Supervisor of Gis - Spruce Grove, Canada - The City of Spruce Grove

The City of Spruce Grove

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Spruce Grove, Canada

2 weeks ago

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ABOUT US

The City of Spruce Grove is a fast growing, dynamic city committed to building and maintaining a fiscally responsible community that serves our residents, attracts visitors, and promotes future growth.

The "Values, We Live By" are accountability, communication, leadership, integrity, and respect while we work towards maintaining a work/play balance.

We are an organization that cares, an organization that is committed to our city and committed to you. The City of Spruce Grove is committed to public service, where everyone feels empowered to contribute their best work. We believe that by working together in a spirit of collaboration and respect, we can achieve great things.

THE OPPORTUNITY
The GIS Supervisor is responsible for planning and implementing all aspects of the City's Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The incumbent facilitates operational teams, identifies resources, and establishes project objectives. The employee supervises the GIS team and determines timelines, milestones, and developing standards for GIS deployment and use. This position reports to the Manager of Enterprise Infrastructure and Operations.
The salary range for this position is: $102, $121,357.60.
This is a temporary full-time position for six (6) months.

RESPONSIBILITIES

GIS Operation Management
Develop and maintain a corporate GIS strategy by participating in the design, implementation, maintenance, monitoring and enforcement of policies, standards, guidelines, and procedures with respect to Geospatial data, based on users' requirements and corporate objectives.
Administer, review, and improve daily operations of the city's Enterprise Geographic Information Systems (GIS) making the spatial information more widely and seamlessly available across the organization.
Provide GIS related technical guidance and assistance to team.
Stakeholder Relations
Work closely and coordinate with City Management to integrate GIS technologies to increase workflows or public service efficiencies.
Supervisory Management
Ensure leadership aligns with the City's strategic and corporate plans as well as values and guiding principles.
Provide a high level of coaching, training, and mentoring to section staff in the achievement of their goals and projects on an ongoing basis as well as through the performance management process.
Manage the daily operations of the GIS work unit, setting goals and expectations for the team, making decisions regarding staffing matters, stressing the importance of teamwork, ensuring the overall efficiency of the services provided by the team as a whole.
Provide the leadership to ensure the efficient and effective ongoing operation of the enterprisewide programs and services provided by the section as well as continual enhancements to the programs and their processes.
Receive and investigate complaints or concerns relative to the delivery of section services and ensure appropriate information is provided or appropriate action taken.
Respond to customer concerns and complaints using tact and understanding.
Other Duties
Understand and adhere to City policies, procedures, and standards, whether written or implied, as amended from time to time.
Provide leadership for Health and Safety by making every reasonable effort to ensure the health and safety of staff within the section. Understand the safety incident reporting requirements.
Contribute to a positive safety culture by always acting in a safe manner and complying with City safety policies for staff and contractors.
Act as a steward of the City's Corporate Culture through empowerment and support to staff.
Perform GIS support functions for the EOC when the City Disaster Response Plan is activated.
Performs other related duties.

QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED
QUALIFICATIONS:

Postsecondary degree in the field of Geographic Information System or equivalent.
Ten (10) to Twelve (12) years related experience.
Specialized knowledge of geomatics subdisciplines including data analysis, programming for the development of custom GIS query software, data standards, cartographic product development, data/map organization and data warehouses to provide technical leadership for all deliverables.
Familiarity with Autodesk and AutoCAD software.
Particular knowledge of MSSQL database management that includes facility with the T-SQL language.
Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Windows based software: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and sequential and relational databases.
Basic knowledge of Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite standard edition, CityView Desktop
Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server, FME Desktop, LizardTech GeoExpres
Advanced knowledge of ESRI ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Mobile, Trimble Positions Desktop addin, Trimble Positions Mobile extension
Proven Leadership skills.
Possess the ability to prepare and manage a budget.
Highly developed level of interper