GIS Specialist

City of North Vancouver; North Vancouver; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of North Vancouver is seeking a GIS Specialist to develop and maintain advanced GIS solutions. This full-time role involves collaboration to provide critical support for the city's operational goals while using various GIS technologies. Ideal candidates will possess a strong educational background in GIS along with practical experience in related software and applications.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in GIS workflows and related technologies.
• Knowledge of municipal government regulations considered a strong asset.
• Hands-on experience with Esri’s ArcGIS suite is essential.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and maintain web-based GIS solutions.
• Provide mapping, data visualization, and spatial analysis services.
• Support data governance and prepare technical documentation.

Skills

GIS design

Spatial analysis

Data visualization

Workflow automation

Technical support

Education

Post-graduate diploma in GIS

Tools

ArcGIS

JavaScript

Python

SQL

HTML

CSS

REST APIs

SQL Server

MongoDB

Job description

Position Information

Title GIS Specialist Job Status Regular Full Time Position Overview

The City of North Vancouver is the urban core of the beautiful North Shore and has a long-term vision to be “The Healthiest Small City in the World”, with five key priorities to be a City for People, a Resilient City, a Vibrant City, a Connected City and a Prosperous City.

The Information Technology Department is seeking a highly skilled and motivated GIS Specialist to design, develop, and maintain complex GIS solutions that support the City’s operational and strategic objectives.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Manager of Data Services, you will be responsible for designing, configuring, and maintaining web-based GIS solutions, creating scripts to automate workflows, and extending GIS functionality as needed. You will provide mapping, spatial analysis, and data visualization services to departments, and collaborate with IT teams and business units to integrate GIS data and services with other systems. Additional responsibilities include creating metadata, supporting data governance, and preparing technical documentation; offering technical support and training for GIS users; and developing and maintaining system administration procedures to ensure data quality and compliance with organizational standards.

In this role, you will contribute to the team’s service delivery standards and may participate in routine requests, including cartographic products and data entry. Your proactive approach and strong organizational skills will enable you to prioritize workloads and meet deadlines effectively. You will build and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external contacts and may serve as the project lead for GIS initiatives.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have completed a post-graduate diploma in GIS, plus considerable related experience, or an equivalent combination of training and experience. Familiarity with municipal government GIS workflows, regulatory requirements would be considered strong assets.

A solid knowledge of, and hands-on experience with, Esri’s ArcGIS suite of products is essential, along with a proven portfolio of web-based GIS solutions that leverage JavaScript, Python, SQL, HTML, CSS, and web services. Technical expertise with REST APIs, SQL Server relational databases, ArcSDE Geodatabases, MongoDB, FME Form, and FME Flow is also required. Experience with ArcGIS API for Python and ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript would be an asset.

Compensation

$46.07 to $54.44 per hour

(Pay Grade 26 – January 2024 rates)

Hours of Work

The City of North Vancouver currently works on a compressed work schedule of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, with one scheduled day off (Monday or Friday) approximately each three-week scheduling cycle.

Additional Information How To Apply

If you are passionate about making the City of North Vancouver an even greater place to live, work and play, apply on-line through the Career Portal at www.cnv.org by Wednesday June 18, 2025.

We respectfully acknowledge that we live and work on the traditional and unceded territories of the Sḵ wx̱ wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) and sə lilwə taɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation). The City of North Vancouver is committed to Reconciliation with these Nations, who have lived on these lands since time immemorial.

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number 2025-0071 Job Open Date 06/04/2025 Job Close Date 06/18/2025 Special Instructions to Applicants