Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Manager

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Assessment accommodation

On October 6, 2021, the Government of Canada announced details of its plans to require vaccination across the federal public service.

As per the new Policy on COVID-19 Vaccination for the Core Public Administration Including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, federal public servants in the Core Public Administration and members of the RCMP must attest to their vaccination status. The requirement for employees to be fully vaccinated applies whether they are teleworking, working remotely or working on-site. This is a condition of employment and it applies to indeterminate (permanent), determinate (term), casual, and student hiring. Should you reach the point in the selection process where it is necessary to verify terms and conditions of employment then the hiring manager or a human resources representative will contact you in order to complete an attestation.

Duties

The Geographical Information System (GIS) Manager provides analysis and graphic representation of data in support of the delivery of the Aquaculture Leasing Program in PEI.

KEY ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Provides a leading role in the management of the Geographical Information System (GIS) platform for the Aquaculture Leasing Division. This includes monitoring geospatial software performance, developing and implementing procedures, and installing, configuring, and testing new geospatial applications and web technologies.
• Provides Geographical Information System (GIS) analysis (including data acquisition, manipulation, geoprocessing and spatial analysis) for sets of earth science data.
• Provides the Aquaculture Leasing Division staff with technical support related to the operation of Geographical Information System (GIS) software and platforms, analyzing and addressing reported issues and inefficiencies.
• Organizes, administers, maintains and develops environmental and geoscience data management frameworks for the Aquaculture Leasing Division.

Intent of the process

The immediate intent of this selection process is to staff 1 term position which may result in an indeterminate appointment at a later date. Please note that this selection process could be used to staff similar level position within the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) with various tenures, linguistic profiles, various security requirements, various condition of employment and various locations.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

EDUCATION
Completion of a post-secondary diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution or acceptable combination of education, training and experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
• Recent* experience in using Arc Geographic Information System software and its applications, including methods, techniques and practice of Geographic Information System (GIS);
• Recent* experience in data transformation techniques and processes as well as current technology used to create, store, manipulate and disseminate data.

* Recent experience is defined as experience acquired approximately within the last three (3) years.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge of the Arc Geographic Information System platform
Knowledge of the Geographical Information System (GIS) scripting languages e.g. Python, Arcade.

COMPETENCIES
Attention to detail

ABILITIES
Ability to communicate effectively orally
Ability to communicate effectively in writing
Ability to analyze information or data from different sources and make recommendations
Ability to plan and complete assigned task with competing priorities and strict timelines

PERSONAL SUITABILITIES
Initiative
Effective Interpersonal Relationships

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

EDUCATION (ASSET)
Graduation with a diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution in Geographical Information System (GIS).

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE (ASSET)
• Experience in the application of Geographical Information System (GIS) technology in the management of natural resources.
• Experience in working with the Geographical Information System (GIS) equipment
• Experience in application development, application testing, infrastructure operations, enterprise architecture, cloud migration, or cybersecurity.

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Ability and willingness to travel as required
Ability and willingness to work overtime, often on short notice
Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license
All employees of the core public administration are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and attest to their vaccination status unless accommodated based on a medical contraindication, religion, or another prohibited ground for discrimination as defined under the Canadian Human Rights Act.

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

PLEASE APPLY ONLINE: Please submit your application online. We will not consider applications received by email, fax or mail in hard copy documents.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position. A candidate may be appointed to a position even though he/she does not meet any or all the asset qualifications or operational requirements. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to the conclusion of the process, may be considered in the assessment of any essential or asset qualifications, including the ability to communicate orally.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent.

For this appointment process, our intention is to communicate with candidates by email for assessment purposes (including sending invitations for written tests and interviews). Candidates who apply to this selection process must include, in their application, a valid e-mail address and make sure that this address is always functional and accepts messages from unknown users (some e-mail systems block these types of e-mail). If you do not wish to receive your results by e-mail, it is your responsibility to inform us.

Please note that candidates can be eliminated by the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS) based on PSRS screening questions.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.