Unpaid Internship, Records and Mapping (Non-Union)

Unpaid Internship, Records and Mapping(Non-Union)

4 Months

Part-time, 16 hours a week

Location: Vaughan, Ontario

At Alectra, we energize a brighter future by empowering our workforce through the talent of tomorrow's bright minds. We promote a culture that encourages collaboration, celebrates innovation and supports lifelong learning. We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone succeeds and has the opportunity to make a meaningful difference.

Purpose:

The role troubleshoots CAD data imports, supports data translation and ETL processes, evaluates landbase sources, and conducts targeted analysis to improve GIS data quality.

Responsibilities:

GIS Data Quality and Analysis

• Assess GIS features and attributes for completeness, consistency, accuracy, and appropriate population.
• Profile attribute data to identify which fields contain information, where gaps exist, and how data availability varies by region.
• Develop data-quality reports, exception lists, dashboards, or other analysis to communicate findings and priorities.
• Support analysis related to spider clean-up, including identifying anomalies, patterns, root causes, and opportunities for remediation.

CAD Import and Data Translation

• Support the CAD Import Tool by investigating import errors, resolving data issues, and improving validation controls.
• Build repeatable checks that identify invalid geometry, missing or inconsistent attributes, translation failures, and other import exceptions.
• Assist with troubleshooting and continuous improvement of ETL workflows used to translate, transform, and load spatial data.
• Work with technical and business stakeholders to clarify source-to-target mapping rules and improve data-processing reliability.

Landbase Data Assessment

• Identify and assess authoritative external landbase data from regional and municipal sources.
• Validate source coverage, currency, accuracy, licensing or usage constraints, and suitability for GIS use.
• Compare external datasets with the existing landbase to identify spatial differences, missing features, duplication, attribute gaps, and update opportunities.
• Recommend source-selection, conflation, refresh, and validation approaches that improve landbase quality.

Skills & Qualifications/Program:

• Post-secondary education in GIS, geomatics, geography, computer science, engineering technology, data management, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience working with enterprise GIS data, spatial databases, feature classes, geometry, and attribute information (Hexagon/Octave preferred).
• Working knowledge of CAD data and CAD-to-GIS import or conversion processes.
• Experience with ETL tools, data translation, schema mapping, validation, and troubleshooting.
• Ability to evaluate external geospatial data sources and perform spatial and attribute comparisons.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills.
• Experience automating validation or analysis using SQL, Python, scripting, or configurable GIS tools.

Who we are

As the largest municipally owned electric utility in Canada, we are committed to growing, evolving and remaining innovative to build a sustainable and brighter future. Our values set us apart and are our fundamental beliefs about our organization:

Safety: Stay aware, prevent risks and protect each other.

Respect: Value everyone, act honestly and foster inclusion.

Customer Focus: Be reliable, anticipate needs and deliver exceptional solutions with care.

Excellence: Elevate performance, embrace diversity and deliver quality through collaboration.

Innovation: Drive growth by embracing change, creativity and continuous improvement.

Here’s why Alectra might be your ideal workplace:

• We invest in your career development. At Alectra, we care about our team’s future through offering ongoing trainings, mentorship and learning opportunities.
• We care about you work-life balance. Understanding that taking time off is essential to employee well-being, sustained productivity and high performance, we offer the following:
  • Disconnecting from work: We prioritize your well-being through our “Disconnect from Work” policy which ensures you can maintain a healthy work-life balance.
  • Hybrid work environment: Based on operational requirements, we offer flexible working arrangements that include working remotely or on-site.

At Alectra, your unique contributions matter and help drive our collective success to a more sustainable and brighter future.

Ready to Apply?

If this sounds like you and gets you excited, we’d love to hear from you! Simply click the apply button to submit your resume and take the first step toward joining our team. *Due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to accept resumes via email. All applicants must apply through our careers page to be considered.*

At Alectra, we celebrate diversity and are committed to an inclusive recruitment process that honours the dignity and independence of all applicants. If you require accommodation for a disability during the process, please contact [email protected]. We will work with you to ensure your needs are being met to the point of undue hardship.

Thank you for your interest in building a career with us. While we appreciate all applicants, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Please note: We kindly request no unsolicited resumes or agency referrals. Alectra does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies for any open positions unless a valid contract is in place.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Recruitment

At Alectra, we’re committed to energizing a brighter future through innovation and responsible technology use. While we may use digital tools to support the efficiency of our recruitment process, we do not use AI to identify or screen candidates. Applications are personally reviewed by either a member of the Talent Acquisition team or one of the hiring leaders, ensuring a fair and human-centered experience for all applicants.