GIS Specialist

City of Republic, Missouri; Republic (MO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

14 Paid Holidays

Health, dental & life insurance

Job summary

The City of Republic, Missouri is seeking a GIS Specialist to serve as the primary GIS practitioner within the Data Services team, maintaining authoritative geographic data and related workflows. You will ensure data accuracy, structure, documentation, and long-term usability for infrastructure, asset management, planning, and public service delivery.

You will own the drone imagery workflow, including aerial capture, orthomosaic production, quality review, and publication for City maps and

Qualifications

• Two (2) years of progressively responsible professional GIS experience required.
• Associate's or Bachelor's degree or formal coursework in GIS, geography, geospatial science, planning, information systems, or a related field preferred.
• Experience in municipal government, utilities, infrastructure, planning, development, or asset management preferred; ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise, mobile GIS applications, GPS data collection, or drone imagery also preferred.
• Must possess or obtain FAA Remote Pilot Certificate under 14 CFR Part 107 within initial six (6) months of employment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the accuracy, structure, documentation, availability, and long-term usability of authoritative GIS datasets and related workflows.
• Support GIS in infrastructure and asset management, departmental operations, planning, development, and public service delivery.
• Own the City's GIS-related drone imagery process: image capture, orthomosaic production, quality review, and publication for City maps and apps.
• Assist employees using desktop, web, mobile, and field GIS tools and recommend new workflows as needed.

Skills

GIS platforms

ArcGIS Pro

Geospatial data management

Drone imagery

Public sector experience

Education

Associate's or Bachelor's in GIS or related

Tools

ArcGIS Online

ArcGIS Enterprise

GPS data collection

Drone imagery tools

Job description

• 14 Paid Holidays
• 100% of our employee's individual health, dental, & life insurance eligible to be covered by the City
• L-6 Retirement with over 20% in contributions
• And more!

Primary Purpose

As a member of the City's Data Services team, the GIS Specialist works alongside data and technology staff while serving as the team's primary GIS practitioner and steward of geographic data, applications, imagery, and related workflows. The position is responsible for maintaining the accuracy, structure, documentation, availability, and long-term usability of authoritative GIS datasets and for supporting the use of GIS in infrastructure and asset management, departmental operations, planning, development, and public service delivery.

The position also owns the City's GIS-related drone imagery process, including aerial image capture, orthomosaic production, quality review, and publication for use in City GIS maps and applications. The GIS Specialist supports employees using desktop, web, mobile, and field GIS tools and may recommend and implement new GIS workflows when departmental needs or opportunities arise.

Some Minimum Qualifications

• Two (2) years of progressively responsible professional experience working with GIS platforms and spatial data is required. Experience using ArcGIS Pro to create, edit, maintain, validate, and publish GIS data is required. Experience maintaining organizational or authoritative GIS datasets is required.
• An associate's or bachelor's degree, certificate, or formal coursework in GIS, geography, geospatial science, planning, information systems, or a related field is preferred. Additional directly related professional GIS experience may substitute for education.
• Experience in municipal government, utilities, public works, infrastructure, planning, development, or asset management preferred. Experience with ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise, mobile GIS applications, GPS data collection, or drone imagery also preferred.
• Must possess or obtain FAA Remote Pilot Certificate under 14 CFR Part 107 within initial six (6) months of employment.