Location Intelligence Analyst presso GHD

Organisations don't innovate, people do.   

As part of our digital transformation business, you’ll help clients unlock innovation, embrace the future and change communities for good. 

And we’ll help you stimulate new thinking, accelerate your career and connect you to projects that really matter. 

Join our team of over 600 data scientists, design thinkers, immersive digital consultants, project managers and innovators, all working to create positive change for generations to come.

Who are we looking for?   

Our St. Catharines office is looking to fill a Location Intelligence Analyst position in our growing Canadian Operations.

Working as a Location Intelligence Analyst, you will participate in Civil, Municipal, and Environmental Engineering projects on activities pertaining to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Data Management.

Responsibilities

• Insights and Reporting: Prepare and coordinate the completion of various data and analytics reports.
• Data Collection and Analysis: Undertake spatial and non-spatial data analysis. Develop solutions using the following tools FME, python, VBA, JavaScript.
• Geographical Information System (GIS): Make sure geodetic and cartography systems are maintained and periodically upgraded. Coordinate geographical surveys. Review and endorse geographical and cartographic data, records, and base maps for future use.
• Data Management: Help others get the most out of data management systems by providing support and advice. Provide technical leadership for automation, programming, and spatial/non-spatial data related projects.
• Client & Customer Management: Work with internal/external clients to produce deliverables, solutions, and automations. Support Location Intelligence team to deliver client requests. Develop training courses and perform client training of new and planned systems and/or applications.
• Database Specifications: Participate in the design, development, implementation, maintenance, monitoring and enforcement of policies, standards, guidelines, and procedures.
• Personal Capability Building: Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation, where relevant, to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.
• Health, Safety, and Environment: Follow the organization's health, safety, and environment (HSE) policies, procedures, and mandatory instructions to identify and mitigate environmental risks and risks to the well-being of self and others in the workplace. Identify patterns of risky behavior within the team and take appropriate action to resolve them, escalating serious issues as appropriate.
• Community of Practice Management: Participate in a community of practice in a defined area of expertise or consulting to begin to build own expertise.
• Bid Solicitation/Request for Proposal/Tender Preparation: Gather information and resources, and draft and complete standard requests for bid solicitation requests for proposal (RFP) and requests for tender (RFT) on the requester side.
• Project Management: Work within an established project management plan to achieve specific goals.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Level in science, engineering, or technology

Experience

• 4+ years of successful technical delivery or technical leadership in a consultative or solution-oriented team-based environment 
• Experience in identifying new opportunities with existing customers
• A keen desire to understand current and future challenges facing businesses and develop novel and practical solutions
• Experience with the Esri suite of products including Online, Portal, Web, and Mobile Applications 
• The ability to work closely with a varied team of data scientists, data engineers and software developers, making the best use of this capability to offer innovative solutions for our clients
• Knowledgeable in the business application of geospatial sciences and geomatics engineering across various civil & environmental engineering disciplines (structure, infrastructure, environment, water, energy, transport, etc.)
• Experience in using modern software approaches to automate GIS outputs and reduce manual effort where possible
• Capable of providing clear, precise, and effective communication in written and verbal format to both internal and external audiences
• Strong communication, interpersonal, planning, and problem-solving skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong understanding of ETL and data integration
• Certified FME Professional and/or Certified FME Trainer
• GISP certification
• Knowledge of land surveying, GIS, CADD, remote sensing, and photogrammetry

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As a diverse and inclusive organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. Upon request, GHD will provide reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process.