Job Description & How to Apply Below
Contribute to the City of Hamilton, one of Canada’s largest cities - home to a diverse and strong economy, an active and inclusive community, a robust cultural and dining scene, hundreds of kilometers of hiking trails and natural beauty just minutes from the downtown core, and so much more. Join our diverse team of talented and ambitious staff who embody our values of sensational service, courageous change, steadfast integrity, collective ownership and being engaged empowered employees.
Help us achieve our vision of being the best place to raise a child and age successfully.
Job : GIS Analyst
Union: CUPE Local 5167
Job Description #: 1152
Close date: 4:00 p.m. on September 9th, 2026.
Duration:
Up to 6 months
Vacancy type:
This posting is for an existing vacancy
Internal applicants should apply with your work e-mail address. External applicants are considered only after the internal posting process has been completed. Only applicants chosen for an interview will be contacted.
SUMMARY OF DUTIES
Reporting to the Supervisor, Spatial Solutions (Data Services), the GIS Analyst facilitates the analysis, compilation, organization, interpretation, and dissemination of geographically referenced data sets through processing and inputting digital spatial and/or attribute data into a referenced database in order to produce a variety of data sets, digital files, hard copy maps, interactive web maps, and analytical reports.
The GIS Analyst will utilize their experience and knowledge of the City’s business, GIS and Open Data best practices to support continued improvement in the collection and reporting of spatial and non-spatial data for consumption by City staff and where applicable, the public, via the City’s Open Data portal.
GENERAL DUTIES
Prepares, maintains, updates, manipulates and analyzes the digital maps and associated databases related to the City’s Geographic Information System.
Creates custom databases and maps (hard copy or interactive on the web). Inputs, manipulates, and retrieves spatial and tabular data and investigates attribute conditions as necessary.
Analyzes and translates/interprets customer business needs into GIS application and operational requirements.
Critically evaluates information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a general understanding, and distinguish user requests from the underlying true needs.
Performs quality assurance/quality control tasks to ensure data integrity.
Co-ordinates and completes the development of Python scripts, FME Scripts, customized user interfaces, menus and other GIS applications using vendor-supplied programming tools and various software languages.
Collaborates on the development, implementation and maintenance of the GIS and Open Data databases and standards, and in the development and review of GIS and Open Data database specification and design documents for both “in-house” and contracted database development.
Conducts research and development; analyze, interpret, and report on GIS and Open Data research findings, making appropriate recommendations.
Completes spatial analysis and/or GIS application development projects with functional business units to assist in decision making, public awareness, program implementation, and policy development.
Provides content administration, data dissemination, documentation, spatial analysis, map production, user training, and general GIS and Open Data user support to the business.
Collaborates on cross-functional teams with other City staff and consultants that may be involved in Open Data, spatial analysis, and/or GIS projects throughout the Corporation. Must manage workplan based on changing priorities.
Participates on the Open Data technical team, and the Open Data evaluation committee to ensure open data standards are met, and processes/protocols followed to safeguard data integrity on the City’s Open Data portal.
Maintains metadata and/or GIS related application help documentation to include new or revised GIS and/or Open Data data layers and/or application functionality.
Employs existing software tools and procedures…
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