GIS Coordinator w/ City of West Linn

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​Description
Beautiful City, Fantastic benefits. Every other Friday off.
The City of West Linn is looking for a positive, dedicated and knowledgeable GIS Coordinator.
Under the direction of the City Engineering Program Manager, this position will coordinate a multi-user, city-wide GIS capability.  Works with city departments and other agencies to develop and maintain GIS services related to storage, retrieval, and analysis of geographically referenced data.

Examples of Duties

•  Contributes to a positive work environment.
• Maintains a positive relationship with contacts specific to them and positions outside the City organization
• Develops and maintains maps and database information for City utilities (water, sewer, street, and storm drainage systems.)
• Administers and manages the operation of GIS within the City, including software and hardware acquisition; standards compliance; database administration; and related system analysis and programming.
• Manages Intergovernmental Agreements (IGAs) involving GIS support from other agencies.
• Coordinates with management staff, support staff, technical personnel, or vendors to solve GIS application problems.
• Provides support in the development of short and long range plans; gathers, interprets, and prepares data for studies, reports and recommendations; coordinates activities with other departments and agencies, as directed.
• Provides technical support and makes presentations to managers, supervisors, other data processing personnel, and users.
• Provides job skill training in the use of computer hardware and software for GIS applications.
• Reviews contracts and provides recommendations/advice to higher authority.
• Installs and configures GIS application software; ensures maximization of the functionality of hardware systems.

An employee in this classification may perform any of the following duties; however, these examples do not include all the specific tasks that an employee may be expected to perform).

Qualifications
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a major or  specialization in computer science, MIS or related field, or any sufficient education, training and/or work experience which ensures the ability to perform the duties and responsibilities.   Three (3) or more years of increasingly responsible experience working with GIS.  Geography, facilities maintenance, automated mapping, and/or utilities experience preferred.  Considerable knowledge of modern land-based mapping application theory, principles, and practices; considerable knowledge of management information systems and spatial data systems, ARC/CAD, ARC/INFO, ARC/View.  Working knowledge of local area networks (particularly Windows NT). Please submit a cover letter and resume with your application.  A full job description can be found here (Download PDF reader)

Supplemental Information
The City of West Linn is committed to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace. Some positions require pre-employment drug testing, passing a medical exam and/or a police background check. Job related reference checks will be conducted prior to employment being offered.

EEO Policy:
The City of West Linn is committed to equal employment opportunity as a way to recruit, hire, and retain the most qualified employees. Moreover, it is the intent of the City to actively support and comply with local, state and federal law. Accordingly:

We conform to all the laws, statutes, and regulations concerning equal employment opportunities and affirmative action. We strongly encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply to all of our job openings. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, age, disability status, Genetic Information & Testing, Family & Medical Leave, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We prohibit Retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer or the government, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint or otherwise oppose discrimination.

Veterans Preference:
The City of West Linn provides qualifying veterans and disabled veterans with preference in employment in accordance with state law. Any candidate wishing to have their qualifying veteran's preference applied to the process must submit a qualifying document (DD Form 214 or 215) at the time of application, providing proof of eligibility that includes discharge status. Disabled veterans must also submit a copy of their Veteran's disability preference letter from the US Department of Veterans Affairs at the time of application, unless the information is included in the DD Form 214 or 215.