GIS Specialist supporting Arcadis’ sustainable civil engineering, transportation, and infrastructure projects in Vancouver. Managing geospatial data, GIS databases, CAD/BIM integration, and mapping deliverables.
About the role
- GIS Analyst applying LiDAR, drone imagery, and terrain analysis to ALTO infrastructure site investigations at AtkinsRéalis. Producing geospatial deliverables and technical recommendations for multidisciplinary engineering teams.
Responsibilities
- Define and document analysis methods, acceptance criteria, and quality control procedures for LiDAR data, point clouds, drone imagery, and other remote sensing products
- Interpret LiDAR data and imagery to assess terrain, drainage, vegetation, physical constraints, and site conditions
- Perform terrain analyses using digital elevation models, slopes, profiles, contours, and derived products
- Assess data coverage, resolution, accuracy, classification, spatial referencing, and fitness for project needs
- Compare remote sensing data with survey, design, and other data sources to identify and resolve discrepancies
- Develop technical recommendations and communicate findings, limitations, and risks to design, environmental, and engineering teams
- Produce maps, 2D and 3D analyses, and geospatial deliverables supporting site investigations and project decisions
- Coordinate technical activities with field specialists, processing teams, and data suppliers
- Verify that deliverables meet established requirements
- Document methodologies, assumptions, controls, results, and decisions in a clear, structured, and verifiable manner
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in geomatics, geography, remote sensing, earth sciences, engineering, environmental science, or a related discipline
- Minimum of five years of relevant experience, including at least two years working with LiDAR data, point clouds, drone imagery, terrain analysis, or other remote sensing data
- Experience interpreting remote sensing data and assessing site conditions for infrastructure, engineering, or environmental projects
- Strong proficiency in ArcGIS Pro, including 3D tools, LAS datasets, rasters, mosaics, elevation models, and spatial analysis functions
- Good understanding of coordinate systems, spatial accuracy, resolution, point classification, and geospatial data quality control principles
- Ability to define methods and acceptance criteria, resolve discrepancies between sources, and provide technical recommendations
- Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and explain technical results to technical and non-technical audiences
- Excellent analytical, spatial interpretation, and complex problem-solving skills
- Rigour, professional judgment, and attention to detail
- Independence, strong organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple priorities
- Excellent communication skills
- Proficiency in French or English; knowledge of English is required for collaboration with Canadian or global leadership outside Québec
- Experience with ArcGIS Enterprise or ArcGIS Online, specialized point-cloud processing or photogrammetry software, FME, Python, or ModelBuilder is considered an asset
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Employee recognition
- Flexible benefits tailored to health, wellbeing, financial, and lifestyle needs
- Training and professional development opportunities
- Hybrid working culture
- Generous time-off policies
- Appropriate accommodation throughout the recruitment and hiring process as required by Company policy and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)
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