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Planning Information Analyst
Halifax Regional Municipality
- Location not stated
- 1 day ago
- GIS
- Python
- Power BI
- ArcGIS
- ArcGIS Pro
- SketchUp
- AI
- Equity
1 day ago
Job Posting
Are you ready to play a critical role in shaping municipal spatial data and civic addressing frameworks? Halifax Regional Municipality is inviting applications for two (2) permanent full-time positions of Planning Information Analyst within Planning and Development. In this role, you will combine GIS analysis, data-driven land-use planning initiatives, and civic addressing administration to ensure precise, reliable spatial information across our municipality.Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) is committed to reflecting on the community it serves and recognizing Diversity and Inclusion as one of the Municipality’s core values. We have an Employment Equity Policy, and we welcome applications from African Nova Scotians and Other Racially Visible Persons, Women in occupations or positions where they are underrepresented in the workforce, Indigenous/Aboriginal People, Persons with Disabilities and 2SLGBTQ+ Persons. Applicants are encouraged to self-identify on their electronic application.
Reporting to the Principal Planner, you will serve as the technical expert for the municipality's civic addressing infrastructure and assignment. You will perform civic renumbering, design street numbering plans, evaluate subdivision applications, resolve addressing anomalies, and provide information on addressing by-laws and the Asset Naming Policy. Maintaining core datasets like Civic Address Street Files to support emergency response and municipal operations, you will leverage GIS, scripting, and spatial analysis to automate workflows, build analytical tools, and deliver accurate data to Council and the public.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Reviewing permits for consistency with Civic Addressing needs and requirements.
- Providing recommendations to the Civic Addressing Coordinator regarding changes to current civic addressing standards and procedures.
- Respond to and follow up on planning, civic addressing, data, and mapping inquiries from internal/external sources.
- Maintain key business filing systems- Civic Address Street Files, Pending Subdivision Application files, legacy Subdivision records, Planning Case Files, and Historic Planning Files.
- Develop civic numbering and street name plans for new land developments and civic address corrections projects.
- Work with clients/ developers/and staff to resolve street name and civic numbering issues on public and private streets.
- Enforcement of applicable by-laws and regulations governing civic addressing and the administration of the Asset Naming Policy.
- Performing spatial and statistical analysis through scripting and programming using Python, R, and Arcade.
- Leads the development of online analysis tools.
- Develop analysis tools using Power BI, ArcOnline, ArcUrban, and other software.
- Collecting and preparing statistics and research using quantitative methods.
- Generating specific statistics and information for case files and specific geographies.
- Creating and manipulating 3D models.
- Ensuring customized and standard maps, civic address lists/ reports, and statistical tables are prepared that meet corporate standards.
- Implementing, modifying, and executing procedures for data integrity and security.
- Assisting in the design, development, and creation of databases and mapping.
- Ensuring files, procedure documents, and data are maintained, updated, and managed on a regular basis.
- Research and tests new GIS applications, software and procedures to improve efficiencies.
- Assisting in performing, processing, and integrating all types of data into GIS.
- Developing database queries, application scripts, and customized routines of varying complexity.
- Representing the Business Unit as a technical resource and a civic addressing expert.
- Georeferencing and rectifying, maps, plans, and historic imagery.
- Preparing and proofing graphic materials for presentations, in hard copy and/or digital format.
- Participating and supporting meetings on planning and civic addressing issues.
- Acting as witness in legal proceedings.
- Performing other duties as required, including working outside normal working hours if required.
Education & Experience:
- Degree in GIS, Geomatics, or Spatial Analysis AND a minimum of one (1) year of experience in a geomatics environment, ideally in a municipal setting.
- An equivalent combination of education & experience may be considered. Applicants relying on education & experience equivalencies must clearly demonstrate such equivalencies in their application.
- Must have general knowledge of the development industry; planning and civic addressing issues, regulations, and legislation; and quantitative methods.
- Minimum one (1) year work experience with quantitative methods, ArcPro, ArcOnline, and/or ArcGIS suite of products.
- Eligibility for membership in the Canadian Association of Certified Planning Technicians (CACPT) and Atlantic Association of Geomatics and Planning (AAGP) would be considered an asset.
- Proficient in accessing and querying data.
- Communicates effectively both orally and in writing.
- Able to provide technical support and software training to staff.
- General knowledge of applicable by-laws and regulations governing civic addressing and enforcement and development applications.
- Uses project management skills and practices to meet strict deadlines.
- Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with clients.
- Comprehensive working knowledge of ArcGIS Pro, ArcOnline, and SketchUp.
- Understanding of file management, records management, and privacy regulations.
- Ability to interpret aerial photography and integrate scanned images into GIS.
Please note –Testing may be conducted as a component of the selection process to assess technical and job specific knowledge. Candidates, who are selected for testing, may be tested in a group setting, scheduled at the employer’s discretion.
COMPETENCIES: Analytical Thinking, Communication, Customer Service, Network/Relationship Building, Organizational Awareness, Teamwork and Cooperation, Valuing Diversity
WORK STATUS: 2 Permanent, full-time
HOURS OF WORK: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm, 35 hours per week. Flex options to work outside of these hours and hybrid may be available
SALARY:NSGEU 222 Level 7, $37.22/hr
WORK LOCATION:3rd Floor of Duke Tower (5251 Duke Street, Halifax NS)
CLOSING DATE: Applications will be accepted until11:59 pm on Sunday, October 18, 2026
Please note:We thank all applicants for their interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for interview/testing will be contacted.
This is a bargaining unit position. External applicants will only be considered if there are no qualified bargaining unit candidates.
To ensure a fair and equitable hiring process, candidates are expected to complete all parts of the recruitment process, including assessments, assignments, and interviews independently and without the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools or other forms of external assistance. The use of AI to complete any component of the hiring process is not permitted and may result in disqualification from consideration.
Shortlisted candidates will be required to provide proof of their qualifications, including, but not limited to, educational credentials, professional licenses, and relevant certifications.
During the recruitment process, applicants have the right to request an accommodation. Applicants invited to participate in an assessment process (such as interview or testing) and who require an accommodation, should discuss their needs with the Talent Acquisition Advisor when invited to the assessment process. For more information on our accommodation process please click on the link;
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