GIS Technician III w/ City of Portland, Bureau of Environmental Services

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/portlandor/jobs/2029372/gis-technician-iii

​The Position
GIS Technician IIIs perform advanced specialized work in the use of Geographic Information Systems.

The GIS Technician III position, located in the Bureau of Environmental Services (BES) Mapping, Data, and Application Services (MDAS) division, provides lead direction to a team of GIS and CAD Technicians in the performance of duties related to the disposition of BES assets in the Sewer and Stormwater Collection System data layers and asset management database. 

Additional duties include records research, establishment of best practices, assignment of tasks to team members, quality assurance/quality control of work performed, contributions to process improvement, and ensuring compliance with bureau standard practices and business rules.

External applicants start at the entry salary rate.  This classification is represented by the Professional and Technical Employees Local 17 (PTE-17).  To view this labor agreement, please go to https://www.portlandoregon.gov/bhr/27840 and click on the appropriate link.

To Qualify
​The following minimum qualifications are required for this position:

1. Advanced knowledge and experience applying Geographic Information Systems (GIS) concepts, practices, and techniques, including mapping, editing, and attribute data conversion, transfer, manipulation, and analysis.
2. Knowledge and experience interpreting the terminology, methods, practices, techniques, and nomenclature used in surveying, engineering, and construction design drawings, maps, and records. 
3. Ability and experience establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with bureau staff and management, members of the public, and others encountered in the course of work.
4. Knowledge and experience applying the principles and techniques used in providing lead work direction to other technical staff, including the management and direction of work, planning, monitoring, and organization.
5. Knowledge and experience applying the methods, procedures, and skills for data gathering, research, archiving, and retrieving historical maps and records information.

The Recruitment Process
An evaluation of each applicant's training and experience, as demonstrated in your resume and responses to the supplemental questions weighted 100%. Do not attach materials not requested. Only candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be placed on the equally ranked eligible list. You have 14 days from the notice of the examination results to let us know if you disagree with your results. Please read the City of Portland Administrative Rule 3.01 for complete information. Additional evaluation may be required prior to establishment of the eligible list and/or final selection.  

Application Instructions
Applicants must submit a professional résumé and responses to the attached supplemental questions online, specifically focused on your qualifications for this position as identified in the "To Qualify" section of this announcement in accordance with the following Application Instructions:

Your résumé and responses to the attached supplemental questions will be the basis for our evaluation of your qualifications for this position. Incomplete or inappropriate information may result in disqualification.

• Your responses to the supplemental questions should include details describing your education, training and/or experience, and where obtained, which clearly reflects your qualifications for each of the numbered items in the "To Qualify" section of this announcement.
• Your résumé should support the details described in your responses to the supplemental questions.
• If you are requesting Veteran's Preference, as identified below, please describe in your responses to your supplemental questions and resume any transferrable skills obtained during your military service and how they relate to each of the required minimum qualifications under the "To Qualify" section above.
• It is recommended that your résumé not exceed a total of two (2) pages.

Please note, all completed applications for this position must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm, on the closing date of this recruitment.  All applications must be submitted via the City's online application process.  Do not attach materials not requested.   E-mailed and/or faxed applications will not be accepted.

If you are requesting Veteran's Preference, attach a copy of your DD214 / DD215 and / or Veteran's Administration letter stating your disability to your profile, as well as checking the box identifying yourself as a Veteran. You must request Veteran's Preference AND include a copy of your documentation for each recruitment you apply for.Veteran's Preference documentation must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM on the closing date of this recruitment.

Non-citizen applicants must be authorized to work in the United States at time of application.

It is the policy of the City of Portland that no person shall be discriminated against based on race, religion, color, sex, marital status, family status, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or source of income. The City values diversity and encourages everyone who is interested in employment with the City to apply. If you wish to identify yourself as an individual with a disability under the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 and will be requesting accommodation, the requests must be made to the Analyst(s) named below No Later Than the Closing Date of This Announcement.

Questions?
Teresa Dahrens, Senior Human Resources Analyst
Bureau of Human Resources
[email protected]
(503) 823-4516