Job description
Education and Experience: A Bachelor's degree or higher in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Geography, Geographic Information Systems, Planning or a related field and two (2) yearsexperience using GIS systems for engineering drafting, surveying, cartography or photogrammetry.
Licenses and Certificates: Valid Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent issued by another state required at time of appointment.
Develop and maintain computerized databases of multi-layered maps and related spatial data. Involves: Maintain standards for symbology, code use, dimensioning, labeling, layering and other features to assure standardization between drawings. Operate workstation to perform map digitizing and geographic record data entry. Translate metes and bounds into digitized drawings and legal descriptions. Import and transform maps, drawings, and databases. Review and correct errors in data.
Assess user needs and develop database applications to support demographic, land use, municipal, emergency services, physical or similar projects. Involves: Determine nature, extent, sources and purposes of data to be depicted. Integrate user needs with GIS capabilities to propose solution including alternate modes of presentation, and develop templates, screens, macros and other similar graphical interfaces. Perform map overlay, buffering and other spatial analysis functions, and generate thematic maps, graphs, statistical reports and similar records.
Provide technical database and operational support. Involves: Schedule and coordinate user system access and activities. Train users in operation of workstation and software. Analyze information processing needs and recommend acquisition, upgrade of system hardware and software to system steering committee. Develop interface between system hardware and software, and resolve operational problems and computer system failures.
Supervise subordinate personnel during projects or in the absence of GIS Manager or Administrator. Involves: Participate in planning, assigning and reviewing work. Assist with training and development activities and enforcement of personnel rules and regulations, standards of conduct and work attendance, and safe working practices.
Perform miscellaneous related duties such as GIS administrative support, as required.
Note: This is an unclassified contract position.
Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.
Note: Applicants with a foreign degree must have all relevant documents translated and evaluated by a College, University, or Credentials Evaluation Services Department prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department.
A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.
To qualify for this position, the required education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.
Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.
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