GIS Technician I w/Eugene Water & Electric Board (OR)

Application received by March 21, 2025, will be included in the first review. Depending on the volume of applications received, additional reviews may not be conducted. Interested applicants are encouraged to submit their applications early.

The Eugene Water & Electric Board is currently seeking a GIS Technician to perform Geographic Information System (GIS) work under general supervision, usually by Supervisor or senior GIS technical staff.   The successful candidate will be responsible for performing technical work in multi-tier GIS operations environments.  Duties include digital data entry and management, executing applications, project/task management, and producing maps and related graphic output.
GIS Technicians are also responsible for:

• Creating, editing and maintaining utility infrastructure and other data in accordance with EWEB standards.
• Working with basic database concepts and objects.
• Utilizing multiple data sources, software & tools to ensure data integrity.
• Researching, identifying and resolving discrepancies in attribute data.
• Read and interpret utility technical drawings for asset information to enter, edit, and update spatial and tabular data.

The successful candidate will have knowledge of and direct experience in:

• Electric transmission and distribution systems is highly desired for optimum candidate success.
• GIS editing and geospatial processing methods, techniques and capabilities.
• GIS database structures, to include geometric networks, and geographic data sources.
• Cartographic principles and practices pertaining to map symbols, line work, colors and patterns, thematic content, etc.
• Geospatial technical concepts and terminology in order to convey this information to supervisors, other employees, administrators and public officials.

The starting salary for this position is commensurate with knowledge, skills, education, and experience as it relates to the position.  The hiring ranges for the positions are as follows: $68,048.34 - $81,985.95

HOW TO APPLY
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