Private Any Degree

GIS Coordinator

📍 Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada

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Job Description

The Town of Saugeen Shores is seeking an analytical and motivated GIS Coordinator to manage GIS-related operations across municipal departments. Reporting to the Asset Management Supervisor, the successful candidate will support GIS data management, spatial analysis, mapping, application development, and municipal asset management.

Qualification

Key Responsibilities:
- Administer GIS software, including Cityworks, Digsmart, and IRIS.
- Maintain and update ESRI products, including ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Desktop.
- Coordinate data collection from municipal departments, field staff, and external companies.
- Manage municipal asset inventories, including attribute information and spatial data.
- Support Asset Management Plan (AMP) integration through technical information.
- Create and update custom maps for departments, tourism organizations, business improvement associations, and contractors.
- Digitize CAD drawings into GIS for asset visualization, spatial design, reports, and presentations.
- Perform spatial analysis, querying, modelling, and reporting.
- Ensure data integrity through topology and spatial relationship analysis.
- Develop GIS models and scripts to improve workflows and asset management processes.
- Build, maintain, and research GIS applications for internal and external use.
- Participate in GIS community activities.

Required Skills and Qualifications:
- Minimum one year of work-related experience.
- Knowledge of spatial database management.
- Expertise in ESRI GIS software, particularly ArcGIS Pro.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and Word.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Analytical thinking, adaptability, attention to detail, and organizational skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across departments.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality, manage priorities, and meet deadlines.
- Knowledge of relevant Acts, Regulations, and By-Laws, including Ontario Regulation 588/17, is an asset.

Benefits:
- 10 paid personal days and vacation days.
- Extended health and dental benefits.
- OMERS pension plan.
- Employee and Family Assistance Program.
- Continuous learning and professional development opportunities.
- Access to the Pryde Aquatic & Wellness Centre.

Working Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM–4:30 PM.

Number of Vacancies: 1 (existing position).

Experience

1 - 1 years