GIS Technician (IT, Computers & GIS)

Full Time

  Maple Leaf Forestry Ltd (http://mapleleafforestry.ca/)

  Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Seeking GIS Technician
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.