GIS Officer 1 - COR 23085 [Nova Scotia Provincial Housing Agency]

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GIS Officer 1(A)

Corporate Services

Location: Halifax, NS

Type of Employment: Term, 6 months

Union Status: Excluded (Non-union)

Competition # COR 23085

Closing Date: July 7, 2023

About Our Opportunity

Reporting to the Manager, Building and Asset Planning, as the Geographic Information System (GIS) Programmer/Analyst, you will develop, support and maintain applications to support NSPHA executive and management in planning initiatives.

Responsibilities

Primary Accountabilities

You will work in collaboration with other IT and NSPHA staff to develop innovative, effective, and efficient tools and processes to collect, maintain and provide access to information pertaining to the Public Housing inventory. Through the design, administration, and support of GIS initiatives, you will be a valued and integral part of the team working towards improving infrastructure and asset management practices as well as client service delivery within the NSPHA.

Duties

• Creating and editing GIS feature classes and geodatabases within an ArcGIS environment.
• Providing quality control on GIS feature classes and geodatabases.
• Assisting with the cartographic editing of maps and other data.
• Assisting with the creation of GIS digital products, map services and associated metadata for products being released for internal use.
• Assisting with the support and maintenance of the Nova Scotia Public Housing Viewer web application.
• Developing GUIs, tools and applications using Python within an ArcGIS environment
  

Qualifications

Qualifications and Experience

• Graduation from an approved GIS technical school in the field of GIS
• Experience or training in ArcGIS PRO, AGOL, Portal and other products in the ESRI suite
• Ability to work independently and as a team.
• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• Project planning experience and experience documenting and communicating results, procedures and program codes.
• Collaborating with colleagues and clients effectively and respectfully
  

Assets

• Experience with the ArcGIS suite of software, in particular, experience with the automation of customized reports or layouts;
• Courses in Python and experience developing GUIs, geoprocessing tools and applications within ArcGIS using Python;
• Demonstrated experience with ESRI’s ArcGIS suite of products especially in the following: using Python or other programming languages to create and edit GIS feature classes and modelling spatial relationships;
• Experience with research methodologies, data collection and analysis;
• Experience with the Nova Scotia Civic Address Layer and the Open Data Portal.
  

Competencies required at this level of work are High Level of Accuracy, Strong Communication Skills, Time Management, Project Planning, and Collaboration.

If you are a team player, who is passionate about improving the lives of Nova Scotians, you are the candidate we are looking for to join our team. We will assess qualifications using one of more of the following tools: written examination, standardized tests, oral presentations, interview(s), and reference checks. Offer of employment is conditional upon the completion of all applicable background checks, the results of which must be satisfactory to the employer. Checks may include one or more of the following: criminal background checks, driver’s abstract, and confirmation of education credentials.

Equivalency

An equivalent combination of training, education and experience will be considered. Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application.

Are you interested?

Benefits

Based on the employment status, eligibility, and union agreement, the NSPHA offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as Health, Dental, Life Insurance, Pension, General Illness (Short and Long Term), Vacation and Employee and Family Assistance Programs and flexible working schedules.

Classification: PR 1

Salary Range: $40,303.96 - $48,880.10 yearly

Work Week: 35 hours

Note: This is not a Civil Service position.

We are committed to employing staff who are representative of the diverse community we serve. If you are a member of one or more of the following designated groups, you are encouraged to self-identify on your cover letter or resume: Indigenous People, African Nova Scotians and Other Racially Visible Persons, Persons with Disabilities and Women in occupations or positions where they are under-represented. If you are a member of one of these equity groups, you are encouraged to self-identify on your application.

To Apply

Please merge your cover letter and resume into one document when applying. In the cover letter or resume, please quote the competition number and name.

Our Preferred Method Of Applying Is Through Career Beacon.

Submissions must be received by midnight on the closing date. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.