GIS Technician
(IT, Computers & GIS)
Full Time
Maple Leaf Forestry Ltd
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Maple Leaf Forestry Ltd. is a well established forestry consulting firm providing a diversity of professional and technical environmental / forestry / GIS services to government and industry clients throughout British Columbia. Our head office is located in Cranbrook, BC and we have recently opened a satellite division in Fort St. John, BC. To learn more about us, please visit: www.mapleleafforestry.ca
We have an exciting career opportunity for a GIS Technician working out of our Cranbrook office.
The qualified candidate will demonstrate:
- Proficiency with MS Office Suite – particularly Excel and its interaction with ArcGIS
- Strong competency with ArcGIS (10.x) software. Familiarity with editing tools & procedures, geoprocessing, georeferencing, data-driven pages etc.
- Cartography and map design/layout knowledge including coordinate systems, projections, feature symbolization, display order, definition queries, labelling etc.
- Familiarity with computers/tablets including software installation/use & operating system navigation
- Experience with .kml, shapefile and ArcGIS geodatabase file formats, including data entry/population/modification/export
- Ability to convert data between various formats using the necessary software
- Organizational skills with regard to data archiving, structure, naming conventions and other management standards
The successful candidate will assist the current GIS team with day-to-day generation of mapping products for various clients. This is a high-production environment . A background in environmental / forest resource management will be considered an asset.
The position is Full-time Monday through Friday and is available immediately.
We invite you to apply today!