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Riding Mountain National Park is looking for someone to lead geomatics including mapping, spatial analysis and data management support services to all Riding Mountain field unit program areas.
Do you have excellent organizational skills, use sound ethics and value-based judgement, possess tact, diplomacy and persuasion, and a strong orientation toward client services? Do you have experience contributing solutions-oriented ideas and working with a team? If this sounds like you, consider applying.
Riding Mountain National Park is located in Treaty 2 Territory, the Anishinabe homelands, where we work with the Coalition of First Nations with interests in Riding Mountain National Park to foster positive and collaborative relationships. Riding Mountain National Park is located approximately 3.5 hours northwest of Winnipeg. Protecting 3,000 square kilometers of wilderness.
Approximately 350,000 people visit Riding Mountain National Park each year. Our dynamic and diverse staff protect and present the park. We provide visitors with quality and memorable experiences during each season of the year.
This process will be used to staff one indeterminate (permanent) full-time position on-location in Riding Mountain National Park in the Resource Conservation department.
This process may also be used to create a list of qualified candidates to staff similar positions with various tenures, security levels, linguistic requirements, or work locations.
Positions to be filled: 1
Your résumé.
Contact information for 3 references.
EDUCATION
1) Graduation with a degree from a recognized university with specialization in geomatics, geography, cartography or other discipline relevant to geomatics;
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2) Graduation with a degree from a recognized university and: a diploma or certificate in geomatics from a recognized college or university, or completion of 3 geomatics courses from a recognized college or university;
OR
3) An acceptable combination of two years post-secondary program, training and experience in a field related to the position.
EXPERIENCE
• Experience in developing, managing and implementing geomatics tools and products.
• Experience using Geographic Information Systems - GIS (ESRI, ArcGIS, QGIS) as well as word processing, spreadsheet, and database programs.
• Experience providing geomatics advice to decision makers.
• Experience finding, evaluating, and acquiring data, managing data quality, conducting GIS analyses, and producing output tailored to specific audiences.
Additional Experience
• Experience in managing a geomatics and/or GIS program, or projects, including supervision of staff, contract management, and/or project management.
• Experience managing field data collection technology for the purposes of acquiring data (e.g. tablet programming, developing download protocols and interfacing with database systems).
• Experience in developing data management plans, protocols, and process.
English essential
Information on language requirements
KNOWLEDGE:
• Knowledge of geomatics methodologies, systems, standards, and tools.
• Knowledge of database design (e.g. ESRI geodatabases, MS Access, Geopackages).
ABILITY:
• Ability to conduct needs analyses, recommend priorities, prepare plans and strategies, and implement geomatics systems, standards, and tools.
• Ability to communicate concepts and ideas graphically and in writing, to synthesize background information and historical data, and prepare briefings/reports to support findings.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues/problems.
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with clients, colleagues, networks, external partners, and stakeholders.
COMPETENCIES:
• Exercises sound judgement
• Makes things happen
• Leadership
• Analytical thinking
Additional Knowledge:
• Knowledge of Riding Mountain National Park as it relates to the position and its role.
OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Willing and able to work irregular hours, overtime, weekends and/or statutory holidays and provincial holidays, when required.
• Willing and able to wear a Parks Canada uniform as required.
• Willing and able to work and/or travel in varied terrain, weather conditions, isolated locations and by various means of transportation.
Reliability Status security clearance - Conditions of Employment
• Obtain and maintain Reliability Status security clearance; including fingerprints;
• Possession of a valid class 5 Driver’s License (Class L, N or other graduated licenses will not be accepted).
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
Parks Canada is established as a separate employer in the Federal Public Service under the Financial Administration Act. Persons appointed to the Agency continue to be part of the Public Service. Parks Canada operates under its own human resources framework outside of the Public Service Employment Act and in line with values of fairness, competence and respect, and its operating principles.
Each person is entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.
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We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.