GIS, Remote Sensing Specialist

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About the role

  • GIS & Remote Sensing Specialist providing support and analyses for internal departments and external customers. Involves complex spatial analyses, mobile data capture, and programming for project tasks.

Responsibilities

  • Provide GIS & Remote Sensing support to internal departments & external customers
  • Conduct simple to complex spatial analyses using both vector and raster data types to provide insights to planning, engineering, environmental and geotechnical project tasks
  • Support design, configuration and mobile data capture processes using desktop, web, and mobile applications, including GPS technology and Drones
  • Conduct data analysis, create maps and reports, and automate processes using programming languages such as R, SQL, Python, JavaScript, and ArcPy
  • Collaborate with existing GIS and non-geospatial staff members across the company to assist in project prioritization to meet organizational needs, including data updates, workflow development and processing of a variety of data and mapping requests
  • Developing high quality cartographic work products both in the desktop and web environments
  • Create and maintain data & programming procedures and policies

Requirements

  • Graduation from an accredited GIS program
  • At least 5+ years of GIS experience
  • Extensive hands-on experience with the Esri ArcGIS Platforms (i.e. ArcGIS Desktop, ArcPro, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise)
  • Extensive experience with scripting languages such as Python, R, SQL, ArcPy, JavaScript, HTML and Power BI is essential
  • Extensive experience configuring Esri mobile data collection applications (e.g. Field Maps, Survey123)
  • Extensive experience with ArcGIS Online and/or Enterprise Portal to publish project-related sensitive data within custom web maps and applications for consumption by project teams, the client and/or public
  • Demonstrated experience with satellite data, airborne LiDAR (terrestrial and UAV) processing and remote sensing tools
  • Familiarity with open-source GIS software and tools such as QGIS, PostGIS and PostgreSQL
  • Strong cartographic skills for both desktop and web-based maps
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both written and oral)
  • Strong organizational/documentation skills and the ability to prioritize workloads to meet strict deadlines
  • Demonstrated problem solving and analytical skills
  • Strong attention to detail and skills in data analysis, editing, and reporting with Esri tools
  • Ability to work independently under minimal supervision and collaboratively as part of a team

Benefits

  • company-paid benefits

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Professional Certificate

Tech skills

JavaScriptPostGISPostgresPythonRemote SensingSQL

Location requirements

OnsiteKelownaCanada

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