CHRISTINA FRIEDLE
  • Home
  • About Me
  • Portfolio
  • Resume | CV
  • Contact
  • Blog

geospatial: jobs| internships | events | news | more

GIS Supervisor w/Tacoma Water (WA)

3/13/2023

 
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/tacoma/jobs/3915700/gis-supervisor
​
Tacoma Water is looking for a Geographical Information System (GIS) Supervisor to join their amazing team! The GIS Supervisor plays a key role in guiding the direction, innovation, and sustainment of Tacoma Water’s GIS capability. This role will supervise a team of seven represented GIS members who work to keep Water’s GIS maps, apps and data accurate in support of Water operations. In this role you will help to shape the GIS strategic direction from both an architectural and implementation perspective. The position will work with appropriate department staff to make modifications to the GIS infrastructure, training, and support processes to align with the strategic direction of Water.

​Responsibilities Include:
  • Supervise a team of GIS professionals represented by various labor unions by motivating, training, and delegating assignments; monitoring performance; conducting performance evaluations; and taking disciplinary/corrective action.
  • Foster environment of learning and collaboration by setting performance standards and expectations; providing feedback; and supporting career development of staff.
  • Direct and support geospatial team in the automation of GIS workflows and streamline processes and procedures
  • Act as a department liaison between the Tacoma Water GIS team and other information technology groups within the utility to ensure the overall health of the GIS environment.
  • Engage with customers, end users, GIS professionals, IT professionals, and management to discuss GIS solutions, business needs, and desired outcomes.
    Prioritize activities of the Geospatial team, in alignment with Business Services, Operational Technology, and Tacoma Water priorities.
  • Participates in key planning and decision-making activities and provides leadership and guidance to staff
  • Mature the GIS service delivery model by developing Service Portfolio, and Service Level Agreements (SLA’s)
  • Perform hiring activities such as recruitment, applicant review, applicant interviews, and make hiring recommendations of staff.
  • Design, plan, and implement long term GIS solutions to support business customers and their changing needs across the water utility.
  • Research, investigate, and make recommendations regarding development, issuance, and evaluation of responses for RFPs and RFQs for the acquisition of software, hardware and professional services contracts
  • Develop organizational design plan and make recommendations to the Operational Technology
  • Services Assistant Division Manager and Business Services Section Manager, to include reporting structure of the team, team size, concentration of technical skill sets and behavioral
  • competencies, and enhancing/streamlining process flows
    Adapts standard project approaches and templates to unique situations
  • Anticipates, assesses, and responds to changing customer needs
  • Actively seeks opportunities to improve business practices and provide innovative solutions.

Qualifications
Minimum Education*
Bachelor's degree (may prefer/require Master's degree)
Minimum Experience*
5 years of software development, software architecture and database/ data warehouse experience including 1 year prior at senior, lead and/or supervisory level.
*Equivalency: 1 year of experience = 1 year of education

Desired Qualifications:
  • 4 years of proven expertise in GIS analysis using ESRI software or other related experience in information technology
  • 3 or more years of lead or supervisory experience with demonstrated success in leading teams
    Experience trouble shooting all types of technical issues and providing support on GIS applications, systems, ESRI software and supporting tools.
  • Recent experience developing agency-wide information technology system architecture in support of GIS application development using ArcGIS Enterprise (Server and/or Portal)
  • Knowledge and experience in all systems development life cycle stages.
  • Possession of industry certifications such as ITIL, GISP, or other technical certifications.

Knowledge & Skills
  • Strong customer focus through building customer relationships, positive attitude, and proven methods to effectively manage customer interactions.
  • Strong project management skills.
  • Experience with geospatial technologies and systems.
  • Current knowledge of ESRI’s GIS software platform including ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Hub, SDE for SQL server, and ArcGIS Desktop. Familiar with mobile GIS, image processing, data analytics tools, scripting/programming, and spatial visualization.
  • Experience in vendor management, procurement, and contracting.
  • Pursues recommended training and industry certifications to stay current in the field.
  • Knowledge of basic managerial principals including development of goals, translation into a work program, development of budgets.

Comments are closed.

    Categories

    All
    Applied GIS
    Articles
    Books
    Cartography
    Competition
    Events
    GIS
    GIS Data
    GIS Day
    Grants
    Internships
    Jobs
    Maps
    Oregon
    Podcast
    Portalnd
    Portland
    Remote Sensing
    Scholarships
    Surveying
    UAS
    Web Mapping
    Women In GIS

    Archives

    June 2024
    May 2024
    April 2024
    March 2024
    February 2024
    January 2024
    December 2023
    November 2023
    October 2023
    September 2023
    August 2023
    July 2023
    June 2023
    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011
    June 2011
    May 2011
    April 2011
    March 2011
    February 2011
    January 2011

    RSS Feed

Contact me

  • Home
  • About Me
  • Portfolio
  • Resume | CV
  • Contact
  • Blog