GIS Specialist

City of Barrie; Barrie; Hybrid; CAD 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the City of Barrie as a GIS Specialist, where you will play a key role in managing spatial and GIS data to support city-wide initiatives. You'll handle data entry, quality control, and provide vital technical support to various city departments. This position offers a supportive work environment, aligned with the values of care and collaboration, ensuring community-oriented services are delivered effectively.

Benefits

Union benefit plan

Access to EFAP

Discounted City Fitness Memberships

Qualifications

• Experience in GIS or Geomatics work environment.
• Ability to perform quality control and maintain GIS data.
• Proficient in reading maps, engineering drawings, and development plans.

Responsibilities

• Maintain corporate GIS spatial and attribute data.
• Produce maps and conduct geo-processing tasks.
• Provide end-user GIS technical support.

Skills

Data management procedures

GIS principles

Cartography

Spatial data analysis

Customer Service

Education

Two (2) year College Diploma in Resource Mapping Technician or related discipline

One (1) year College Certificate in Geographic Information Systems

Tools

ESRI Suite

Microsoft Office Suite

Autodesk Suite (AutoCAD)

Job description

Posting Number: PC-25-33

Job Type: Permanent Full-time, Union

Salary Range: $63,991.20 to $76,694.80 per year

Location: Barrie, ON - Hybrid (see below for more details)

Posted: Monday, June 23, 2025

Application Deadline: Monday, July 14, 2025 at 11:59 pm

The Opportunity

The Information Technology Department provides information technology expertise and professional services to all City departments, affiliated agencies (Barrie Public Library, Barrie Police Services) and area municipalities receiving Barrie fire dispatch services. The Department is responsible for delivering, administering, managing and supporting (in partnership with the business units) all data and voice communications, including but not limited to network infrastructure, servers, storage infrastructure, printers, computing infrastructure, applications and software, databases, web services, geographic information systems, and project and portfolio management. The Department provides daily technology support to over 1100 users at more than 40 City locations across the City.

Under the general guidance and direction of the Supervisor of GIS Operations, the GIS Specialist position is responsible for the ongoing creation and maintenance of corporate GIS spatial and attribute data, which involves data entry, editing, format conversion, and quality control. Additionally, this position produces maps; reviews municipal drawings; and completes various reporting and analysis tasks such as queries, geo-processing, scripting, and tabular summaries. Furthermore, this position provides end-user GIS technical support. Overall, this position plays an integral role in the management of spatial and GIS data, which is integrated with the operations of various City systems and supports city-wide programs, projects, and initiatives such as business planning, asset management and land use planning.

Our Culture And Qualifications Of The Job

Corporate Culture: Your workplace values align with our corporate values of Strive, Share and Care and you want to join us in providing exceptional services and programs to build a prosperous, growing and sustainable community.

Equally important to what we do is how we do it - your actions reflect our core accountabilities of Personal Awareness, Teamwork and Collaboration, Respect and Inclusion, Innovation, and Service Excellence, which define how we work together to succeed.

Education (degree/diploma/certifications)

• Two (2) year College Diploma in Resource Mapping Technician, Environmental Technician or related discipline, AND
• One (1) year College Certificate in Geographic Information Systems or related discipline
  
  

Don’t meet the credentials as outlined but have years of directly related experience? Please see the City’s Education Equivalency Policy to determine if you may qualify for equivalency. Further information is available at www.barrie.ca/government-news/jobs

• Position Equivalency Code: D
  
  

Experience

• Two (2) years of experience performing duties related to the above mentioned major responsibilities
• Demonstrated experience within a GIS or Geomatics work environment
  
  

Knowledge/Skill/Ability

• General knowledge of the following principles and standards: data management procedures
• Working knowledge of the following principles and standards: GIS principles, cartography, mapping systems, geodatabases, assets and operations; web based technologies as they relate to web mapping
• Demonstrated Ability to:
• accurately read and interpret maps, engineering drawings, legal surveys and development plans
• analyze spatial data and translate client requirements into appropriate GIS reports and cartographic thematic maps
• develop and maintain collaborative and effective working relationships
• digitize information and create, maintain, query and view GIS data, and perform spatial analysis and geoprocessing tasks
• maintain up-to-date knowledge of current GIS trends and best practices
• commit to practice effective data management procedures
• Intermediate skills include: Analytical; Customer Service; Interpersonal; Organizational; Problem Solving; Time Management; Verbal Communication; Written Communication
• Basic computer literacy using the following systems and software: Autodesk Suite (AutoCAD), for tasks related to infrastructure mapping
• Intermediate computer literacy using the following systems and software: Microsoft Office Suite (Access, Excel, Outlook and Word), Adobe and the Internet
• Advanced computer literacy using the following systems and software: ESRI Suite
• Availability, as assigned, to assist with after-hours questions, concerns, or emergencies
  

Conditions of Employment

• Satisfactory Criminal Record Check*
• Please note that this is a requirement of the position for any new employees to the City of Barrie in accordance with the Police Record Check Policy. Existing employees who have met this criteria will be exempt from this requirement.
  
  

Other Important Information

Location: City Hall, 70 Collier Street, Barrie, Ontario

• Please note that the City has a Hybrid Work Program Policy in place that may allow for a hybrid work arrangement for employees who meet eligibility requirements.
  
  

Hours: The normal hours of work are 35 hours per week in accordance with the Collective Agreement.

Wage: This position is within the CUPE Local 2380 Bargaining Unit with the following pay level and 2025 pay range:

• Pay Level: Level 6
• Yearly Salary: $63,991.20 to $76,694.80
• Hourly Pay Rate: $35.16 to $42.14
  
  

What We Offer: This position includes a comprehensive union benefit plan, including but not limited to extended health and dental coverage, life and accident insurance, paid vacation and sick days, short/long term disability plans, OMERS Primary pension plan, access to the Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP), discounted rates for City Fitness Memberships and Transit Passes, and access to the Perkopolis Perks program, which provides exclusive access to discounts on a wide range of products and services available to all City employees.

How to Apply: Click the ‘Apply Now’ button at the top and/or bottom of the job posting to start the application process. Please note that emailed applications will not be considered.

Why Barrie?

The City of Barrie is a vibrant, progressive, and growing community with deep connections to our heritage, to nature and to the opportunities surrounding us.

Our community values quality of life; the ability to play year-round with 300 hectares of park space, our beautiful waterfront, our lively downtown core and the nearby hills, wetlands, and forests. We also value connections; to our neighbours and the community, to our road and rail network, and to the opportunity Barrie provides to enjoy life.

Everything Barrie has to offer, from the water we drink to the roads we travel on, has one thing in common - municipal workers. Joining a municipality is one of the most rewarding, engaging, and exciting careers you could choose. It is a career you can take pride in knowing that every day you make a positive impact on an entire community. We are one team, with one goal and we all work together to continue making our community great.

The City of Barrie is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to creating a workplace culture of inclusiveness and welcomes applications from qualified individuals of diverse backgrounds. We are committed to providing barrier-free and accessible employment practices and we will accommodate the needs of applicants under the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. If contacted for an employment opportunity, please advise if you require Code-protected accommodation and we will work with you to meet your needs.

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