Woodlands GIS Lead

As the Woodlands GIS Lead you will work within Woodlands Division to design, develop, support, and maintain critical GIS applications, data, and data products associated with forestry activities and forest planning. The successful candidate will play an important role in ongoing divisional digital transformation initiatives and will own key data and data that are critical to the continued success of the Woodlands Division.  Key to the success of the role will be the continued delivery and maintenance of timely and consistent, high-quality applications, spatial data, and data products. 

Objectives:

·      Develop, maintain, and automate the production of GIS data and data products. 

·      Develop and maintain enterprise geodatabases.

·      Development and management of web and mobile apps within the ESRI platform.

·      Maintain and improve source data for ESRI-based web applications.

·      Compile spatial data sets from a variety of sources

·      Improve the performance, stability, and scalability of GIS.

·      Work with the team to develop testing routines to perform routine quality assurance tasks.

·      Assist with data integration between processes and business systems for planning purposes.

·      Support Woodlands GIS users when required.

Requirements:

·      Minimum 5-years of progressive experience developing and/or administering geospatial technology solutions.

·      Senior-level experience with ESRI products including: Enterprise, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro, Web GIS (Including Mobile apps).

·      Experience with two or more of the following; Python, Java Script, SQL…etc.

·      Experience using FME for geospatial extract transform and loading (ETL) work

·      Excellent analytical skills with good problem-solving skills and attitude. Capable of automation and execution of repetitive tasks.

·      Experience with Azure DevOps & Git.

·      Knowledge of data and software quality assurance principles.

·      Troubleshoot and resolve data quality and integrity issues.

Assets:

·      Degree in geography, geomatics, forestry, or a related field or holds professional certifications or related to GIS technology.

·      Understanding of Waterfall/Agile environment and technical activities within the team such as estimating, sprint planning, testing, document creation and production support.

·      Understanding of forest inventory and/or forest resource analyses.

·      Predictive modeling and machine learning.

Background

The Forest Planning and GIS Team within the Woodlands Division is responsible for maintaining spatial information and applications to support sustainable forest management. J.D. Irving manages over 2.5 million hectares of freehold and Crown managed forest in Eastern Canada and the state of Maine. In recent years, J.D. Irving has undergone dramatic digital transformation. This transformation has allowed for resolution, connectivity, and timeliness of information previously unknown at such large spatial scales.

This digital transformation process will continue and even accelerate as we grow and leverage automation and everyday use of AI.  Specifically, over the next five years, the team is working on a series of related initiatives to strengthen our forestry supply chain:

·      Migration of its GIS-based forestry and management data to the modern ESRI platform

·      Optimization of the design, development, and configuration of its spatial forest inventory (GIS) data and data processes. 

·      Data and Analytical Platform for Real-Time Forestry Machine Data to Improve Forest Inventory and Growth & Yield Forecasts

·      Innovative Machine Based Solutions for Mobile Equipment Heads Up Display and Machine Based Remote Sensing

·      Increasing Data Analytics Capacity to Support Advanced Analytical Needs

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