Senior GIS Analyst

Job description

***Per Luzerne County Policy in order to be considered for this position you must apply to this position via the below link or the Luzerne County Website.***

Job Link: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/luzernecounty/jobs/3455146/senior-gis-analyst

Luzernecounty.org

To Locate the position on the Luzerne County Website got to Departments > Human Resources > Career Opportunities

BENEFITS INCLUDE:

*12 Paid Holidays

* Paid Sick Time

* Paid Personal Time

* Paid Vacation Time

* Pension

*457 B plan

*Medical/Dental/Vision or $1500 Health Insurance Opt out payment

Description

Summary:
Under supervision of the GIS Director, the position supervises and is responsible for complex research/data analysis, application development/programming, and overall technical support of the County's Enterprise GIS (Geographic Information Systems). The position manages assigned department projects, and provides technical leadership/coordination within a team of technical GIS and related staff.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Basic Duties and Illustrative Tasks:

• Supervises the compilation and integration of cartographic data from a wide variety of sources for inclusion in the County's Enterprise GIS.
• Supervises the creation and edits of geospatial data, using GPS and digitizing techniques; creates and edits maps, integrating a range of data formats and scales.
• Performs data conversion, data transfer, ETL, and graphic production to support County's enterprise level GIS projects.
• Provides a leadership role for field related GPS / Mobile based projects
• Responsible for tabular database updates, analysis and reporting to ensure data quality
• Responsible to develop and maintain mobile mapping applications designed for field data capture or analysis.
• Responsible for publishing web maps, model workflows, generate and analyze statistics from the enterprise GIS database.
• Supervises methods and principles relative to a stable GIS operation
• Directly supervise and support assigned enterprise GIS layers and other data assets
• Implements quality control measures to protect the integrity and accuracy of the enterprise GIS including structure and completeness.
• Maintains technical knowledge, skills and abilities for state-of-the-art cadastral mapping through professional education and training, publications, and networking among the GIS community.
• Provides custom analysis and automation by application development/programming and scripting.
• Other duties as assigned

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Minimum Experience and Training:

• A Bachelor's degree in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Computer Science, Geography or related discipline with an emphasis in Geographic Information Systems.
• Minimum five year practical experience with GIS technologies
• Project management skills including management of GIS related projects
• Experience with various spatial datasets and applications using ESRI's ArcGIS suite of desktop products including Modelbuilder and Python scripting
• Experience providing training, presentations or seminars

LUZERNE COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY & AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER.

Minimum Qualifications

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge and understanding of GIS principles, systems, and technologies
• Working Knowledge of HTML5, JavaScript, Python and Web development
• Knowledge of cartographic, geographic, statistical and mathematical theory
• Knowledge of databases such as Access, Oracle, SQL and ArcSDE
• Ability to write custom scripts for automation and analysis using Python
• Working familiarity with ESRI's ArcGIS Desktop 10.x, AGOL,
• Knowledge of the principles, practices and techniques for property assessment, property subdivision considerations and other planning workflows.

Note the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities requirements. Your application/response must include how you meet the KSA's in order to be considered.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• ArcGIS: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location: One location