Senior Geospatial Technician

Land Acknowledgement
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Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
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SLGBTQIAP+ individuals of all genders, people of disabilities, and members of equity-deserving communities, to apply.

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Position Summary
Are you a GIS expert who thrives on turning complex spatial data into real-world civic solutions? As our  Senior Geospatial Technician , you will step into a pivotal leadership role within the Geospatial Solutions Branch. You won’t just manage data—you will champion its quality, governance, and seamless integration to empower city planning, emergency response, and daily municipal operations.

As the branch’s subject matter expert, you will mentor a talented technical team, spearhead innovative spatial standards, and bridge the gap between legacy records and modern digital transformation. If you are ready to drive strategic geospatial initiatives that directly shape the future of our community, we want you on our team.

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Duties & Responsibilities

Lead and champion data governance for spatial data across systems, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and compliance with internal standards and external regulations. Supports the creation and enforcement of data policies, roles, and ownership frameworks, including working with City’s different departments to establish and maintain effective Corporate GIS systems, standards, policies and procedures.

Ensure data integrity and reliability by developing and applying quality assurance/control procedures, metadata protocols, and validation routines that support high-confidence decision-making and analysis; maintaining, updating, checking and verifying infrastructure records (includes fixed items owned or maintained by the City such as road network and traffic systems, underground sewer and water lines, fiber optic lines, open park space, legal and ownership parcels) from information submitted by City crews, developers or other outside agencies.

Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) in geospatial technologies, infrastructure data, and spatial databases—offering expert guidance, resolving complex technical issues, and supporting strategic project delivery across departments; answering technical questions from other City departments, consultants or the general public.

Mentor and support team development through structured knowledge transfer, onboarding support, and informal coaching. Leads peer reviews and promotes a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence, such as train and assist Geospatial Technician in the use of CAD and GIS technology, manual drafting and related work assignments.

Implement and advocate for geospatial best practices, including SOP development, versioned data editing environments, change tracking protocols, and standardized CAD/GIS integration processes.

Deliver advanced geospatial analysis and spatial intelligence to support strategic planning, operational decision-making, and reporting. Applies spatial statistics, predictive modeling, and geoprocessing to generate insights across various domains such as infrastructure, planning, and public services.

Design and produce mapping intelligence products, such as multi-layered thematic maps, time-enabled visualizations, and interactive dashboards, tailored to different user…