Drive City innovation through geospatial data!
Reporting to the Director of Business Intelligence and Analytics, the Manager leads a vital portfolio responsible for the City’s strategic geospatial data management, its quality, and its advanced analytical capabilities. This position exists to ensure the City effectively harnesses its spatial information assets—encompassing operational data maintenance, sophisticated analytics, and external data partnerships—for informed decision-making and efficient service delivery across diverse departments.
This role is accountable for the integrity, accessibility, and strategic use of the City’s geospatial data. It drives the development and implementation of data standards, fosters key relationships, and oversees the creation of insightful geospatial intelligence. This ensures the City’s spatial data initiatives directly support critical municipal operations, compliance mandates (like NG9-1-1), and broader innovation goals.
What will you do?
Provide strategic leadership to the Geospatial Standards and Partnerships team in developing, communicating, and advocating for enterprise-wide geospatial data standards, policies, and best practices
Guide teams in developing and delivering impactful geospatial reports, dashboards, and analytical products that translate complex spatial data into actionable intelligence for decision-makers
Develop and implement strategic plans and annual work programs for the Enterprise Geospatial Data and Analytics portfolio, ensuring alignment with departmental and broader City-wide objectives
Lead the identification and assessment of emerging trends, technologies, and best practices in geospatial data management and advanced analytics, recommending strategic adoptions to enhance City capabilities
Determine key priorities and effectively allocate resources across the data coordination, standards, and analytics teams to maximize impact and achieve defined outcomes
Draft and recommend high-level policies, procedures, and service delivery models related to geospatial data, analytics, and governance, ensuring they support corporate needs and values
Monitor compliance with external regulations (for example, Next Generation 9-1-1 requirements) and internal policies related to geospatial data, ensuring the City's data meets all necessary standards
Develop and maintain strong cross-functional relationships with managers and leaders across various City departments to understand their geospatial data and analytical needs and ensure service alignment
Knowledge, training and/or education in Geomatics Engineering, Geographic Information Systems, Earth Sciences, or a related field
Education and/or training in geodesy and mapping concepts, geography, statistics and technical writing
Relevant leadership experience in a complex environment
Experience with large-scale geospatial data management, including data lifecycle, quality assurance, and maintenance
Experience developing and implementing geospatial analytics programs and deriving actionable insights from spatial data
Experience establishing and overseeing data governance frameworks and enterprise geospatial data and mapping standards
Skills required for success:
Enhanced ability to communicate and collaborate with a wide range of partners, including senior management, staff, and consultants
Ability to clearly communicate complex technical and strategic information to various business partners
Ability to maintain positive and productive working relationships with both internal and external partners
Strategic thinker who can translate broad corporate goals into actionable geospatial data and analytics initiatives
Sound judgment with the ability to make effective decisions in complex, high-impact situations, often with incomplete information
Utilize strong project management skills, methods, and techniques effectively
Demonstrate experience leading and inspiring multi-disciplinary teams
Utilize proven planning, organizational, and problem-solving skills
Demonstrate service excellence, embracing diversity and promoting inclusiveness
Alignment to our Cultural Commitments and Leadership Competencies (https://bit.ly/4brRrXm)
Embracing a culture of equity, diversity, reconciliation and inclusion
Conditions of Employment and Work Environment:
1 permanent, full-time position
Hours of Work: 36.9 hours per week, Monday - Friday. This position ?may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement ?with ?the flexibility to work from both home and the worksite.
Salary: (Annually) $120,328.53 - $150,408.62
Hire is dependent on a Criminal Information Check satisfactory to the City of Edmonton. There may be a cost associated with this requirement
The City of Edmonton values applicants with a diverse range of skills, experiences and competencies, and encourages you to apply. We strive to provide reasonable access and accommodations throughout the recruitment process. To request an accommodation, please contact employment@edmonton.ca. Learn more about our benefits https://bit.ly/COEbenefits. Talent sourced through this process may be considered for similar opportunities within the City of Edmonton.
Talent Acquisition Consultant: JM/SB
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