPS receivers/ESRI products

**Quality Management**
- Ensure that all project documents and procedures are adhering to the Company’s quality management process.
- Do a final Quality Control review and score on projects involved with and/or worked on.
- Report Quality Management and Quality Control metrics to supervisors and management.

**GIS Technician**
- GIS data management
- Create pre-planning maps and other products to assist with project execution
- Generate documents based on survey data
- Understand our GPS system and troubleshooting issues in the field
- Understand the element interface and project setup in this system
- Create post-project documents related to GIS
- Discuss the GIS needs, deliverables and deadlines of each project with the project managers
- Create cartographic products using ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online (poster maps, data driven pages, site plans, etc)
- Post-process the GPS field data collected by the survey team and convert it to different formats
- Prepare tracking sheets using the surveyed data collected
- Create, manage, edit and keep up to date the company’s GIS data
- Build Python scripts to automate GIS tasks
- Assist in estimate preparation and project execution
- Complete project packages and maintain records and files
- Quality Assurance and Quality Control on files and documents delivered to clients
- Manage GIS equipment to ensure field work goes smoothly

**Internal Projects**
- Spend quantifiable time on the updating and improvement of Company processes and procedures related to project planning, organizing and execution.
- Assist with other company administrative tasks when required.

**Safety**
- Promote safe work habits and respect for the environment in the conduct of our field work.
- Attend and participate in Company safety meetings.

**Knowledge, Skill & Technical Requirements**:
The requirements of this position include, but are not limited to:

- A minimum of 5 years’ experience working in oil & gas or pipeline integrity industries in data analysis and GIS fields is required.
- 2 or more years of experience managing or supervising a team is preferred.
- Post-secondary education in GIS or a relevant field (bachelor’s degree, certificate, or diploma).
- A strong understanding of ESRI products is essential.
- Data manipulation skills and ability to post-process field survey data are required.
- Experience with Trimble or Leica GPS systems.
- Experience with project management software, preferably Acumatica.
- Proven professionalism, integrity and high personal standards as demonstrated by actions, personal interactions, and deliverables.
- Excellent time management and organizational skills within structured deadlines and deliverables.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Very strong verbal and written communication skills are essential.
- Passionate about business and always looking for opportunities for continuous improvement.

**Hours & Working Conditions**:
Hours for this position are primarily Monday to Frida