Geographic Applications Specialist (Scientific Programmer/Analyst III) - Denver

State of Colorado; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Colorado, CDOT is seeking a Geographic Applications Specialist to join the Office of Transportation Analytics. You will analyze statewide roadway data and support planning, environmental analysis, and reporting using ArcGIS and related GIS tools.

You will interpret source data from plats, CAD files, aerial photos, and satellite imagery to build robust roadway inventories and databases for HUTF compliance, performance, and planning.

Responsibilities

• Analyze tabular and geographic data to support the HUTF program.
• Develop and maintain tabular databases for roadway inventory and planning.
• Provide data to internal and external customers.
• Support the WebHUT online reporting application and guide end-users.

Job description

This position is only open to Colorado state residents.

New employees to the State will be paid biweekly. There are 26 biweekly pay periods in a year.

About CDOT

CDOT employees make a difference by providing freedom, connection, and experience to the traveling public, while also keeping them safe. The State of Colorado offers competitive medical, dental and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending and health savings accounts. Visit the State of Colorado benefits for details, current premium rates and a summary video about benefits. The state also offers PERA retirement, great optional PERA plans such as 401K, a generous paid time off package of annual, sick, holiday and other leave, strong career growth, tuition reimbursement and professional development. Perks include Colorado Employee Assistance Program (CSEAP) counseling, wellness, credit union membership and employee discount program. Visit CDOT Benefits for details. Some positions may qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

CDOT for All

CDOT’s strength is our people, and our commitment to our people is to shape, support, and sustain the employee experience, and ultimately, create a supportive workplace where everyone, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, education, disability, socio-economic status, or any other identity, has the opportunity to thrive.

The eligible list created from this announcement may be used to fill current and future vacancies for a period of up to 6 months.

About the Unit

The Geographic Applications Specialist works in the Colorado Department of Transportation's (CDOT's) Division of Transportation Development's Office of Transportation Analytics. The office develops, manages, maintains, and uses statewide roadway data sets that represent the current status of the state's full system roadway network for use by CDOT and other state staff, federal agencies, Metropolitan Planning Offices (MPO's), local governments, and the general public. This network is used as the basis for corridor planning, environmental analysis, long-range planning, Highway User Tax Fund (HUTF) certification, Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) reporting, asset management, roadway maintenance, permitting, and other federal reporting requirements, such as bridges, roadway projects, and traffic safety. ArcGIS feature class files and databases are analyzed and maintained to identify options for projects that are managed by CDOT Regions or included in Statewide Plans. Geographic and tabular data are captured and analyzed in coordination with environmental planners, engineers, and surveyors in statewide and corridor-based activities.

About the Position

This position communicates with local governments to collect tabular and geographic information utilized by the HUTF program. The Geographic Applications Specialist interprets and enters source data from plats, local GIS layers, aerial photographs, satellite imagery, and CAD engineering files to create a basis for roadway inventory, mapping and planning analysis; develops and analyzes tabular databases to delineate current transportation systems, their performance and evolution; provides information to internal and external customers by extracting data from databases and inspects highway and local system segments to identify existing deficiencies and limitations in GIS and tabular databases.

This position supports the WebHUT online reporting application and requires excellent customer service to guide local government end-users through the tools and functions that are utilized in roadway reporting.

Your Duties and Responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, the following:

• Analyze