GIS Analyst w/ City of Newberg (OR)

Description
Normally an employee will be appointed at the first step of the salary range established for their classification.  The city may make an appointment above the first step at the sole discretion of the city.

GENERAL STATEMENT
Implements GIS technologies through application development, data creation, and training for the City of Newberg. Considerable leeway is granted for the exercise of independent judgment and initiative.  

SUPERVISION RECEIVED
Works under the general guidance and direction of the City Engineer or his/her designee.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED
None. May provide training and guidance to other staff and/or volunteers as assigned.

​Examples of Duties
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES  

• Provides programming and custom application development of the City’s GIS database and streamlines and enables efficient use of GIS software, including developing Intranet and Internet applications, and creating automated routines for efficiency.
• Provides analysis of GIS data, including analysis requests by departments and evaluates potential GIS software for incorporation into the City’s GIS system.
• Provide solution architecture, systems engineering, administration, and software engineering including application and data architecture expertise for ArcGIS Server environment.
• In coordination with the City’s Information Technology (IT) Department, performs system management functions including software installs, version upgrades and configuration management.
• Provides project management for the development of special GIS related projects from inception to completion, including databases as needed to support project goals, understanding, and interpreting the scope, goals, and objectives for projects.
• Provides technical assistance and training in all facets of GIS, including software use, overlay processing techniques, analysis, periodic data development, and database manipulation.
• Develop, maintain, and manage the City’s GIS data warehouse; ensure the integrity, quality and accurate content and structure of databases including geo-referenced raster and vector data, CAD based drawings and plans, and metadata and attribute data.
• Keeps immediate supervisor and designated others accurately informed concerning work progress, including present and potential work problems and suggestions for new or improved ways of addressing such problems.
• Attends meetings, conferences, workshops and training sessions and reviews publications to become and remain current on principles, practices, and new developments in assigned work areas.
• Meet with local agencies, other City departments, councils, and organizations to discuss GIS data issues and the relationship of the GIS to other operations, systems and programs. Collaborate with other parties on obtaining accurate and complete information and maximizing resources.
• Responds to citizen’s questions and comments in a courteous and timely manner.
• Provides office design support for environmental, water, sewer, street, storm, and other public works projects and programs, ensuring technical competence and compliance with all current codes and criteria.
• Coordinates the preparation of, or develops, reviews, and updates the water, wastewater, storm drainage, and street system maps, data base, and comprehensive plans.

• May perform a variety of office-related functions, including preparing permits, correspondence, presentation materials and brochures, reducing field notes, printing materials, answering telephones and responding to inquires from contractors, developers, property owners, staff, and the general public.
• Manages the archival and retrieval of City “as-built” construction plans and other system information.
• Assists other engineering staff in data collection in the field. This could involve many sorts of data collection, for example the occasional field installation of traffic count devices, water flow meters and other data recording work. This will necessitate gaining familiarity with a select range of counting and monitoring devices such as traffic / speed counters and water pipe flow meters.
• Assists other City personnel in public works design, construction, inspection, or surveying fieldwork.
• Assists the maintenance and operations divisions in implementation of asset management software (Cartegraph).

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

​HOW TO APPLY: https://governmentjobs.com/jobs/4856979