Data Visualization Specialist | |
| Job ID | 82-F5-D8-D2-E5-A9 |
| Company | Urban Systems Ltd. |
| Location | Kamloops |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Date Posted | 2020-01-24 |
| Posted Until | 2020-02-09 |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Job Category | Engineering |
| Job Details | View attachment |
| Description | |
| About the Opportunity We are looking for a capable and enthusiastic Data Visualization Specialist to join our team in Kamloops. You will get to work with many of our practice areas alongside experienced engineers, planners, environmental professionals, communication specialists, landscape architects, GIS professionals, and technologists – all in support of our higher calling of spirit in service for vibrant communities. Do you want to use your expertise in data visualization to work alongside communities to understand the complex issues they are facing? Do you want to build understanding, insight and drive informed decision making? The Role • Research, acquire, interpret, analyze and import data from several different sources to create analytical visualizations; • Support the continued growth of our data and information management practice by building and maintaining client relationships with municipal and Indigenous communities; • Connect with and leverage in-house expertise while delivering projects in an interdisciplinary consulting practice; • Build solutions that help our clients leverage data to support decision making while building a framework that supports their needs; • Actively contribute to quality assurance and quality control functions to develop and maintain documentation and metadata in line with practice standards and technical design documents; and • Encourage and drive innovation to shape new ideas, systems and processes aligned with client needs. About You The right candidate for this opportunity has 2-5 years of experience in data visualization with relevant post secondary education. Preference will be given to those who have prior experience in consulting, service or in other public facing roles. The following attributes and technical capabilities are beneficial to thrive in this role: • You are suited to consulting – you actively listen to others, develop and nurture interpersonal relationships, and seek out opportunities to understand key community dynamics working closely alongside clients; • You are problem solver – you thrive in a self-directed environment, take initiative, and continually work hard to deliver consistent high-quality work, you generate practical solutions in a collaborative and interdisciplinary environment; • You embrace technology – you have a passion and aptitude to use technology to create solutions, you are a superuser of Tableau and knowledgeable in R or Python, and JavaScript (experience working with SQL, HTML/CSS and other BI platforms is considered an asset but not required); • Data visualization is your specialty – you have experience creating and maintain tabular information using a variety of software platforms, you develop to import and manage data from source systems, and you design, create, and present dashboards and visualization that simplify complex problems to tell a story; and • Analytics is your thing – you take complex data and visualize it in a way that supports decision-making, you like to analyze and categorize complex information and determine relationships between sources of information. You see the patterns that form the core message hidden with information. About Us Recognized as one of Canada’s top employers, Urban Systems is an employee-owned inter-disciplinary consulting firm based in Western Canada. In business since 1975, we have four decades of experience working with a variety of clients including all levels of government, Indigenous communities, commercial and residential land developers, and the natural resource sector. Our team of 450 people, across multiple branch offices, is committed to helping build vibrant communities of all sizes. Our Commitment to You At Urban Systems, we make significant investments in our people, which is why we take great care to hire those who we believe will thrive in Urban Systems over the long term. We’ve become recognized as a workplace of choice by nurturing a unique corporate culture that sets us apart and provides: • Challenging and interesting project opportunities; • A fun workplace, where hard work accomplishes great things; • The opportunity to work with industry leading professionals in a collaborative environment; • Ongoing career development and learning; and • Meaningful rewards and recognition. | |
| Languages | English |
| How To Apply | You can apply for this position through our website. Applications accompanied by a Candidate Questionnaire (available for download on our website) will be given preference. Samples from Tableau are required. Deadline for applications is February 9, 2020. |
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