GIS Technician (UAS) w/Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians (Roseburg, OR)

The Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians is looking to hire a GIS technician who will also be in charge of the majority of the drone flights. This is a technician position, although there is a lot of room to grow.

https://www.cowcreek-nsn.gov/employment/ 

POSITION PURPOSE:
Reporting to the GIS Program Manager, the GIS Technician will support the ongoing maintenance and dissemination of data and applications in the GIS environment. Reporting to the Program Manager, the GIS

​Technician will work with various Tribal departments and programs to ensure that their needs for GIS Information are met on a day-to-day basis. They will create, edit, and maintain geographical data as well as create paper and web maps. The technician will also operate a Tribal unmanned aerial vehicle and assist in image processing.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Plan, coordinate, and execute successful UAV missions to capture images and videos of desired locations for Tribal departments.
• Responsible for researching flight restrictions to ensure drone flights comply with FAA rule
• Create maps and conduct simple analyses to support the needs of Tribal departments
• Create and update online field maps used for data collection in remote areas
• Responsible for monitoring, editing, transforming, and reclassifying data collected by field workers into appropriate databases and assist in collecting field data as needed
• Coordination of equipment check out by field staff
• Create and document procedures and metadata definitions
• Fulfill staff needs of large printing requests by managing plotter/scanner

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum two-year College Diploma in Geographic Information Systems, Geography, Planning, Natural

Sciences, Computer Science, or related field.

• FAA Part 107 License, or ability to obtain
• Experience operating UAV for the use of photography and collecting aerial images
• 2-3 years of experience and knowledge with GIS databases and editing using ESRI ArcGIS Pro

Software and/or other computer-related software;

• 2-3 years of experience in developing paper and web cartographic products using ArcGIS Pro and

ArcGIS Online (AGOL).

• Experience writing/operating Python and SQL script to automate processes
• Experience leveraging AGOL Web Applications for end-user operation (ie: ArcGIS Dashboards, Story

Maps, and Experiences.

• Experience/knowledge in a complementary field to GIS (planning, natural resources, forestry)
• Experience with field GPS devices and applications
• Capacity to troubleshoot and solve technical problems for office and field staff
• Strong professional, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills

• Flexible working style, self-initiative, self-motivation, and a willingness to work with teams to meet staffs' needs and project schedules
• Detail-oriented and highly organized, ethical
• Current valid Oregon Drivers’ License required.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.64 - $22.04 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Associate (Required)

Experience:

• ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online (AGOL): 2 years (Required)
• GIS database: 2 years (Required)
• GIS (planning, natural resources, forestry): 1 year (Required)