Manager, Geographic Solutions

About Us

At Service Nova Scotia, we impact every citizen, business, and municipality in Nova Scotia. Our mandate is to design and deliver programs and services to meet the needs of our clients and the public good through a culture of excellence. Service Nova Scotia’s vision is to be recognized leader in service and public protection that delivers trusted, accessible, modern programs, and contributes to Nova Scotia as a safe and desirable place to live, work and do business. To learn more about our department, please click here.

GeoNOVA is the provincial mapping program, providing geomatics solutions for departments and agencies across provincial government. GeoNOVA’s vision is to ensure geographic information supports the Government of Nova Scotia in achieving excellence in decision making and service delivery. Find more about GeoNOVA here.

About Our Opportunity

Do you want to make a huge impact and help deliver exciting geomatics solutions to partners? If you do, we are looking for someone like you to join our team. We are looking strengthen our team with the addition of a Manager of Geographic Solutions.

Primary Accountabilities

Lead a team of dedicated geomatics professionals in an exciting, fast paced environment.

• Manage the province's Spatial Data Infrastructure including multiple instances ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Online, GIS data storage, and a Spatial Data Warehouse.
• Manage the provincial Enterprise Agreement for GIS software.
• Oversee the development and delivery of custom GIS applications for partners.
• Oversee the publishing of GIS data and services related to the provincial Spatial Data Infrastructure
• Lead projects involving multi-disciplinary teams of various sizes
• Team building with the ability to interact effectively and develop strong relationships with staff at all levels.
• Problem solving, analytical thinking and decision making, and managing complex and competing needs.
• Have strong written and verbal communication skills.

Qualifications and Experience

To be considered for this opportunity, you possess a post-secondary degree in a relevant discipline from a recognized university or a diploma from a relevant technical school. You also possess the following:

• Several years of progressively responsible experience in the field of geomatics.
• In depth knowledge of Geographic Information Systems, geographic data, and related principals.
• Exceptional inter-personal skills to maintain positive and trusted partner relationships.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills to provide effective leadership and direction.
• Experience delivering presentations to staff, stakeholders, and/or senior leadership.
• Project management, budget administration and human resource management.

The Government of Nova Scotia has adopted the LEADS Leadership Framework. During the interview, candidates will be expected to express how they have demonstrated the key behaviors and capabilities required to effectively lead in a caring and inclusive environment. LEADS Domains include Leads Self, Engage Others, Achieve Results, Develop Coalitions, and Systems Transformation.

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We will assess the above qualifications and competencies using one or more of the following tools: written examination, standardized tests, oral presentations, interview(s), and reference checks.

Equivalency

Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application.

Benefits

Based on the employment status and union agreement, the Government of Nova Scotia offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Health, Dental, Life Insurance, General illness, Short and Long Term Disability, Vacation and Employee and Family Assistance Programs.  For information on all our Benefit program offerings, click here: Benefits for government employees.

Working Conditions

• Normal work week is 35 hours/week, 7 hours/day.
• May be required to work overtime on occasion.
• Majority of time spent in an office environment.
• Travel within communities across Nova Scotia will may occasionally be required.

Additional Information

This is a permanent employment opportunity based in Amherst, Nova Scotia.

What We Offer

• Career Development where you have access to career guidance, tools, resources, and ongoing training for every stage of your career.
• Engaging workplace: our Employees feel valued, respected, connected, and tuned in, we have forward-thinking policies and strategies.
• Countless career paths.
• A dynamic, client-focused office environment where service excellence and teamwork are our focus.