Description

The City of Spruce Grove is a fast growing, dynamic city committed to building and maintaining a fiscally responsible community that serves our residents, attracts visitors and promotes future growth. Through the actions of the Values We Live By, accountability, communication, leadership, integrity and respect are encouraged, while maintaining a work, play balance.

This Senior GIS Specialist provides technical support for all City Geographical Information System (GIS) end users including all mapping applications, spatial analysis, and map production. The incumbent provides support for assigned projects and development of City Enterprise GIS to extend Geo-spatial services as well as researches and implements solutions to fulfill stakeholder requirements. They will work with City staff to identify new technology and improvements to the City's GIS system and will support the planning and development of the system. The incumbent will work with IT teams and the business to drive improvements

This position reports to the Corporate GIS Supervisor and is a full-time permanent position that includes health and dental benefits.

Responsibilities for this position include:

General technical support:

Assist the GIS Supervisor in providing support for data conversion, systems integration, and system development/implementation.
Support and design mobile applications, web-based GIS applications (mobile & desktop) utilizing the existing GIS Enterprise system.
Assist and participate in spatial analysis, create geo-spatial information products using GIS and related software.
Expansion and delivery of latest GIS tools and services to business area of the city
Troubleshoot GIS technology and data issues, problem analysis and integration and solution development.
Geo-spatial application integration with municipal business applications, mobile apps and other web application.

Data Integration and Management:

ETL processes and data modeling (As-built migration, and infrastructure information).
Manipulate and integrate corporate data within a relational database management system in an enterprise environment.
Perform quality control procedures to maintain quality and accuracy.
Automated geo-spatial processes using Python scripting, Model builder and ArcSDE geodatabase concepts.
Structured Query Language (SQL), ArcObjects, Java and HTML5 experience.
Adopt industry standard data management practices.

Geospatial Data Maintenance:

Use GIS concepts, principles and methods to analyze systems and data.
Research Geo-spatial technology to help develop methods to benefit the decision making process that will result in the quality of life for city residents.
Maintain the enterprise database to ensure stored information is available when required by stakeholders.
Infrastructure data capture from as-built drawings and mobile techniques.
Integration of geo-spatial data via web-based delivery using on-site and/or cloud software.
Sound knowledge of smart data capture processes, techniques, and devices.

Document Management & Stakeholder Relations:

Support and prepare documentation for applications, procedures, data and system functionality.
Ensure maintenance of up to date documentation for city GIS infrastructure.
Maintain metadata for the city enterprise data model.
Perform technical and business requirements with internal (other departments) and external customers. Adopt industry standard data management practices.
Prepare process mapping and work flow documentation for GIS activities and general business analysis.
Maintain close working relationships with internal and external contacts.
Support GIS Supervisor in developing standards and procedures related to data governance, change management, and spatial data model design.
Adopt industry standard data management practices.
Collaborate with subject matter experts in other business units.

Requirements

Qualifications:

Two (2) or Three (3) year Advanced Diploma in Geographic Information Systems.
Six (6) to eight (8) years of experience in a collaborative Geo-spatial system and tools.
Experienced in troubleshooting principles, methodologies, and issue resolution.
Specialized knowledge of GIS sub-disciplines including data analysis, data standards, cartographic product development, data and surveying /mapping.
Strong understanding of GIS and its applications using ArcGIS product suite (ArcGIS Enterprise architecture, ArcMap, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online).
Working knowledge of AutoCAD software, FME and SQL query language.
Ability to work comfortably with Python scripting.
High level of interpersonal skill and diplomacy to interact with internal and external clients.
Demonstrated problem solving skills, ability to work independently under general supervision.
Ability to effectively communicate and interact both inside and outside the team.

Asset Qualifications