GIS Specialist

Posting Number: PC-26-28

Job Type: Permanent Full-time, Union

Salary Range: $66,393.60 to $79,570.40 per year

Posted:
Friday, July 24, 2026

Final date to receive applications:
Sunday, August 9, 2026 at 11:59 pm

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.

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.

• 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

• Position Equivalency Code: D

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

• 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 geo‑processing 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…