GIS Hazard Mitigation Coordinator I

State of South Carolina; South Carolina; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of South Carolina seeks a GIS professional to serve as liaison, guide, and technical expert for developing GIS products to support hazard mitigation planning. You will help develop local hazard mitigation plans that meet federal requirements and design and edit GIS data for hazard identification and risk analysis updates.

Responsibilities include maintaining the MitigationSC platform, creating data visualizations, delivering training and support, and coordinating with state agencies to

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree plus work experience in emergency planning, operational planning, public health management, or geography or a related field.
• Must be highly proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Must have or be able to obtain a South Carolina driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Serve as liaison, guide, and technical expert for developing GIS products in support of hazard mitigation planning.
• Supports the development of local hazard mitigation plans that meet federal requirements.
• Designs and edits GIS data for hazard identification and risk analysis updates and maintenance of the MitigationSC online platform.
• Uses GIS tools to develop data visualization products.
• Maintains data integrity and accuracy.
• Delivers related training and technical support.
• Assists with update and maintenance of the State Hazard Mitigation Plan (SHMP).
• Attends meetings to educate on community risk reduction and mitigation planning.
• Coordinates with other state agencies involved in GIS and mitigation planning to ensure consistency of statewide hazard reduction goals.
• Possess knowledge of spatial analysis and cartography, graphic hardware and GIS software.
• Must possess the ability to prepare analytical and concise maps, tables, reports, plans, and oral presentations.
• May incur occasional overnight travel or work irregular hours during emergencies.
• Supports the Plans and Recovery sections during activations of the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC).

Skills

GIS data visualization

Written communication

Oral communication

Data analysis

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in emergency planning, geography, public health management, or related field

Tools

GIS software

Microsoft Office

Job description

The State of South Carolina seeks a GIS professional to serve as liaison, guide, and technical expert for developing GIS products to support hazard mitigation planning. You will help develop local hazard mitigation plans that meet federal requirements and design and edit GIS data for hazard identification and risk analysis updates.

Responsibilities include maintaining the MitigationSC platform, creating data visualizations, delivering training and support, and coordinating with state agencies to