Geospatial Data Coordinator

University at Buffalo; Buffalo (NY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The University at Buffalo's Office of Campus Planning seeks a dedicated geospatial professional to maintain the university's spatial information and architectural floor plans to support campus planning, reporting, and design efforts.

The role will oversee campus-wide GIS datasets, including the official basemap, and will require accuracy and collaboration across divisions to support UB's mission as a flagship SUNY institution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Geography, GIS, Urban Planning or Architecture with 2 years of relevant experience.
• Experience managing, maintaining, and troubleshooting ESRI ArcGIS Pro and Indoors datasets.
• Demonstrated experience using AutoCAD.
• Experience managing large datasets with accuracy and consistency.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain spatial information required for planning and reporting across UB.
• Oversee campus-wide GIS datasets, including the official basemap.
• Ensure data quality and consistency across datasets used by multiple campus units.

Skills

ArcGIS Pro

ArcGIS Indoors

AutoCAD

Data management

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Geography, GIS, Urban Planning, or Architecture

Master's degree in Geography, GIS, Urban Planning, or Architecture

Tools

ArcGIS Enterprise

ArcGIS Online (AGOL)

Geodatabase design

Job description

Classification Title Assistant Facilities Program Coordinator

The Office of Campus Planning, a part of University Facilities, seeks a dedicated geographic and architectural minded professional to maintain the constantly evolving spatial information required to meet the university's needs. The university maintains a large inventory of architectural floor plans which directly support UB's physical space inventory, architectural design efforts, and various planning processes. This position will ensure the University maintains this critical set of information used for planning and reporting across all levels of the institution. In addition, this position will oversee the maintenance of campus-wide datasets including the official campus basemap, and various other datasets native to GIS . Accurate data is key for the University's overall mission as a flagship SUNY research institution.

Working at UB comes with benefits that exceed salary alone. There are personal rewards including comprehensive health and retirement plan options. We also focus on creating and sustaining a healthy mix of work, personal and academic pursuit - all in an effort to support your work-life effectiveness. We support your growth and development through our career coaching and training department and we qualify as a public service loan forgiveness organization. Learn more about our benefit packages.

About The University at Buffalo

The University at Buffalo (UB) #ubuffalo is one of America's leading public research universities and a flagship of the State University of New York system, recognized for our excellence and our impact. UB is a premier, research-intensive public university dedicated to academic excellence. Our research, creative activity and people positively impact the world. Like the city we call home, UB is distinguished by a culture of resilient optimism, resourceful thinking and pragmatic dreaming that enables us to reach others every day. Visit our website to learn more about the University at Buffalo. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States by their start date. The University at Buffalo does not guarantee that it will sponsor, support, or otherwise assist with obtaining work authorization.

University at Buffalo is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and, in keeping with our commitment, welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Geography, Geographic Information Systems, Urban Planning, or Architecture with 2 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing, maintaining, and troubleshooting within ESRI ArcGIS Pro software and ArcGIS Indoors datasets.
• Demonstrated experience using Autodesk AutoCAD.
• Demonstrated experience managing large datasets while assuring consistency and accuracy.
• Excellent organizational, and interpersonal skills are required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Geography, Geographic Information Systems, Urban Planning, or Architecture with 3 years of experience in higher education or institutional campus planning
• Experience with GIS programming, geodatabase design, ArcGIS Enterprise deployment, and data management on AGOL .
• Demonstrate ability to work across a large and complex organization.

Physical Demands

• The person in this position needs to occasionally move about to complete field and construction site visits.

Driving Requirements

Driving Requirements A Class D driver's license is a required minimum qualification for this position. Employees must operate university owned vehicles for business purposes and be enrolled in the LENS program to verify license validity.

Job Type

Job Type Full-Time

Campus

Campus North Campus

Special Instructions Summary

Work example of ArcGIS Indoors use or implementation.

Additional Information

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Is a background check required for this posting? Yes

Background Check Notification For non-internal applicants: a selected candidate will have to complete and pass a background check prior to appointment.

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UB is an AA/EOE and welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Arrangements will be made if an applicant has a disability in order to provide access to the application, interview and selection process upon request. Reasonable accommodation requests must be made in a timely manner by email at [e-mail] or by phone [phone].