Posted on December 28, 2022 - GC1733
Company: BC Public Service
Position: Geomatics Coordinator
Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada
Salary: $69,185.43 - $78,814.47 annually
Contact Name: Derek Hockley
Deadline: January 15, 2023
Job Description
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Abbotsford
This position is located in Abbotsford. Although this position has onsite office requirements, we offer flexible work arrangements, including the opportunity to volunteer to telework part-time (with conditions) as set out in applicable employer policies.
Geomatics Coordinator
$69,185.43 - $78,814.47 annually
The Extension and Support Services Branch is one of three branches under the Agriculture Resource Division of the BC Ministry of Agriculture and Food. The Branch identifies and promotes agriculture and food production/processing systems that are sustainable and enhance the economic benefits to the province. It maintains operations in all agriculture regions of the province to deliver Ministry programs and services. The Branch works through a variety of strategic partnerships and is the primary point of contact for the Ministry’s agriculture clients, including businesses, associations and local governments.
This position is part of the Land Use and Geospatial Unit which includes land use planning, geospatial (GIS) services, traceability programming, livestock premises identification, agricultural land use inventory (ALUI), and emergency response. ALUI provides the current and accurate land cover and land use information that is a prerequisite for responsible and effective management of BC’s agricultural land.
Qualifications for this role include:
- Bachelor’s degree in geomatics, GIS, data science, or computer science; OR
- An undergraduate degree in a *related field AND a technical masters, diploma, or certificate in geomatics or GIS. *Related field includes geography, environmental studies, resource management, agriculture, forestry, land use planning, land and food systems.
- An equivalent combination of education, training and *related professional experience may be considered. Note:*Related professional experience does not include academic course work.
*Related experience must include a minimum of 3 years combined in all of the following: developing and managing spatial databases, data specifications, and data standards.
- developing methodologies and performing custom and complex geospatial analysis.
- developing custom scripts and/or models to automate data management and processing tasks.
- delivering technical products in support of client business needs.
- using ESRI’s software suite including ArcGIS Online, Field Maps, ArcMap, ArcPro.
For more information and to apply online by January 15, 2023, please go to: https://bcpublicservice.hua.hrsmart.com/hr/ats/Posting/view/95406
Job Qualifications
Qualifications for this role include:
- Bachelor’s degree in geomatics, GIS, data science, or computer science; OR
- An undergraduate degree in a *related field AND a technical masters, diploma, or certificate in geomatics or GIS. *Related field includes geography, environmental studies, resource management, agriculture, forestry, land use planning, land and food systems.
- An equivalent combination of education, training and *related professional experience may be considered. Note:*Related professional experience does not include academic course work.
*Related experience must include a minimum of 3 years combined in all of the following: developing and managing spatial databases, data specifications, and data standards.
- developing methodologies and performing custom and complex geospatial analysis.
- developing custom scripts and/or models to automate data management and processing tasks.
- delivering technical products in support of client business needs.
- using ESRI’s software suite including ArcGIS Online, Field Maps, ArcMap, ArcPro.
Other Information
For more information and to apply online by January 15, 2023, please go to: https://bcpublicservice.hua.hrsmart.com/hr/ats/Posting/view/95406
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