GIS Mapping Technician Job in Prince George, BC

Ministry of Forests
Prince George

GIS Mapping Technician
$56,032.51 – $63,565.27 annually

BC Timber Sales (BCTS) manages about 20 per cent of the province’s allowable annual cut for Crown timber, generating economic prosperity for British Columbians through the safe, sustainable development and auction of Crown timber. BCTS operates in 33 communities and directly supports over 8,000 jobs across B.C.

To find out more about our program check out the BCTS website.

As the GIS Mapping Technician, you will create digital, graphic and descriptive products to support resource planning through the use of GIS. You will also support the planning and operational initiatives through data input, manipulation, and quality control as well as map production and generation of associated reports for GIS analysis to provide insight into resource management.

Explore the opportunities and value working with our team can offer you.

Qualifications for this role include:

• Diploma or degree in geographic information systems, or in a related field, such as natural resources or geography and one year of related experience, OR
• Equivalent combination of training and three years related experience.
• Experience capturing, converting, creating, editing and maintaining digital information in a GIS environment.
• Experience creating a variety of digital, geographical and descriptive products including thematic maps, terrain models and associated descriptive statistics.

We welcome applications from foreign trained and experienced individuals currently living in Canada.

For more information, please apply online by May 3.