GIS & Planning Analyst
City of Thunder Bay
Thunder BayThunder Bay, OntarioP7E6H8
The Corporation of the City of Thunder Bay
has a rewarding opportunity for a
GIS & Planning Analyst!
Apply on-line at www.thunderbay.ca/jobs
Work Location: Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay is the largest community on Lake Superior. With a census metropolitan area population of 123,258 (Census 2021), it is the most populous municipality in Northwestern Ontario. Deeply rooted with European and Indigenous cultures, Thunder Bay is the sixth most culturally diverse community of its size in North America. The community values a high quality of life and promotes a clean, green, beautiful and healthy community that provides economic opportunity, respects diversity and provides affordable and safe neighborhoods that are accessible to all.
Thunder Bay is a vibrant community and is the region's commercial, administrative, and medical hub. From trees to transportation to the new frontier for research, health and life sciences, the community stands for hard work and innovation. The City by the Bay is home to 38 elementary schools, three middle schools, eight secondary schools, two private schools, an adult education facility, a post-secondary college and a university institution that provides a medical school and a law school.
As a four-season outdoor paradise Thunder Bay is the sunniest city in eastern Canada with an average of 2121 hours of bright sunshine each year. It is also one of the most dynamic "Cultural Capitals of Canada". Residents and visitors of Thunder Bay enjoy the harmony of a city rich in wide-open green spaces, parks and wilderness - and a major centre for visual and performing arts, and culture.
If you truly enjoy the advantages of work life balance that a smaller city provides in a large organizational setting, then come join us!
If you already live here, we can’t wait for you to join our team!
Full Time
Information systems analysts and consultants
1
Min: CAD $79,786.18/Yr. & Max: CAD $93,866.14/Yr.
35
n/a
8/18/2024
9/30/2024
The Opportunity
Reporting to the Supervisor – Parks & Open Space Planning, you will be responsible for all aspects of the creation, implementation, maintenance, and continual improvement of the Parks GIS, asset management, and work order systems. You will also support strategic planning and operation of the Section.
Some of the accountabilities for this role are:
· Develops, assesses, and continually improves Parks asset management systems consistent with the Corporate asset management plan.
· Implements, coordinates, and maintains Parks asset management initiatives throughout the Section including asset condition assessments, inventories, lifecycle model analysis, work order solutions, and field data collection/verification.
· Leads, designs, updates, and maintains GIS, asset database, and work order solutions for Parks Section assets and operational maintenance activities.
· Advises Section management on critical areas for tactical asset management improvements and strategic capital expenditure priorities.
· Monitor trends in City growth and develops, reviews, and recommends community and technical levels of services to provide consistent and equitable service responding to changing community needs, the overall Corporate Strategic Plan, and the Corporate asset management plan.
· Assists with the preparation of reports, business cases, surveys, studies, maps/ drawings and prepares/delivers various data for benchmarking exercises.
· Monitors emerging trends, and new / revised laws and regulations related to asset & risk management for Parks.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will have:
· Degree or diploma in engineering, business, environmental studies, or a related discipline.
· Three to five years’ experience in planning, research, and data management directly related to Parks Division activities.
· Experience working with GIS mapping programs is required.
· Proficient with GIS software (ESRI).
· Demonstrated ability to create data collection projects, collect and process data using programmable and non-programmable devices and software.
Why Work for the City of Thunder Bay (CTB)?
When you work for the City of Thunder Bay, you are part of our team, and here you can:
· Experience your importance,
· Unleash your potential,
· Know your work matters,
· Embrace diversity,
· Make a difference,
· Join a dedicated team, and
· Build community.
Learn more about the top reasons to work at the CTB: https://www.thunderbay.ca/en/city-hall/jobs.aspx
Great Tangible Benefits
As an employee with the Corporation you will be in receipt of the following amazing benefits:
· Great competitive salary and fantastic matching pension plan
· Great paid vacation and holidays
· Strong health benefits coverage – employer paid health, vision, & dental benefits
· Excellent life insurance & accidental death & dismemberment insurance (2 times your annual salary)
· Fantastic employee family assistance program (EFAP)
· Great employee wellness program
· Supportive career progression opportunities
· Great corporate training & leadership development
· Great tuition reimbursement program (continuous learning)
· Voluntary leave purchase plan (optional - purchase 5 additional leave days)
Beautiful Thunder Bay
Learn why Thunder Bay is such great place to live and work: https://gotothunderbay.ca/why-thunder-bay/
How to Apply
We can’t wait for you to join us and be a part of our team!
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