GIS Analyst - Community Development

Cities, Inc.; Town of Florida, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Winter Springs is seeking a professional to develop, maintain, and edit maps and GIS data for departmental projects, reading legal descriptions, preparing maps, and collecting GPS data for design plans.

The role includes creating technical drawings with AutoCAD and ArcMap, assisting the public with viewing archival drawings, and ensuring data integrity across databases while delivering excellent customer service.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Geography, Computer Science, Planning, or Civil Engineering.
• Two years of GIS, CAD and mapping experience.

Responsibilities

• Create, edit, and maintain maps and map data for projects.
• Prepare technical drawings using AutoCAD or ArcMap.
• Collect data via GPS for design plans and record drawings.
• Assist the public with viewing archival drawings and plans.
• Review descriptions and as-built plans for accuracy and conformance.
• Input and manage data in databases and produce graphics.

Skills

GIS mapping

AutoCAD

ArcMap

Data analysis

Education

Geography

Computer Science

Planning

Civil Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

ArcMap

Job description

Position Summary

Performs professional technical and analytical work developing, maintaining, and editing maps, computer mapping files, and mapping data for various departmental projects, utilizing a variety of computer software and hardware. Work involves reading legal descriptions, preparing maps, utility and/or infrastructure designs, engineering record drawings, and/or graphic materials for presentations; collection of data via GPS of existing utilities and/or infrastructure for design plans and record drawings, and assisting the public with viewing and copying of archival drawings and plans.

Essential Functions

• Creates, edits, and maintains maps and map data for various engineering projects, reports, and databases.
• Prepares technical drawings using AutoCAD, ESRI ArcMap, or similar computer software.
• Compiles and collects data for use in map creation, such as survey data, field data, as-built plans, GIS data, paper plans, deed and plat scans, sketches, and other data sources.
• May create and maintain online mapping applications.
• Prepares technical and engineering record drawings for proposed and constructed infrastructure, including field work to GPS installed utilities when necessary.
• Reviews legal descriptions, record drawings, and as-built plans for accuracy and conformance with departmental standards.
• Inputs, recalls, edits, and manipulates data and data files, prepares maps manually and through the use of computer graphics display terminals and plotters.
• Utilizes computers to create, move, rotate, and plot design files; maintains and edits computer databases; identifies mapping inconsistencies and errors and makes appropriate corrections; prepares meaningful graphic displays.
• Links map features to attributes in a database to maintain and update data, and to select and display map features and perform analysis.
• Assists the general public and other departments by providing departmental information in a verbal or graphic form.
• Performs basic administrative duties including written reports, memorandums, letters, and electronic correspondence, interaction with customers, and communication through telephone and meetings.
• Provide exceptional customer assistance, problem-solving, and/or complaint resolution by all forms of communication.

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL SKILLS:

• Ability to access, input and retrieve information from a computer.
• Ability to communicate both orally and in writing
• Work is performed in both office and occasional lifting of up to 25 pounds.
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to prioritize, and comfortable working independently.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills, including strong spelling, grammar, and punctuation
• Must be committed to providing outstanding customer service and demonstrate strong interpersonal skills.

(These essential and additional job functions are not to be construed as a complete statement of all duties performed. Employees will be required to perform other job related marginal duties as required.)

Minimum Qualifications

An equivalent combination of relevant training, education and experience:

• Associate degree:

1. Geography
2. Computer Science
3. Planning
4. Civil Engineering

• Two (2) years of experience in GIS, computer aided drafting and design, and mapping.

Supplemental Information

Working Hours and Environment:

• Work involves regular interaction with the public, contractors, and design professionals.
• The position may require attendance at evening meetings as needed.Works extensively at computer terminals.
• The work is performed in an office environment with frequent visits to end user locations.
• Work with a variety of hand and computer diagnostic tools to identify, repair and solve problems.
• Tasks involve the ability to exert physical effort in sedentary to occasionally heavy work, which may involve some lifting, reaching, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of objects and materials weighing between 0-50 pounds.

Any applicant selected for employment with the City of Winter Springs will be required to complete a pre-employment criminal background screening and drug test.