Why should you join our team?

Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. is an independent renewable energy producer with an extensive and growing portfolio of assets in Canada, the United States, France and Chile. The Corporation develops, acquires, owns and operates hydroelectric facilities, wind farms, solar farms and energy storage facilities.

For more than 30 years, Innergex has believed in a world where abundant renewable energy promotes healthier communities and creates shared prosperity. We are convinced that generating power from renewable sources will lead the way to a better world. We remain committed to responsible growth that balances people, our planet, and prosperity. We believe in offering an engaging, inclusive and supportive work environment where each team member can thrive.

Your contribution!

Dedicated GIS support for renewable energy projects located in North America.

Your day-to-day!

• Provide project-level GIS management to the Innergex North American development team. The position will work within a skilled team of professionals compiling data and implementing GIS-based solutions to support the company’s greenfield development, acquisition, and construction efforts;
• Responsible for GIS data gathering, review, creation, and organization to support the entire project life cycle: prospecting, land and title, design, energy assessment, permitting, engineering, construction, and operations;
• Assist in turbine and panel layout and infrastructure design through GIS analysis and mapping;
• Work with solar, wind and storage engineers to assess internal data requirements and provide support in multiple GIS formats;
• Coordinate among internal engineers, developers, permitting specialists to guide deliverables from external consultants;
• Ability to independently manage multiple assignments, determine and set job task priorities and work with limited direct supervision;
• Develop maps and workflow tools for land management database system, including tools to optimize and track real estate used for project sites;
• Work with the development, real estate, environmental and permitting, resource, and engineering groups to ensure that maps are current and accurate and that they reflect critical excluded areas and setbacks – collect, incorporate, organize and map community, environmental and other study information; create "buildable land" files from various land control and setback scenarios; create metadata to document and track these scenarios;
• Facilitate among internal groups to organize GIS to be easily accessible and trackable through versioning and metadata;
• Develop and document GIS workflows and tools, including online mapping, field data collection, and geoprocessing;
• Edit GIS spatial and table data to be accurate and traceable;
• Manage field data collection efforts;
• Follow specific workflows for data cleaning and importing to internal systems.

Your skills, our requirements!

• Bilingualism (French and English, written and spoken) is required for applicants in Quebec;
• 5-7 years specific experience with ESRI ArcGIS software including ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Desktop, Spatial Analyst and data interoperability;
• BS or BA Degree in GIS, geography, environmental studies or related field with demonstrated capabilities in GIS;
• A Master’s may substitute for 1 year of experience;
• Excellent organizational, problem-solving, technical writing and verbal communication skills;
• Strong understanding of GIS applications and geodatabase functions, especially as applied to environmental and/or renewable energy development;
• Competence to train teams in new tools, process, and workflow;
• Ability to work with vector and raster datasets, including drone images, LIDAR and large aerials;
• Ability to use and edit shapefiles and geodatabases;
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills;
• Cartography skills with attention to layouts, colors, symbology and UI;
• GIS Administration, data design and data management;
• ArcGIS Online. Creating content, authoring maps and managing users and groups;
• Familiarity with standard cartographic methods, theories and principles;
• Experience working with different coordinate systems, map projections, and datums;
• Experience working with GPS principles, data collection and ESRI Field Maps, an asset;
• Renewable energy and/or environmental GIS experience, an asset;
• Experience with Global Mapper, an asset;
• CAD, specifically working with CAD data in ArcGIS, an asset;
• Experience working with and managing surveyors for field data collection, an asset;
• Model Builder, Python and Arcade experience, an asset;
• ArcGIS Online and the ArcGIS online application suite (ArcGIS Dashboard, WebMap Applications, Web App Builder, Experience Builder, Dashboards, Map Viewer, Scene Viewer);
• ArcGIS Mobile Applications (Field Map, Explorer, Collector, ArcGIS Earth);
• GIS and CAD data in Google Earth, QGIS and Global Mapper;
• Model Builder, Python, Python API for ArcGIS, SQL, Arcade, and Visual Basic;
• CAD software (e.g.: AutoCAD including Civil 3D) and conversion to and from GIS formats;
• GPS: Deploying and/or managing appropriately accurate GPS data collection. Creating Field Maps applications for data collection;
• MS applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project);
• Global Mapper;
• Experience with ArcGIS Enterprise (Data Store, Portal, etc.), an asset.

Additional considerations!

• The position can be based in the company's Longueuil (Quebec) headquarters.
• This position is a P3C level.

Our benefits!

• Competitive salary and annual bonus;
• Three weeks vacation to start and paid vacations during the holiday season;
• 100% Innergex-funded medical insurance from day one of employment, including primary care services through dialogue (or telemedicine) for permanent positions;
• Group retirement plans with employer participation;
• Electric vehicle (E-VIP) incentive program;
• Hybrid work model;
• Career development opportunities;
• Offices accessible by public transportation.

Innergex is an equal opportunity employer that values each person’s unique background, diversity, experiences, perspectives and talents. Innergex is committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment and bases all employment decisions on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications. The key to our success as a global company is to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

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Please note that only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.