Geomatics Officer

The City of Yellowknife is an inclusive employer offering a dynamic and rewarding work environment that delivers valuable services to our residents. At the City, the diverse backgrounds of our employees help us to create a positive, safe and fun environment for us all. The City is committed to hiring a diverse and skilled workforce that is representative of the community, strengthening our ability to provide high quality services and excellent customer service to residents. The City of Yellowknife welcomes applications from all qualified candidates, and encourages Indigenous persons, visible minorities and persons with a disability to self-declare when submitting their application.

We are currently seeking a qualified and enthusiastic individual to assume the position of Geomatics Officer with the Corporate Services Department. Reporting to the Manager, Asset Management & GIS, the Geomatics Officer provides spatial data management, analytics and technical support services for the City's Enterprise Geographic Information System (GIS). This position works collaboratively with all departments and closely with the System Analyst - Asset Management & GIS and Asset Management Coordinator to provide a high caliber of customer service.

QUALIFICATIONS : This position requires the incumbent to have a post-secondary diploma in geography, GIS, environmental science, geomatics engineering, or a related field. In addition, a minimum of three years of related experience in GIS, or a related field performing the following types of tasks :

• Designing, creating, and updating thematic maps and spatial data products using GIS software (e.g., ArcGIS, QGIS, Adobe).
• Collecting, cleaning, transforming, processing, and analyzing spatial data from various sources, ensuring data accuracy and integrity.
• Operating and processing data collected via GNSS receivers (e.g., RTK, PPK techniques).
• Managing and maintaining large geospatial datasets in various formats (e.g., spatial databases, shapefiles, file geodatabases, KML) using industry-standard GIS platforms (e.g., ArcGIS, PostgreSQL / PostGIS)
• Conducting spatial analysis to identify spatial relationships, trends, and patterns in geospatial data, providing actionable insights for decision-making.
• Writing and maintaining scripts in SQL, Python, or R to automate data cleaning, transformation, processing, and visualization tasks, ensuring efficiency and reproducibility of GIS workflows.
• Operating UAVs to capture high-resolution aerial imagery, planning and executing drone flights, and processing the imagery into orthomosaics, digital surface models (DSMs), and 3D models for spatial analysis

SALARY :

The City of Yellowknife offers a starting salary of $86,829.74, as well as a comprehensive benefits package including a defined benefit pension plan, and monthly housing and vacation travel allowances totaling $450.

Qualified applicants are required to apply no later than January 3, 2025.

Please visit the City of Yellowknife Website at : to submit your resume / proof of education.

Please be advised that the City of Yellowknife requires all prospective employees to provide a criminal records check prior to employment. We thank all applicants who apply but advise that only those to be interviewed will be contacted.