GIS Technician

Requirements

• Post-secondary Diploma in GIS , Geomatics, Planning or Environmental Studies
• 2 years of experience as a GIS Technician, preferably within a municipal or government environment
• Proven work experience with GIS software specifically ArcGIS and ArcGIS

Benefits

Additional Information

Job Type: Permanent Department: Salary: $77,635.00 - $97,045.00 Close Date (closes at 12:00 am on date noted below): July 7, 2026 Hours per Week: 35 Openings: 1 Position Summary About Milton Join one of Ontario's fastest-growing and most dynamic municipalities. The Town of Milton is proud to deliver high-quality, sustainable municipal services that support a vibrant, inclusive, and forward-looking community where residents thrive, businesses succeed, and nature is respected and protected. Our vision is to foster a safe, diverse, and welcoming environment-one that honours its natural landscapes and rich heritage, supports thriving and inclusive neighbourhoods, nurtures a strong and balanced economy, and offers exceptional opportunities to live, learn, work, and play. What We Offer? This position is eligible for the following: - Annual Salary Range: $77,635 - $97,045 - Benefits: Regular full-time employees receive a comprehensive benefit package, with all premiums paid by the Town, an Employee Assistance Program, top-up maternity/parental leave benefits and life insurance. - Eligibility to participate in the OMERS pension plan - Paid time off, including vacation, incidental and volunteer days - Employee perks/discounts: Discount on Active Living Pass and Perkopolis - Flexible work arrangements, including hybrid work options and participation in the Town's compressed work-week program (for eligible positions) - For further details of what we offer, please visit Why Milton Position Summary Under the direction of the Manager Data Architecture & Application Services, the GIS Technician is responsible for the mapping, geospatial data maintenance and data creation for the Town's Enterprise GIS. The GIS Technician participates on IT projects requiring GIS input and data and works with the Town's business users to define mapping and geospatial data requirements. This role uses GIS to perform spatial analysis, data extraction and manipulation to support a variant of planning, engineering, economic development and other departments requiring spatial information. The GIS Technician is responsible for the creation and management of data license agreements, and convert data received from external sources and developers to make them usable within the GIS environment. This position maintains metadata and documentation, performs topology checks and other quality control and assurance check to identify and correct errors or omissions in the data in addition to performing user training on GIS applications and tools. Major Job Responsibilities Application Planning Collect, analyze, update and maintain the Town's digital mapping data including the road network, address points, subdivisions and parcel data using GIS best practices and quality control methodologies Provide input in the research of new GIS modules and applications Gather, analyse and review end user requirements for mapping and geospatial products for Town of Milton departments and residents Participates on IT projects requiring GIS input and data and works with the Town's business users to define mapping and geospatial data requirements Acquisition and Deployment Work with various Town department to prepare and develop official mapping products to be used in Staff Reports, Bylaws, Official Plans, Studies and emergency response operations Participate in the testing of new GIS software applications and integrations Configure and implement ArcGIS online story maps and applications for Town departments Operational Management Digitize new development features including streets, buildings and new subdivisions into the Town's draft layers and review and perform quality control and assurance checks prior to moving to the Town's enterprise geodatabases Georeference and simplify detailed CAD drawings and plans for integration into the GIS database Following the new address creation process, create new addresses for subdivisions, prepare address plans and circulate to Town departments for review Create and update geospatial metadata based on industry standards and conformance to NG-911 NENA data standards and best practices Complete specialized map requests from internal departments and external customers utilizing the Town's corporate geodatabses and adhering to cartographic best practices Prepare and conduct GIS training for the Town's desktop GIS environments and for the Town's web-based GIS systems Prepare license agreements and data packages for consultants, developers and public Prepare documentation and standard operating procedure documentation Work in partnership with various Town departments to assist in the data creation projects and spatial analysis Education & Experience

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