GIS ANALYST 2

State of Nevada (NV); Carson City (NV); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) is seeking a skilled GIS Analyst II to support statewide planning efforts and data management in Carson City, NV. The role involves designing, testing, and implementing GIS applications, managing geospatial data, and developing GIS products for NDOT initiatives including the One Nevada Transportation Plan.

The position requires a bachelor’s degree in GIS or related field (or equivalent) with multiple years of GIS experience, on-site work only, and no

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in GIS or closely related field with 2 years of professional GIS experience.
• Associate's degree in GIS or closely related field with 3 years of professional GIS experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent with 4 years of professional GIS experience; Nevada State service GIS Analyst I experience accepted.

Responsibilities

• Design, test, and implement GIS applications and methodologies.
• Develop and maintain statewide GIS datasets, maps, and digital products.
• Plan, design, modify, and administer multiple spatial databases and GIS servers.
• Implement security standards and best practices for GIS data and services.
• Analyze user requirements and develop GIS-based solutions and workflows.
• Provide technical support and training to end users.

Education

Bachelor's degree in geographic information systems or closely related field

Associate's degree in geographic information systems or closely related field

High school diploma with 4 years GIS experience or Nevada GIS Analyst I experience

Equivalent combination of education and experience

Job description

The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) is seeking a skilled and motivated GIS Analyst 2 to join the Planning & Development Division in Carson City, Nevada. This position plays a key role in supporting statewide planning efforts, data management, and GIS product development that inform NDOT’s strategic transportation initiatives, including the One Nevada Transportation Plan. The GIS Analyst 2 is responsible for designing, testing, and implementing GIS applications; developing methodologies to meet project objectives; and managing a wide range of geospatial data to support NDOT’s planning and operational needs. The incumbent will work closely with staff, consultants, and NDOT leadership to ensure all GIS datasets, maps, and digital products meet established standards for quality, completeness, and usability. ***Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time. Please note that this position is on-site and does not offer remote work options. The Job Duties section listed in this announcement reflects the Statewide Class Specifications for all positions and do not fully correlate with the specific duties of this position***.

GIS Analysts are responsible for designing, implementing, supporting and administering all aspects of a department’s and/or division’s enterprise geographic information system.Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in geographic information systems, geography, cartography, computer information systems, or a closely related field and two years of professional GIS experience which included GIS/GPS data collection, analysis and validation; GIS software application development; and/or cartographic design; OR an Associate's degree from an accredited college or university in geographic information systems, geography, cartography, computer information systems, or a closely related field and three years of professional GIS experience as described above; OR graduation from high school or equivalent education and four years of professional GIS experience as described above; OR one year of experience as a GIS Analyst I in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.

Develop and maintain the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) which may include any of the following: maintenance of the statewide road network, calibrated linear referencing methods and associated GIS data layers and/or maintenance of the enterprise GIS servers, databases, associated data layers, web maps and other GIS data products as needed; ensure agency business units’ ability to integrate and synchronize business data.

Plan, design, modify, implement and administer multiple spatial databases; develop and enforce administration procedures and security standards; facilitate and monitor multi-user versioned editing and viewing workflows; design, implement and monitor spatial database security, performance and availability; create database objects, user and roles; create and maintain spatial database replication environment, schedule and monitor replica synchronizations; test and perform software updates.

Install, configure and administer GIS Server application software; create, optimize, publish and monitor multiple web map, feature, geoprocessing, and search services on the intranet and internet; document web service data source dependencies.

Develop, implement, document and enforce GIS server-related administration procedures and security standards; monitor system utilization and responsiveness, and tune server configurations to enhance performance and ensure availability of published services; test and perform software updates; collect user requirements, design, write, test, deploy and maintain multiple statewide custom GIS software applications using multiple programming languages; develop and enforce GIS application-related operational procedures and security standards; adhere to software development best practices, maintain code in shared source code repositories, and maintain technical currency with coding techniques and relevant Information Technology (IT) and GIS technologies.

Analyze user requirements, existing business workflows, policies, regulations and statutes to develop and implement enhanced GIS-based solutions and workflows; determine project objectives by analyzing user needs through consultation with end users, technicians, analysts, management and vendors; review available hardware and/or software tools to choose appropriate implementation platform; identify required sequencing of steps and coordination with other personnel; execute project steps and ensure that project deliverables meet customer requirements; provide technical support to end users in order to resolve software and database related issues.

Design, implement and maintain GIS datasets and perform quality assurance/quality control procedures and corrections; perform spatial analyses and interpret and communicate analytical results; use Global Positioning System (GPS) hardware and software to collect and validate data in the field; may utilize Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) consisting of hardware, to include Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), to collect data in the field and use associated software to post process and validate collected data; produce digital and printed cartographic products using GIS software.

Coordinate and conduct formal and informal training sessions to educate end users on the usage of off-the-shelf and custom GIS software; coordinate with internal and external entities to disseminate and share GIS data, and collaborate on GIS projects.

Perform related duties as assigned.

Under general supervision, incumbents perform the full range of duties outlined in the series concept and participate in design, testing, implementation and maintenance of GIS software applications, tools, data management projects, and associated data layers and databases. Incumbents perform spatial analyses such as buffering, spatial overlays and distance calculations using established methods and procedures; assist in the evaluation of GIS technologies and solutions and the development of GIS policies, procedures and standards. This is the journey level in the series.

This class specification lists the major knowledge, skills and abilities of the job and is not all inclusive. Incumbent(s) will be expected to have knowledge, skills and abilities from a previous level.

Knowledge of:

basic GIS software functionality, spatial relationships; theories, principles, and concepts related to GIS technology; geoprocessing and editing tools, and spatial data validation techniques; GIS analysis tools. Working knowledge of: spatial topologies; structured query language (SQL); cartographic principles, map projections and coordinate systems.

Skilled with:

map services; enterprise spatial databases; multi-user GIS editing workflows; linear referencing and dynamic segmentation; mobile GIS technology and GPS data collection.

Ability to:

collect user requirements and design GIS datasets/databases that includes data validation and quality assurance mechanisms; solve moderately complex GIS problems; differentiate between common GIS- and IT-related problems; write basic scripts to automate GIS processes; effectively train and mentor low-level users and end users in the use of GIS Software; solve moderately complex GIS software problems and assist end users with second-level technical support; perform moderately difficult spatial analyses; and all knowledge, skills, and abilities required at the lower levels.