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Posting Title: IT Geospatial Analyst (Support Services)
Job Type: Full-Time
Division Name: IT Management
Department: Watershed Protection
Location: 505 Barton Springs Road Austin Texas 78704
Job Close Date: 03/15/2022
Pay Range: $21.85 – $27.86
Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday – Friday with the ability to telework with supervisor approval.
May require working outside of normal business hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays as dictated by business needs.
Minimum Qualifications
- Education and/or Equivalent Experience:
- Two (2) years of education from an accredited college or university in a field related to the job.
- Experience may substitute for education up to two (2) years.
Licenses and Certifications Required:
None.
Notes to Applicants
This position will perform advanced data entry on stormwater infrastructure GIS datasets. This position may perform updates to stormwater ponds and stormwater infrastructure networks. Sources for data entry will include construction plans and CCTV inspection files. Additionally, this position will perform peer review of work completed by others and other tasks as assigned to support Watershed Protection staff.
Travel:
If you are selected for this position, and meet the Driver Safety Standards in the City of Austin Driver Safety Program, you may drive when necessary to multiple locations as part of your regular job duties. Otherwise, you are responsible for getting to and from these locations.
EDUCATION:
Verification of education will be conducted on the top candidate.
ABOUT YOUR EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION (Please read carefully):
When completing the City of Austin Employment Application:
- Include details on the application of prior or current work history with the City of Austin.
- A cover letter and resume must be submitted with the employment application but does not substitute for a complete employment application.
- Include any previous employment that you wish to be considered as part of your qualifications and relevant experience.
- Your work history must include employer name and address, job title, supervisor’s name and phone number, the month and year of employment and whether it was full or part-time work.
- Every position listed in work history should include a detailed description of the work you performed. We do not accept “See Resume” and your application will be considered incomplete.
- Any relevant work history on the resume must be reflected in the employment application be considered.
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge and experience with Esri’s ArcGIS product suite.
- Knowledge and experience working in a production GIS environment, including versioned editing, or editing on an Enterprise Geodatabase (SDE).
- Knowledge and experience interpreting standard engineering construction documents.
- Experience working as part of a team on GIS or other technical projects.
- Knowledge and experience working with utility data in a GIS or CAD format.
- Knowledge and experience working with stormwater infrastructure including data entry, field location, or in any other capacity.
- Ability to travel to more than one work location.
Duties, Functions and Responsibilities
Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
- Produces and/or analyzes data from various sources to produce data sets, cartographic layouts, and reports in accordance with specifications and standards.
- Assists in the design and implementation of and/or performs data management activities such as modifying elements and assigning privileges.
- Assists with programming activities such as design, development, testing, debugging, documentation, and modification of geospatial applications.
- Researches and interprets source records and documents.
- Performs business process analysis and develops alternatives, making recommendations.
- Responds to requests for information from internal and external customers.
- Assists with the creation, publication, implementation, and improvement of IT policies, governance, standards, and security.
- Installs new software releases and/or upgrades including researching, testing, and implementing new geospatial technology.
- Communicates and interfaces with members of the IT, vendor, and user communities.
Responsibilities – Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:
None.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
- Knowledge of basic programming/scripting principles, techniques, and documentation practices.
- Knowledge of principles and practices of mapping, coordinate systems, projections, and scale.
- Knowledge of basic database design principles.
- Skill in selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new concepts.
- Ability to implement geospatial technology projects.
- Ability to modify geospatial applications and databases using scripting languages and automation tools.
- Ability to analyze automation needs and makes recommendations for data, geospatial software, and/or hardware solutions.
- Ability to read and interpret surveys, legal descriptions, cartography, engineering documents, construction plans, and aerial and orthophotography.
- Ability to read and interpret applicable laws and regulations.
- Ability to produce maps and other representations of geospatial data using geospatial software.
- Ability to accurately identify/determine customer needs and take appropriate actions and/or steps to address identified needs.
- Ability to recognize, value, and include different perspectives, experiences, approaches, and cultures in achieving organizational goals.
- Ability to gain and maintain the trust and confidence of others and the organization through consistency and reliability.
- Ability to give, receive, or share thoughts, ideas, perspective, and data to create shared understanding.
- Ability to define, analyze, and find solutions for difficult or complex problems.
- Ability to view the big picture.
- Ability to quickly become familiar with emerging technologies.
- Ability to identify trends as well as isolated events.
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