Description
The City of Barrie is committed to providing excellence in municipal services for the 140,000+ citizens of this vibrant and prosperous community, one of the fastest growing and most beautiful lakefront cities in Ontario.
NOTICE OF VACANCY
GIS RECORDS & MAPPING TECHNICIAN
(Temporary – 11 Months Approximately)
Duties and responsibilities include:
Corporate Land Parcel Base
- Produces and maintains the corporate land parcel network mapping and geodatabase which forms the foundation base mapping for the GIS server and portal applications. Uses AutoCAD Map 3D and ArcGIS software to create or adjust dimensionally and spatially correct parcel and City boundary lines, involves the interpretation of legal survey plans, by-laws, apportionment forms, lot and block numbers, right-of-ways, etc. Accesses Municipal Connect software to validate land parcel data with the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation’s (MPAC) mapping information such as assessment roll number information, by-laws, lot splits/merges, apportionments, new easement and release reports, legal surveys (51R, 51M, Condominium, Highway and Survey plans). Resolve conflicts related to data, including spatial and attribute data. This may include examination, interpretation, analysis and verification of source data. Liaises with Legal & Real Estate Services to validate legal data for property ownership. Assists the GIS Records and Mapping Coordinator with City boundary adjustments per by-laws and metes & bounds documentation.
Customer Service (Corporate and Public Inquiries)
- Responds to corporate and public inquiries; provides asset records (i.e. plan/profiles, connection records, drawings, etc) including record data sales. Deals with the public and staff in a courteous and efficient manner to maintain a high standard of public relations at all times.
- Provides and interprets asset records such as plan & profiles and sanitary and water service connection records, produce scans and contract sets for asset tender contracts.
- Produces asset & corporate mapping products for staff, such as reports, public meeting map display boards.
- Provides/coordinates City easement data through the easement map and index and through use of Geowarehouse software.
Asset Infrastructure and Corporate Mapping
- Produces and maintains corporate mapping products including infrastructure network maps, such as the storm drainage system, sanitary sewage collection system, water supply, storage and distribution systems, road classification maps, the emergency 911 map, active subdivision boundary mapping, maps required for corporate litigation purposes, other corporate large format mapping needs; involves liaising with other departments to determine their needs, concept, accuracy requirement, coordinating meetings, recommending best mapping practices, collecting existing map data, monitoring time-sensitive priorities, creation of complex data queries from within the geodatabase. Using ArcGIS for the creation of map queries to extract data from other maps in AutoCAD Map 3D format. Ensures input data is accurate and consistent with the land parcel network, produces book map sets, and archives data into network database etc. Distributes map products to colleagues within the City.
- Produces and maintains corporate mapping and related geodatabase products for most of the City’s departments using AutoCAD Map 3D and ArcGIS software, products include City maps, annual operational maintenance needs such as winter control, street sweeping, stormwater quality control devices, sidewalk base maps, etc. Also produces and maintains the bus route, garbage collection route, and environmental bin mapping, bore hole mapping, police and fire emergency mapping, etc. Involves coordinating meetings, recommending best mapping practices, monitors time-sensitive priorities, ensures input data is accurate and consistent with the land parcel network, produces book map sets, and archives data into file system database.
- Produces and maintains the corporate easement inventory mapping in geodatabase format. Validates City easement inventory and easement index database by analyzing legal surveys, instrument reports, easement release forms, severances, and MPAC data. Liaises with IT to provide newly created easement polygons for eventual upload to the online GIS mapping portal, with hyperlinks to their associated easement report PDF files. Adds or deletes easements from the corporate easement inventory geodatabase in ArcGIS as determined by easement instrument reports or release forms.
- Assists the GIS Records and Mapping Coordinator with the preparation and maintenance of the survey control monument network mapping and geodatabase including updating mapping and data sheets with monuments which have been damaged or removed, evaluates areas.
Corporate Large Format Print Shop
- Assists the GIS Records and Mapping Coordinator in equipment replacement selection, installation, maintenance of large format plotters and scanners/copier equipment in the asset print shop.
- Assists the GIS Records and Mapping Coordinator with the ordering of materials and supplies related to the corporate large format print shop. Replace printer paper, ink cartridges, and clear paper jams, using each printer's automated help screens as guides.
Asset Infrastructure Records
- Assists the GIS Records and Mapping Coordinator with the collection, storage, and maintenance of asset records in both electronic and hard copy format.
Requirements
Applicants must have:
- Two (2) year Community College diploma in Geomatics Technology, and a 10 month post secondary certificate in Geographic Information Systems - Applications Specialist, or equivalent program.
Experience
- Two (2) years closely related work experience in GIS or municipal infrastructure mapping.
Knowledge/Skill/Ability
- Advanced comprehension and proven computer skills with ESRI ArcGIS and Autodesk AutoCAD Map 3D software.
- Computer literacy utilizing the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel, Project and Access) Adobe, and other database applications.
- Proven experience with municipal mapping and geodatabases, asset and operations, or municipal facilities. Excellent time management, organizational, analytical, problem solving skills as well as communications and interpersonal skills.
Salary & Benefits
The 2015 salary range is $49,303 to $59,059 per year ($27.09 to $32.45 per hour). The hours of work will be 35 hours/week.
Please submit your resume electronically by quoting file #T-15-87 GIS Records and Mapping Technician (Temp) (MS Word format only; quote file number in subject line), by Wednesday, December 2, 2015 to: E-mail hrjobs@barrie.ca Human Resources Department, City of Barrie, P.O. Box 400, Barrie, Ontario, L4M 4T5.
The Corporation is seeking a friendly, personable, dedicated, enterprising and results-oriented leader. The City of Barrie provides a dynamic operating environment and working conditions. We thank all applicants and advise that only those to be interviewed will be contacted. Personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, c.25 and will be used to determine employment eligibility. Questions regarding collection should be directed to the Human Resources Department at 705-739-4202.
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