Environmental GIS Analyst

Role overview

What you’ll do

• Provide GIS support for baseline studies, effects assessments, natural heritage work, archaeology, hydrology, hydrogeology, stormwater planning, hazard management, and permitting.
• Develop maps, web maps, dashboards, story maps, and spatial analyses for projects and stakeholder engagement.
• Create and manage GIS databases, geodatabases, data-collection systems, and spatial-data standards.
• Analyze LiDAR, aerial, satellite, drone, terrain, watershed, natural heritage, archaeological, and municipal infrastructure datasets.
• Contribute to technical reports, proposals, presentations, and client deliverables.
• Collaborate with the team and develop solutions informed by regulations, emerging technologies, and market needs.

Experience and education

• Five or more years of consulting or industry-related experience.
• Diploma or degree in GIS, Geography, Engineering Technology, or a related discipline.
• Strong ESRI proficiency, including ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, and mobile applications.
• Familiarity with Ontario public data and mapping tools across environmental consulting disciplines.
• Knowledge of coordinate systems, projections, spatial databases, metadata standards, and GIS data-management practices.
• Experience with field data-collection workflows and spatial data collected in the field.
• Proficiency processing and interpreting LiDAR, UAV/drone, orthophotography, satellite imagery, and other remote-sensing datasets.
• Python, ModelBuilder, Arcade, SQL, or other GIS automation tools are a strong asset.
• Working knowledge of municipal standards, environmental and engineering legislation, policies, and regulatory approvals.
• Communication, problem-solving, project-delivery, and collaboration strengths.

Compensation

• Projected compensation is CAD $75,000 to $115,000 per year.

Workplace options

• Hybrid and remote work options are available, with eligibility depending on role responsibilities.

Benefits

• Benefits include training and development, vacation, designated holidays, flexible schedules, parental leave, wellness support, insurance, retirement savings plan matching, and community events; some eligibility varies by work status.