GIS Technician II w/Portland Bureau of Transportation (pdx)

About the position:
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is seeking a detail-oriented GIS professional to join the Technology Services Division’s six-person GIS team as a GIS Technician II. The person filling this role will spend most of their time mapping transportation assets from construction plans and work order diagrams, but they’ll also be called on to provide GIS desktop support, write documentation, and conduct GIS analysis.

​What you’ll do:

• Digitize transportation assets;
• Perform quality control checks;
• Provide GIS desktop support to staff across the bureau;
• Attend and participate in team and division meetings;
• Write metadata and document mapping practices;
• Conduct spatial analysis and data summarization;
• Configure and maintain web-based maps and tools;
• Use cartographic and graphic design tools to represent spatial data as maps, charts and graphics;

As a person, you are:

• Detail-oriented: An organizer and planner who thrives on details and is uncompromising in consistency and accuracy.
• Collaborative: A professional who values partnership and develops and supports relationships to get things done.
• Curious: An explorer who asks questions and wants to understand how things work.

City of Portland Core Values:
Anti-racism | Communication | Collaboration | Equity | Transparency | Fiscal Responsibility
These values guide our actions as we serve the community and engage our workforce. 

Why work at the City of Portland?
The City of Portland workforce serves a population of over 650,000. We are culture- and solutions-driven, viewing every challenge as an opportunity to learn, improve, and share our expertise. We are committed to removing systemic barriers to resources, access, and opportunity. The City is a believer in ALL people and continues to actively recruit and retain diverse top talent every day. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, basic life, short- and long-term disability coverage to eligible employees and their families. If you are open-minded, motivated, community-focused, and self-aware, please apply yourself at the City of Portland today.
The City of Portland also participates in the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS). For more information on the City of Portland's benefits please click here.

Work Location
Currently, many positions with the City of Portland are being performed remotely due to COVID-19. Some employees are working from home full-time, while other roles cannot be filled in a remote status (firefighter, vehicle mechanic, street maintenance, etc.). In the future, current positions classified as “full-time remote” could: 1) remain full-time remote, 2) become a remote/onsite mix, or 3) revert to full-time at a city work location.