GIS Inventory Technician w/ City of Tukwila (WA)

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/tukwilawa/jobs/3491319/gis-inventory-technician-limited-duration
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The GIS Inventory Technician performs technical and field work to support Public Works records management and GIS efforts. The incumbent is responsible for organizing electronic files and integrating the data into existing systems, providing GIS collection and review of existing GIS inventory assets, and collaborating on the mapping of that inventory, to improve the overall management of the City’s assets.

This is a term-limited position. The anticipated duration of this assignment is 1-year; however, term-limited, temporary positions are subject to change and may either be extended or revoked at any time.
The City of Tukwila is one of the most diverse communities in the country, with more than 80 languages spoken in its schools. Tukwila has a strong business sector. With over 40,000 jobs and one of the region’s main retail destinations, over 150,000 people come to Tukwila every day to work, shop, and play. Anchored by Westfield Southcenter, which is the largest mall in the Pacific Northwest, Tukwila is a retail powerhouse. Tukwila hosts thousands of jobs in global aerospace and advanced manufacturing and is home to a number of corporate headquarters. It is also home to hundreds of small businesses, many of which are owned by members of Tukwila’s diverse international community.

Our Mission: To provide superior services that support a safe, inviting, healthy environment for our residents, businesses and guests.

• All potential team members are evaluated on their ability to embrace the following values:
• Caring –We support the diverse community we serve with compassion, empathy and kindness.
• Professional – We hold ourselves to the highest ethical standards and act with integrity and transparency. We are respectful and courteous with all.
• Responsive – We are timely and effective in the delivery of great customer service. We continually strive to find innovative ways to improve.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assisting with interpreting as-built drawings, imagery, and related source documents.
• Identifying and documenting relevant meta data for as-builts.
• Assisting with preparing documents and digitized files for incorporation into digital records center.
• Assisting in the creation of GIS polygons representing project areas and linking to related documents.
• Perform routine data management tasks to ensure accuracy, integrity, and completeness.
• Identifying problems, establishing facts, and drawing valid conclusions.
• May conduct system inventories, assembles records, and coordinates updates to master geodatabase with correct information.
• Uses asset management software, ESRI products, Laserfiche, and Trakit software to enter, track, and retrieve data for the various systems; and prepare reports as assigned.
• Operates basic survey equipment including, but not limited to, a handheld GPS data collection unit
• Edits file geodatabases with corrected information obtained from field and office work.
• Maintains a basic knowledge and understanding of current civil engineering and design principles, theories, practices and techniques.
• Establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with department heads, managers, supervisors, employees.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Reading and understanding technical material.
• Organizing with the ability to prioritize work and exercise independent judgment, wisdom, common sense, and initiative.
• Current principles, practices, terminology, and trends in Geographic Information Systems usage and modern land-based mapping application theory.
• Standard business applications including software required to accomplish the essential functions listed; Microsoft Office 365, Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS), ESRI GIS, Asset Management systems

​Education, Experience and Other Requirements
Required:

• High School diploma or GED equivalent
• One year of experience with databases and digitizing as-built drawings plans is preferred.

Preferred:

• A candidate with experience in ESRI ArcGISPro software; editing geodatabases within a multiuser GIS (enterprise-level) environment; and/or GIS data maintenance and geoprocessing is highly desirable.
• Some post-secondary education related to Information Technology, GIS, Geography, Civil Engineering, or related field AND some experience with utilizing geographic information systems including ESRI suite of products; OR an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.