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GIS Manager

Toronto, ONOnsiteFull TimeManager / HeadCA$130,000–CA$170,000 /yrPosted 1 month ago

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Required skills

  • GIS Manager
  • Go Expansion Program
  • ArcGIS Enterprise
  • ArcGIS Online
  • ArcGIS Pro
  • Portal for ArcGIS
  • ArcGIS Server
  • ArcGIS Dashboards
  • Web AppBuilder
  • ArcGIS Instant Apps

Nice to have

  • AI
  • automation
  • spatial analytics
  • asset-management platforms
  • engineering systems

Role summary

SYSTRA Canada is seeking two GIS Managers for the Go Expansion Program. This role involves providing strategic leadership for the GIS function, developing and implementing the enterprise GIS roadmap, and overseeing the administration, architecture, security, and evolution of ArcGIS Enterprise environments. The manager will establish GIS data governance, lead integration with enterprise systems, and oversee the development of GIS applications and field solutions. Responsibilities include managing GIS resources, budgets, risks, and stakeholder relationships, as well as establishing project management processes and defining KPIs. The role also requires leading change management and providing technical leadership and mentoring to GIS staff. Key technologies include Esri products, Python, FME, SQL databases, Jira, and Power BI.

SYSTRA Canada is part of the SYSTRA group, an international consulting and engineering group, a world leader in the design of transport infrastructures. SYSTRA Canada is an engineering and consulting firm whose primary focus is to offer transportation solutions, whether for passengers or goods: feasibility studies of building a new railway line, increasing the capacity of the existing infrastructure, privatization of a railway.

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Context

Looking for 2 GIS Managers for Go Expansion Program

Missions/Main Duties

  • Provide strategic leadership for the GIS function, aligning GIS capabilities with Metrolinx business, operational, infrastructure, and asset-management objectives.
  • Develop and implement the enterprise GIS roadmap, governance framework, standards, and operating model.
  • Lead the administration, architecture, security, and evolution of ArcGIS Enterprise and related GIS environments.
  • Establish GIS data governance, quality standards, metadata, security, access, and data lifecycle management practices.
  • Lead integration of GIS with enterprise systems, asset-management platforms, engineering systems, and other corporate data sources.
  • Oversee development and implementation of enterprise GIS applications, dashboards, web maps, and field solutions.
  • Identify opportunities to leverage GIS, automation, spatial analytics, and AI to improve business processes and decision-making.
  • Manage GIS resources, priorities, work plans, budgets, deliverables, risks, and stakeholder relationships.
  • Establish GIS project management and delivery processes using Jira, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and related collaboration tools.
  • Define and monitor GIS KPIs, service performance, adoption, data quality, and business value.
  • Lead change management, user adoption, training, documentation, and knowledge transfer.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentoring to GIS Specialists and GIS Technicians.

Profile/Skills

Key Tools & Technologies:

  • Esri: ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro, Portal for ArcGIS, ArcGIS Server
  • Web & Applications: Experience Builder, ArcGIS Dashboards, Web AppBuilder, ArcGIS Instant Apps
  • Field GIS: Field Maps, Survey123, QuickCapture
  • Data & Automation: Python, ArcPy, Arcade, FME / FME Flow
  • Enterprise Integration: REST APIs, Feature Services, Web Services, SQL databases
  • Project & Collaboration: Jira, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint
  • Reporting & Analytics: Power BI, Microsoft Fabric
  • Architecture & Governance: GIS standards, metadata, data governance, security and access management

Salary Range : CAD 130,000 - CAD 170,000

SYSTRA Canada is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that values applications from all and offers employment equity based on the merits and abilities of candidates and personnel.

Note: In this description, the masculine gender is used for easy reading purposes and includes the feminine.

We use AI-enabled tools in our recruitment platform (iCIMS) for tasks like resume parsing and candidate matching. These tools do not make hiring decisions; all applications are reviewed by a human recruiter, and final decisions are made by our hiring team.

For questions about our hiring process or AI tools, please contact infocanada@systra.com.

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