Spatial Data Integrator

Job ID: 51463

Job Category: Information & Technology

Division & Section: Technology Services, Technology Services Delivery

Work Location: 18 Dyas Rd, North York, ON M3B 1V5

Job Type & Duration: Full-time, Temporary Vacancy (18 months)

Hourly Rate: $43.58 - $47.75

Shift Information: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week

Affiliation: L79 Full-time

Number of Positions Open: 1

Posting Period: 27-NOV-2024 to 11-DEC-2024
 

Major Responsibilities:
 

• Performs geospatial data integration and analysis, and provides technical advice regarding the City's Enterprise Geospatial Environment.
• Develops programs to translate business requirements and designs into information systems.
• Conducts feasibility studies and pilot activities regarding mapping solutions.
• Consults with business divisions to determine requirements and provides recommendations regarding mapping solutions.
• Integrates new technologies into the production environment.
• Provides mapping applications for divisions using existing software and provides support.
• Collects and prepares source data and material required to build and update land base data within the City's Enterprise Geospatial Environment.
• Checks data source documents for feature/attribute content and accuracy to ensure compliance with City data standards and specifications.
• Analyzes problems or errors in data, takes corrective action.
• Liaises with various internal, external, public and private organizations to obtain information related to capture, maintenance and archive of land base data.
• Provides advice and opinion on the content, completeness, consistency and spatial accuracy of land base features.
• Performs quality control on changes and modifications made to the land base databases to ensure they are accurately identified, classified and mapped.
• Provides input into the design and implementation of the land base feature collection/maintenance workflows.
• Identifies problems or issues with feature or attribute data collection and maintenance activities, methods, or procedures, makes recommendations for improvement.
• Conducts testing of programs and systems for unit, system, performance, usability, user acceptance, disaster recovery and implementation tests.
• Provides inputs to "Go / No Go" cut-over decisions e.g. roll-outs.
• Prepares material and provides instructions and demonstrations on geospatial products.
• Responds to enquiries from elected officials, from City staff, community groups, other government and private organizations.
• Maps survey plans from information gathered in the field and office in accordance with City standards and specifications.
• Administers account management for secured mapping applications, provides access.
• Provides GCC service intake and triage.
• Adheres to Change Management processes and procedures, participates in Change Advisory Board Meetings.
• Produces and provides client requested web maps, hard copy maps, digital files and reports.
• Develops and delivers presentations for the GCC and GIS education and services.
• Attends conferences and participates in committees.

Key Qualifications:

Your application for the role of Spatial Data Integrator should describe your qualifications as they relate to:
 

1. Post secondary degree in Surveying, Geomatics, Geography, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
2. Considerable experience using ArcGIS to edit, maintain, and perform quality control of parcel fabric, addresses, street network.
3. Experience in data management, data analysis, and associated technologies including writing and executing SQL queries.
4. Experience with the legal framework associated with parcel mapping.
5. Experience transcribing analog and digital survey/design plans into parcel/address digital data.
6. Experience and familiarity with the complexity associated with the maintenance of large-scale urban GIS projects.

You must also have:
 

• Survey related knowledge.
• Ability to quickly understand new technologies and data environments.
• Interpersonal skills and an aptitude to work independently and collaboratively with others in a multidisciplinary team setting.
• Collaborative and supportive to establish and maintain an effective working relationship with clients and coworkers.
• Time management and estimation capabilities and the ability to perform several tasks and projects concurrently.
• Certification as an Ontario Land Surveyor would be an asset.
• Ability to work flexible hours including days, afternoons, nights, and weekends, as required.
• Ability to travel across various office locations within the City of Toronto, as required.

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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

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Accommodation

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