GIS Technical Advisor - DTS057

The GIS Technical Advisor is a senior, hands-on role responsible for providing technical leadership and advisory support to a multi-disciplinary project team delivering a modern Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) and Geographic Information System (GIS) solution. This role will play a critical part in replacing and modernizing legacy GIS platforms, ensuring that geospatial requirements are well-defined, technically sound, and aligned with enterprise architecture and public-sector standards. The GIS Technical Advisor contributes across the full project lifecycle—from discovery and solution design through implementation, migration, testing, and transition to operations. This is an advisory and delivery-focused role, emphasizing practical implementation guidance, risk mitigation, and knowledge transfer rather than ongoing system operations. Key Responsibilities Provide expert GIS architecture and technical input during project initiation and planning, including scope, risks, dependencies, and constraints Support the development and review of key project artefacts, including technical approaches, architecture designs, implementation strategies, and migration plans Advise on options for modernizing and replacing legacy GIS systems, including platform selection, integration considerations, and technical feasibility Guide the design and configuration of the target GIS solution to align with business needs and enterprise standards Define GIS data models, layers, metadata standards, and data quality requirements Provide recommendations on out-of-the-box configuration vs. customization, ensuring sustainable and maintainable solutions Review vendor deliverables and technical designs to ensure alignment with project requirements and spatial analysis needs Advise on geospatial data migration strategies, including data cleansing, transformation, validation, and quality assurance Identify risks related to legacy data structures and recommend mitigation strategies Support testing and validation of migrated data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and usability Perform or advise on spatial analysis and mapping requirements to validate solution capabilities Translate complex GIS concepts into clear, actionable guidance for both technical and non-technical stakeholders Contribute to technical documentation, standards, and knowledge transfer materials Ensure alignment with data governance, security, and quality standards within a public-sector environment Support the establishment of GIS best practices, processes, and controls to minimize technical debt and operational risk. Qualifications & Experience Degree or diploma in GIS, Geography, Geomatics, Spatial Sciences, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field GISP (Geographic Information Systems Professional) designation is considered an asset Up to 10 years of experience as a GIS Architect or GIS Developer with hands-on involvement in GIS/SDI implementations or major system…