GIS Analyst

Job opportunityThe Corporation of the Town of Orangeville invites applications for the position ofGIS AnalystCorporate Services department(twelve-month contract position 35 hours per week)Located on the north-west edge of the Greater Toronto Area less than one hours drive from Toronto and yet only moments away from the unspoiled natural beauty of the Niagara Escarpment the Town of Orangeville (Town) offers an excellent combination of location small town charm and urban amenities. Situated in the picturesque natural setting of the Hills of Headwaters Orangeville is home to over 30000 residents and is the largest urban community and regional service centre within the County of Dufferin. Orangeville is a great place to raise a family with an excellent quality of life and a strong sense of community. The Town is committed to a value based thriving and collaborative work environment that supports our employees success. Our employees are passionate about delivering high-quality programs and services to our residents and are proud to contribute to making Orangeville one of the exceptional places to live in Corporate Services Department has a contract opportunity available for a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Analyst position. This is a 12-month contract opportunity beginning November 2026 and end November descriptionThis position supports the Towns GIS initiatives by managing and analyzing spatial data supporting enterprise GIS applications and collaborating with various teams to deliver innovative geospatial solutions ensuring alignment with organizational goals and needs. This role focuses on maintaining and enhancing GIS-based applications including the Towns Citywide enterprise application. Additionally the GIS Analyst will serve as a system and application administrator for enterprise applications ensuring seamless integration performance optimization and end user dutiesDeveloping and maintaining interactive dashboards and data visualization tools for GIS and non-GIS datasets to support decision-making awareness and reporting needs; designing and implementing GIS solutions that enhance decision-making and operational efficiency; supporting enterprise GIS applications and systems to ensure reliability and performance troubleshooting as needed; and creating automation tools and workflows to optimize processes and enhance geospatial maintaining and analyzing spatial data within the GIS platform ensuring data quality and accuracy; collaborating with staff to gather spatial data requirements and perform normalization and validation; processing and integrating datasets from diverse sources such as mobile devices aerial imagery databases and hardcopy formats; working with the team to improve and maintain open data initiatives promoting its adoption across user support and training on GIS tools solutions and applications; administration and backend configuration of GIS systems ensuring seamless integration with other enterprise applications; and collaborating on cross-functional projects to align GIS solutions with broader organizational documentation including workflows metadata and training materials for GIS and enterprise applications; developing user guides and providing training sessions for staff to enhance GIS tool adoption and proficiency; and supporting ad hoc GIS tasks and projects as required to meet organizational duties as degree specializing in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Geomatics Geography Urban Planning or a related field; or a combination of education training and experience deemed to be four (4) years of progressive work experience in GIS analysis application support and solution practical experience with GIS technologies including ArcGIS Pro ArcGIS Online ArcGIS Server ArcGIS Mobile 3D Analyst ArcSDE Spatial Analyst Model Builder and experience working with spatial databases (e.g. ArcSDE SQL Server) and performing GIS data management analysis and in GIS solution design and implementation including installation configuration and administration of GIS -on experience supporting and maintaining enterprise applications with GIS components such as Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) or work order systems ensuring seamless integration and optimization for business needs. Experience in system and application administration for enterprise applications is highly developing GIS solutions dashboards web applications or automation tools (e.g. Python scripts FME workflows) to enhance organizational processes and improve data visualization and operational insights and skilled in integrating GIS with applications such as Citywide Command Center Great Plains and SharePoint with a focus on ensuring seamless synchronization of GIS data in GIS principles spatial data governance and geodatabase management knowledge of GIS methods cartography coordinate systems projections and geospatial analysis in scripting and ETL tools such as Python FME or ModelBuilder and familiarity with GIS-based web technologies (e.g. JavaScript APIs ArcGIS Web AppBuilder).Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks meet deadlines and adapt to shifting attention to detail ensuring data accuracy and problem-solving and analytical skills to interpret data and provide actionable communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and with enterprise application support including system implementation upgrades and cross-system integrations for enterprise asset management (EAM) and work-order systems as well as other related candidates will be required to complete a background check including but not limited to a Criminal Record Check in accordance with the duties of this range: $88827.83 to $103916.18 band 10 on the Towns 2026 pay grid plus a contract benefits packageQualified candidates are invited to apply no later than 4 p.m. on October 13 2026. Applications may be submitted online at or in person at Town Hall on 87 Broadway addressed to Human Resources. Please do not email your application. Please note that only those who are selected for an interview will be contacted by Human select the best candidates to serve the Town and its people several screening tools including police record checks may be required as part of the hiring process for certain employment or volunteer positions. When requested applicants are required to provide a police record check as a condition of their offer of employment. Police record checks must be dated within three (3) months of the employment offer to be considered valid. The specific type of police record check required will be indicated in the job posting Town is an equal opportunity employer. Accommodations are available for all parts of the recruitment process and applicants are asked to make their needs known in advance. By submitting your personal information to the Town you consent to the collection use and disclosure of that information in connection with our recruitment hiring and/or employment processes. Personal information on this form is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act 2001 S.O. 2001 c.25 as amended and will be used to determine the qualifications for employment with the Town. Questions about this collection should be directed to the manager Human Resources at 87 Broadway Orangeville Ontario L9W Town recruitment software has applicant tracking capabilities including the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to assess about this postingHuman Resources Town of OrangevilleEmail: : ext. 7304