GIS Analyst

Summary:

As a GIS Analyst at Stantec, you’ll play a key role in delivering geospatial services and solutions to both internal project teams and external clients. Your work will primarily support projects in the Mining, Hydropower & Dams, Power Delivery, and Oil & Gas sectors. You’ll collaborate closely with stakeholders to understand their objectives and recommend the most effective GIS technologies and strategies to meet their business needs, bringing spatial insight to complex challenges.

Opportunity:

We’re offering a dynamic full-time opportunity within our Energy & Resources business unit at Stantec, open to candidates-based Canada. While the role is location-flexible—with options for in-office, hybrid, or fully remote arrangements—preference may be given to applicants near one of our key target Canada hub offices:

• Canada: Burnaby, BC, Vancouver, BC, Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB, Markham, ON; Toronto, ON; Sudbury, ON; Fredericton, NB

You’ll be joining a vibrant, collaborative team of 12 GIS professionals supporting high-impact projects across North America and beyond. We’re looking for an intermediate, well-rounded, driven GIS Analyst with strong experience in desktop GIS (ArcGIS Pro), ArcGIS Online, and mobile GIS platforms.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary project teams to design and implement geospatial strategies that align with client goals—accurately scoping effort and delivering high-quality results from concept to completion

• Serve as the lead GIS professional on small to mid-sized projects, managing scope, schedule, budget, and with potential to coordinate supporting GIS resources

• Be an active participant and technical contributor on large, multi-year projects

• Approach every task as an opportunity to innovate—rethinking how spatial data is collected, managed, visualized, and shared

• Create clear, compelling cartographic products—both static and interactive (web)—with a strong sense of visual design and storytelling

• Develop and manage dynamic GIS solutions using Esri products and applications such as Dashboards, Experience Builder, Hub Sites, StoryMaps, Field Maps, and Survey123.

• Balance creative problem-solving with adherence to Stantec’s GIS standards and best practices

• Provide mentorship and guidance to GIS team members across experience levels, fostering growth and collaboration regardless of staff seniority

• Maintain a strong commitment to quality assurance, ensuring accuracy and consistency in all deliverables

• Stay actively engaged with the GIS team and broader geospatial community, keeping pace with emerging technologies, tools, and industry trends

• Demonstrate flexibility in adapting to changes in project scope, timelines, and budget—including occasional non-traditional work hours

• Uphold a high standard of personal and team safety in all work environments

Capabilities and Credentials:

• Deep understanding and application of core GIS principles, spatial analysis, and geospatial workflows

• Strong grasp of coordinate systems, projections, and data transformations

• Skilled in acquiring, managing and analyzing both vector and raster datasets

• Excellent cartographic design abilities for desktop and web-based mapping products

• Experience with GIS-CAD interoperability and data integration

• Proficient in Esri ArcGIS Pro for intermediate to advanced desktop GIS tasks

• Intermediate to advanced expertise in ArcGIS Online and associated applications including Dashboards, Experience Builder, Hub Sites, and StoryMaps

• Competent in intermediate to advanced mobile data collection workflows using Field Maps and Survey123

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines

• Effective communicator—able to convey technical concepts clearly across diverse audiences, both written and verbal

• Highly motivated, adaptable, and collaborative—thrives in dynamic, multidisciplinary team environments

• Committed to continuous learning and professional growth in both technical and consulting domains

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in GIS, geology, geomatics, geotechnical engineering, environmental science, or a related discipline, with proven GIS-focused coursework or training.

• Minimum of five years of professional experience as a GIS Specialist or Analyst.

Additional Preferred Capabilities and Experience:

• Experience working in an Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) consulting environment is highly valued.

• Experience applying GIS and Geospatial technologies within the Mining, Hydropower & Dams, Power Delivery, or Oil & Gas sectors.

• Applied experience in remote sensing, raster processing and analysis.

• GeoAI applied experience with ESRI’s deep learning models.

• Bi-lingual in French and/or Spanish, in addition to English.

Note:

• The above job description is intended to represent only the key areas of responsibility; specific position assignments will vary depending on the business needs of the department.

• Candidates may be asked to supply a portfolio of their work.

Pay Range:

• Locations in Lower Mainland - BC, GTA & Ottawa Ontario-$86,900.00 - $126,000.00 Annually

Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location: Canada | AB | Calgary
Organization: BC-1554 E&R-CA Delivery Center
Employee Status: Regular
Business Justification: New Position
Travel: Yes
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 22/04/2026 02:04:36
Req ID: 1005443