GIS Technician

Overview

Do you enjoy building relationships and working collaboratively in a team environment with both internal and external stakeholders? Are you a trusted partner and a problem solver? If you enjoy entrepreneurship and innovation, this opportunity is for you! As someone with excellent communication skills and business acumen, you will thrive in our fast-paced and agile environment.

Your opportunity

We are currently seeking candidates for the position of a GIS Technician. You will be a member of Dillon’s Spatial Information Management team within the Planning and Design group, which comprises policy, physical and development planners, urban designers, landscape architects, graphic artists and transportation & transit planners located in our offices across Canada. You will be a key part of our multidisciplinary group serving our public sector (federal, provincial and municipal), and Indigenous clients.

Responsibilities

What your day will look like

GIS (94%)

• Provide GIS technical support related to GIS components of operational projects (internal and external); GIS support may include data management, spatial analysis, and visualizations in various GIS and data management software
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary project teams including, planners, engineers, scientists, and technologists
• Provide support in the development of reports and presentations for multidisciplinary projects, client meetings, and proposals
• Contribute to the development and management of existing and innovative technical systems, standards and procedures to maintain high standards of efficiency and quality in products and services
• Attend client meetings and conducting field work upon request
• Business travel to other Dillon offices upon request

Learning & Development (6%)

• Commit to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development
• Contribute to Dillon’s corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees

Qualifications

What you will need to succeed

• A Post-secondary education in GIS, Geomatics or Field Technologies
• Completion of a one-year technical program in GIS
• A minimum of 1-2 years’ professional experience, preferably in the consulting industry, or technical program equivalent
• Demonstrated abilities in use of ESRI GIS software (ArcMap, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online)
• Report writing, organization and interpersonal skills
• Versatile, adaptable, and willing to conduct a variety of tasks

Experience

• Demonstrated abilities in multidisciplinary project teamwork and coordination
• Knowledge and practical use of spatial analysis, spatial statistics, remote sensing and working knowledge of ESRI analysis tools (Network Analyst, Spatial Analyst, 3D Analyst)
• Working knowlege of mobile applications (Survey123, Collector, Field Maps) and ArcGIS Online\ArcGIS Enterprise web applications
• Proficient in data compilation, analysis, relational database design, and extract and transform datasets
• Experienced in standard and custom coordinate systems, transformations and datums (vertical/horizontal)
• Designing custom data collection tools and models with automated reports
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication,  organizational and presentation skills
• Working knowledge of the following programs and programming languages would be considered an asset: AutoCAD, FME, CityEngine, PowerBI, Tableau, Python, ArcPy, JavaScript, and Arcade

Young professionals with less than three years consulting experience have an opportunity to join Dillon Early Career Development (ECD). Our ECD program is a unique component of our overall Talent Pipeline, designed to accelerate the development of our early career professionals as consultants. Program participants are offered enhanced opportunities for learning and development while building a sense of community through both formal and informal learning.

Dillon’s commitment to the growth and development of our people is a driving force of our success. With over a third of our staff participating in this program, our young professionals are provided with a unique opportunity to practice self-development and build for Dillon’s future.

Why choose Dillon

Dillon is powered by people who are technically proficient, passionate about socially important projects, and motivated to deliver superior, tangible results. We strive to remain at the forefront of technology and innovation, and are empowered to continually grow and develop.

We live our core values:

• Reliability: words that result in actions build trust;
• Achievement: do the work to hit the target;
• Continuous development: always learning; always adapting; always growing;
• Creativity: discover new possibilities;
• Courage: do the things that matter, especially when it’s hard;
• Inclusiveness: enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences

In addition, we offer:

• Employee share purchase plan

• Dillon is 100% employee owned and share ownership is open to all full-time regular employees

• A competitive compensation package

• Comprehensive health benefits

• Generous retirement savings plan

• Student loan repayment assistance with matching employer contributions

• Flexible work hours

• Dillon values its staff and the contributions that are made each day and understands that work arrangements can differ based on personal needs and business needs.  We are taking a trust-based approach to offer a variety of flexible work options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.

• Learning and Development opportunities

• As a knowledge-based business, the organic growth of our knowledge and skills occur through our work performance and roles. The creation and sharing of knowledge allows us to take local knowledge to scale, capture lessons learned through experience, and continuously improve service delivery. The development of self and others is an evident and measured core behaviour within our organization

• We use a composite approach to development including coaching to build the how, mentoring to share lessons, advising to round out perspectives, and co-creation of knowledge through internal learning opportunities

• Focus on Innovation

• The ability to anticipate, examine, and adopt new and innovative solutions is a crucial driver for the continual and progressive advancement of our business performance. In our culture, people are empowered to reflect and question current practices and seek forward looking solutions to today’s problems and tomorrow’s opportunities

• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)

• A variety of EFAP tools and online resources to support well-being are available to all employees

• Wellness Subsidy

• Our employees can take advantage of wellness subsidy that can be put towards expenses for a variety of health and/or wellness related activities such as gym membership, purchase of home fitness equipment, yoga classes  and dance classes

About Dillon

Dillon is a proudly Canadian, employee-owned, professional consulting firm specializing in planning, engineering, environmental science and management. We partner with clients to provide committed, collaborative, and inventive solutions to complex, multi-faceted projects. With over 20 offices and more than 1000 employees across Canada, Dillon offers a wide range of services related to building and improving facilities and infrastructure, protecting the environment, and developing communities.

Now operating for over 75 years, we continue to strive for excellence in everything we do. Dillon has been listed as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for the past 16 years and has the distinction of having achieved Platinum Club member status in this program.

Employment Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at Dillon**:**

Dillon is committed to the principles of employment equity, inclusiveness, and diversity within our organization. We strive to achieve a workplace where opportunities are based on skills and abilities and that respects and values differences.

Inclusion is more than a word to us, it is the way we choose to run our business.

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