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Mapping & Gis Specialist (5 Year Ftt)

3 days ago

Burnaby, Canada BC Hydro Full time

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At BC Hydro, we’re working towards creating a cleaner and more sustainable future for all British Columbians and need

people like you to help us. A career at BC Hydro is meaningful and provides you the opportunity to be part of a talented,

inclusive, and diverse team. We offer a healthy work-life balance, competitive wages, a comprehensive benefits package,

and training opportunities to support you in your career growth. We're proud to be ranked as one of B. C.'s Top Employers

and one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers.

**Mapping & GIS Specialist (5 year FTT)**

Number of positions: 1 Job Location: Edmonds 04

Employment type: Temporary Region: Lower Mainland

Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/wk) Flexible Work Role: Hybrid

Annual salary: $ 70,800.00 - 76,300.00

**Position Highlights**

To provide advanced mapping services and geographic information science (GIS) products to managers, engineers and

technologists in multiple disciplines throughout BC Hydro.

**What you'll do**

  • Performs a variety of GIS tasks to complete mapping/geospatial projects, including: researching, selecting and evaluating

map source data for use in the preparation or revision of maps or analysis; preparing and revising maps, charts or

to manipulate vector and raster datasets; editing and cleaning geospatial datasets based on topological rules; developing

scripts and macros to improve efficiency of GIS tasks; following corporate filing conventions and departmental archiving

system to organize both digital and hard; copying files and tracking changes/revisions to drawings and data.

  • Liaises with internal BC Hydro staff (engineers, project managers, technologists etc.) and external team members to

determine their mapping and GIS requirements, advising on options for data and type of analysis to best meet their

clients by determining which mapping products will best suit the clients’ needs (paper or digital map, large or small scale,

coarse or fine detail, etc.), and discussing timelines for delivery.

  • Performs spatial analyses and queries by: researching, selecting and evaluating source data; confirming a solid

understanding of the input data’s architecture to ensure that any decisions made during analysis are applied appropriately;

information; calculating volumes of water within a reservoir; determining the spatial relationships between datasets by

performing extraction, overlay and proximity analyses; reclassifying data to demonstrate a spatial function; applying

mathematical and statistical functions to datasets to model geographic relationships.

  • Designs, develops and manages 2D and 3D database models of BC Hydro Infrastructure. Generates the database

schema for storing generation and environmental assets; collects and records data sources, accuracy values and validity

dates; updates data as new information becomes available ensuring topological rules are applied and that attributes are

filled in and complete; designs workflows to convert data from historic CAD drawings in local coordinate systems to UTM

coordinates using rotation and scale and shift factors; secures confidential data layers; disseminates information as

appropriate in the form of layer files, pdf maps, published map documents.

  • Act as GIS expert for the team by: advising the department and other BC Hydro staff members about the capabilities and

regarding the use of GIS terminology to define GIS tasks and requirements; acting as the Subject Matter Expert resource

person for the IT Helpdesk’s trouble calls regarding ESRI software products. Works with ESRI support to resolve technical

issues.

  • Performs quality control and assurance checks on incoming geographic datasets to ensure it meets BC Hydro

specifications and/or standards. Reads, interprets and understands contract or project specifications for GIS datasets;

analyzes the schema of incoming data to ensure that datasets follow topological requirements; utilizes GIS scripts and

  • design workflows to identify ‘bad geometry’ (slivers, over/under shoots, zingers etc.); checks to ensure the correct number

of features have been recorded; documents the QA/QC process and supplies client with a report outlining the findings and

recommendations.

  • Performs site visits to conduct field checks of GIS data. Ensures adequate safety training is completed; participates in

tailboard on site; locates site features and ensures that database information is filled in correctly; investigates site

modifications and records field notes; operates GPS and/or field GIS units.

  • Participates in the development and presentation of the department’s technical innovations, products and services to

internal and external groups. Develops presentation materials showcasing BC Hydro technological GIS innovations.

Present materials to internal groups of various knowledge levels of GIS and geospatial theories, as well as to GIS industry

peers.

  • Performs duties of a minor nature related to the above d