Halifax Water is accepting applications for one (1) GIS Summer Student in the Corporate Services Department, for the summer months from approximately May to August 2025. This opportunity is open to students who have been in full time attendance at an educational institution in the preceding scholastic year and are enrolled in a full-time program for the coming year. Applicants must include with their resume, documentation from the educational institution confirming registration and acceptance for the upcoming year. Returning students will be limited to a maximum of three (3) summers in order to allow the same opportunity to other potential candidates.
The successful candidate’s duties may include tasks such as:
- Service record data entry through custom form-based application; service record quality control.
- Data quality improvements.
- Research of GIS asset/engineering drawing relationships; engineering information metadata entry.
- Assist with the testing of field collection methods, field workflows and reporting tools.
- Assist with field data collection as required.
- Exposure to working in a large GIS service group in a utility environment.
Completed cover letters and application forms [PDF] or resumes, stating Competition #HW-GIS-2025 must be received by 4:30 p.m., March 28, 2025. Please forward to:
- Halifax Water
HR Department
P.O. Box 8388, RPO CSC
Halifax, NS
B3K 5M1
Fax
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902-490-6934
Please note: Only applicants invited for an interview will be contacted.
Conditional Items Required for Employment:
- Satisfactory background check
- Satisfactory pre-employment testing
Halifax Water is an equal opportunity employer.
Halifax Water’s goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative of the community we serve, at all job levels. Halifax Water believes a diverse workforce positively contributes to its success, and the success of our community. We encourage applications from qualified African Nova Scotians, LGBTQ+ community, racially visible persons, women in non-traditional positions, persons with disabilities and Indigenous persons. Halifax Water encourages applicants to self-identify in the cover letter.