GIS Cartographer 2 w/ Pierce County, WA (Tacoma)

Summary
Core Daily Responsibilities:

• Reviews all subdivision documents, boundary line revisions and condominium plans, prior to recording to determine compliance with statutory requirements and ensure accuracy with legal description and ownership for segregation and/or other changes for property transactions.
• Identify, locate, and updates all subdivision documents, boundary line revisions and condominiums in SDE using Coordinate geometry (COGO) in ArcGIS Pro.
• Writes concise legal descriptions which specifically identify real property parcels; compares adjoining property legal descriptions for overlaps or gaps and updates GIS.
• Calculates area for new and existing parcels; prorates existing assessed values among all parcels; obtains updated values from appraisers; determines location of all buildings.
• Makes changes within the tax administration program to remove from, or add to, tax rolls specific kinds of property.
• Utilizes aerial photos to assist in process of locating buildings, boundaries, and forest Lands in GIS.

This announcement is not intended to reflect all duties to be performed by our next team member but presents a descriptive list of the range of duties that may be performed.  To view the complete classification, click here. 

​Qualifications

• An associates degree in geography, engineering, GIS or related field and 
• Two or more years of digital (computerized) mapping, related field work or applied use of GIS technology experience for a municipal planning/zoning office, surveyor, or civil engineering office. 
• Additional education or related experience may substitute for the recruiting requirements.

Preferred Requirements:

• Knowledge of County GIS data bases
• Knowledge of Coordinate geometry (COGO), photogrammetry and land surveying techniques.
• Knowledge and understanding of county and municipal subdivision codes.
• Knowledge of all types of legal descriptions.
• Knowledge of property tax ordinances and legislation.
• Knowledge of tax assessment rules, regulations, and procedures.
• Knowledge of fundamentals of real property appraisal, property title, encumbrance, and transfer.
• Knowledge of basic algebra and geometry used in calculating property size and value.

HOW TO APPLYhttps://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/piercecountywa/jobs/4305155/gis-cartographer-2