GIS Technician w/City of Port Angeles (WA)

www.cityohttps://www.cityofpa.us/1303/GIS-Technician---Public-Worksfpa.us/jobcenter

Salary Details $60,188.96 - $71,857.76
Deadline Aug 14, 2023
Required Experience 0 - 1 years

​Nature of Work:
Under general supervision of the Assistant Director of Power Systems, provides support to the City’s geographic information system (GIS) and maintenance management system (MMS).

• Cartographic mapping production with adherence to the city’s mapping standards.
• Perform GIS mapping updates and data entry referencing construction plans, field sketches and miscellaneous information.
• Perform field inspections to resolve mapping discrepancies.
• Create custom reports from the GIS and MMS databases.
• Manage information in an orderly and logical manner consistent with the city’s GIS directory and database structure.
• Provide limited GIS and MMS user support.
• Under supervision perform rudimentary system support to our MMS.
• Provide administrative activities in support of the GIS and MMS.
• Document scanning.
• Order and stock plotter and printer (large format) consumables.
• Research city records.

Salary:
$60,188.96 - $71,857.76 annually ($28.937 - $34.547 per hour) Excellent benefits include longevity pay after completion of 5 years, medical, dental and vision coverage for employee and dependents, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, vacation/sick leave accrual, PERS retirement and deferred compensation plan matching. Employee shares 12.5% of the medical premium. Position is represented by AFSCME Local 1619.

Qualifications:
Education:

• Two-year college degree in engineering or surveying technology, ESRI certification in Desktop and one year of experience as a GIS technician in an engineering or utility (operations) setting.
• Or, Two-year college degree in planning, environmental or computer science and three years of office or field experience in an engineering or utility (operations) setting using ESRI or maintenance management software.

Experience:

• Must have computer experience with ESRI, Crystal Reports, Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint, SQL Server (or equivalent RDBMS), and Cityworks (or equivalent MMS).
• Possession of a valid Washington State driver's license at the time of appointment, or the ability to obtain one within thirty (30) days, and a driving record acceptable to the City's Risk Manager.

​Knowledge of:

• Cartographic mapping.
• Gis principles.
• Database principles.
• Basic project administration.
• Utility operations and construction projects.
• Maintenance management systems.
• File management.

Ability to:

• Operate large format plotters and scanners.
• Prepare cartographic maps using ArcMap.
• Query databases.
• Create custom reports.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with fellow employees and the general public.
• Apply City and Department policies and procedures.
• Read, write, and speak the English language at a level necessary for efficient job performance.