GIS Developer - Jobs in Burnaby, British Columbia

Job Description

Job DescriptionAs the largest aggregator of structured risk information and property data in Canada, Opta Information Intelligence is a leading provider of property intelligence and innovative technology solutions. Combined with proprietary technology, Opta helps clients access, understand, and synthesize previously inaccessible information, turning it into intelligence that helps to discover and understand business risks. Opta initially began as the Canadian Fire Underwriters’ Association (CFUA) in 1883.The Fire Underwriter’s Survey (FUS) is a division of Opta. FUS was established as part of the Canadian Fire Underwriters’ Association (CFUA) in 1883. The group of engineers, technologists and analysts have evaluated and aggregated data on public fire protection infrastructure since its establishment. FUS uses GIS technology to maintain this dataset called the Grading Index. Further information can be found at www.fireunderwriters.ca.

• Reporting to the Director, Engineering Technologyamp; FUS (Fire Underwriters Survey), the incumbent will utilize their technical expertise to provide innovative solutions for continuous product improvement while supporting FUS in the development of the changes.
• The incumbent will be a subject matter expert for specific FUS and Municipal Consulting products, including but not limited to, fire insurance grades, management science (emergency resource deployment) and GIS spatial analytics. The incumbent will be responsible for conducting research and analysis and documenting business process improvement opportunities and/or business requirements.
• Key responsibilities of this role are analysis and solution definition, technical recommendation, testing and project execution. The incumbent will proactively identify and recommend opportunities for improvement and implement change. The incumbent will be required to acquire the knowledge, expertise and understanding of Opta services in order for successfully completion of projects. The incumbent will work closely with FUS and IT ensuring all changes are effectively implemented and aligned with the operations team’s business plan.

• Develop methodology and architecture for fire insurance grade maps by maintaining and developing the system for various GIS
• Develop, plan and implement GIS applications software for the system users and operators.
• Design and develop GIS database models and templates.
• Integrates GIS elements with other technology for marketing and web-based communications
• Respond to difficult inquiries from end-users, developers and customers
• Assist in analyzing, testing and resolving production problems
• Assists in writing procedures for utilizing GIS software and applications
• Produce fire insurance grade maps by utilizing best available data, determine application areas of fire insurance grades to be used by insurers across Canada.
• Develop and analyze data for municipal consultants, produce maps to support municipal level decision making around deployment of emergency services for fire, ambulance and police. Identify and recommend opportunities for improvement and implement change.
• Assist Business Unit Leader in developing tactical and strategic product, services and/or programs to support the business unit goals.
• Analyze the business unit activities and trends and compare analysis against the service standards and best practices. Present findings and work with the Business Unit Leader and other personnel to identify and implement strategies that will address tactical and strategic goals.
• Become a subject matter expert on specific FUS and Municipal Consulting products, including but not limited to, fire insurance grades, management science (emergency resource deployment) and GIS spatial analytics. Work with development and business personnel to develop and execute plans to test and validate systems/applications and business requirements, including developing user documentation, first draft of training materials, manual updates, and field communications