Monday, October 15, 2012

GIS Specialist Opportunity


Environment & Sustainable Resource Development
Temporary Wage Position
(2 – 6 months)

GIS Specialist

(Technologies 6)

Prairies Area

$2,428.11-$3,188.38 biweekly ($63,373-$83,216 per annum)

Lethbridge -The Prairies Area is looking for a highly motivated individual with expertise in GIS technologies. Under the direction of a Team Leader, you will co-ordinate, develop and implement the Department's Geographic Information System (GIS) solutions through the “Resource Information Workplan”.

Your responsibilities will include providing GIS related support to strategic, operational and research projects, including the maintaining of data stores, analyzing data, displaying interactions, and generating requested GIS products. Facilitating training and trouble shooting capability to area agencies using GIS technologies, as well as providing advice on the application of GIS to improve decision making and resource management and information management are also job requirements. You will be required to work both within a team and independently and provide direction in all facets of GIS. You will require knowledge of natural resource science, geographic information systems, and computing systems, in combination with strong project management, communication, organizational and interpersonal skills. This is highly complex technical work requiring the integration of several disciplines within a work function and in-depth handling of complex natural resources data.

Qualifications:  Diploma in GIS or Geomatics plus 6 years related experience including using ESRI GIS software (ArcGIS and ArcInfo) and programming in VBA / VB.net is required. Experience in the use of DAT/EM Summit Evolution software and web development using JavaScript or HTML/DHTML would be an asset. Equivalencies may be considered. Candidates with lesser qualifications may be considered at a lower classification level and salary.

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Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development
2nd Floor, Provincial Building
200 – 5th Ave. South
Lethbridge, AB  T1J 4L1
Attn:    Oriano Castelli

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