GIS Intern – Summer 2024 (6 months) in CALGARY, Alberta

GIS Intern – Summer 2024 (6 months) – ( 240001H7 )

Description

We create the connections that get people and goods moving—whether by car, bus, train, plane, or their own two feet. Working within the context of the communities we serve, we provide planning, engineering, and infrastructure management services that fit the needs of our clients and improve the overall transportation experience. Join our team and help us keep communities connected.

Your Opportunity

As a GIS Intern with Stantec you will provide technical support which includes spatial analysis, and map production; as well as provide support for assigned projects. You will be part of our Environmental Services GIS team working on a variety of projects.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Creating and maintaining spatial information for a variety of platforms primarily involving ESRI ArcGIS software

• Map Production and Data Analysis/Summaries to support project deliverables

• Adhering to established Quality Assurance/Quality Control Processes

• Work on Windows platform and Microsoft 365 (Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel)

• Monitors own work and that of the team to ensure budgets and deadlines are being met in a timely and effective manner

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Technical training and experience in GIS mapping, geospatial analysis, and geographic principles (e.g., map projections and coordinate systems)

• Educated knowledge of ESRI’s software suite, primarily ArcMap and ideally ArcGIS Pro

• Strong cartographic skills including the ability to adhere to standards and communicate highly complex information in an accessible and attractive manner

• Demonstrated data management and data organization skills

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment

• Ability to prioritize, organize, and perform multiple work assignments simultaneously

• Ability to perform work accurately in a detail-oriented environment

• Ability to maintain and establish effective working relationships in diverse and interdisciplinary team environments

• Experience with the following would be considered assets:

• ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online (AGO)

• Mobile data collection tools and AGO products (WebMaps, WebApps, Dashboards, etc.)

• Programming experience with languages such as Python, SQL, or Arcade

Education and Experience

• Ideal candidate would be seeking to fulfill practicum or internship requirement for a university, college, or technical institute program in GIS, Geography, or related discipline.

The position will primarily work in a hybrid office or remote setting; may require some field work.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a well-being program, health care spending account, wellness spending accounts, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location : Canada-Alberta-Calgary

Organization : BC-1235 EnvSvcs-CA Alberta

Employee Status : Temporary

Job Level : Entry Level

Travel : No

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : Apr 3, 2024, 5:02:35 PM

Req ID: 240001H7

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans