Senior Cartographer (GIS)

Location: Montréal, Canada; hybrid workplace

Company

hirify.global Canada is an engineering and consulting firm delivering transportation infrastructure solutions as part of the international hirify.global group.

What you will do

• Design thematic, analytical, and presentation-ready maps in ArcGIS Pro for consultation, corridor analysis, environmental studies, infrastructure planning, and project decisions.
• Coordinate cartographic production, organize priorities, and support timely delivery of mapping outputs.
• Establish and maintain symbology libraries, layout templates, labeling conventions, map series configurations, and cartographic standards.
• Lead quality assurance and quality control reviews covering accuracy, legends, scale, projection, symbology, formatting, metadata, bilingual content, and visual consistency.
• Prepare spatial data from CAD, GIS, tabular, and remote sensing sources, including coordinate transformations, georeferencing, format conversion, and data cleanup.
• Publish finalized products through ArcGIS Enterprise and support integration with Experience Builder and ArcGIS Dashboards.

Requirements

• Diploma or bachelor's degree in Geography, Cartography, GIS, Geomatics, or a related field, or equivalent education and experience.
• 7–10 years of professional experience in cartographic production, GIS mapping, thematic map creation, or a related role.
• Advanced proficiency in ArcGIS Pro and working knowledge of ArcGIS Enterprise or ArcGIS Online.
• Experience managing cartographic templates, symbology libraries, layout standards, map workflows, and multi-format spatial data.
• Strong understanding of cartographic design, colour usage, typography, readability, composition, visual hierarchy, and accessibility.
• Professional communication skills in both French and English are required.

Nice to have

• Experience with transportation or infrastructure projects.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid workplace in Montréal.
• Work on the ALTO high-speed rail project connecting Québec City and Toronto.
• Collaborate with GIS analysts, engineers, planners, environmental specialists, clients, and public consultation stakeholders.
• Inclusive and diverse workforce with employment equity based on candidate and employee merit and abilities.