Planning Senior GIS Analyst w/ City of Bellingham (WA)

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/cobwa/jobs/3862688/planning-senior-gis-analyst

​Nature of Work

The City of Bellingham is seeking a talented and motivated Senior GIS Analyst to join our award-winning team! Bellingham’s enterprise GIS is supported by an inter-departmental work group and has a reputation as one of the best in Washington. The City’s Planning and Community Development Department has a history of creative and innovative use of GIS in support of urban planning initiatives. Tools like the Housing Statistics Storymap (www.cob.org/housingstats) and the Development Dashboard (www.cob.org/devdashboard) are examples of how we share our data-rich resources with the community. Housing affordability, and climate resiliency are just two examples of the critical issues we are digging into with GIS support tools. If you are passionate about using GIS to help solve tough community challenges, we encourage you to apply!

​The Senior GIS Analyst provides a full range of Geographic Information System (GIS) support for departmental, inter-departmental, and interagency projects. Responsible for the management, quality control and delivery of GIS services for the Planning Department. Performs a wide variety of advanced analytical and geo-processing functions to create, maintain and retrieve data from the City’s GIS. Acts as project manager, or technical consultant and liaison to interdisciplinary project teams. Responsible for evaluating project requirements, providing guidance with respect to design and implementation of technical project framework; responsible for assignment and application of most-appropriate GIS resources to meet specific project needs; responsible for design, development, and implementation of GIS tools, geospatial databases, and statistical analysis products. Provides professional interpretation of spatial analysis results in terms appropriate to specific project disciplines including: urban planning, civil engineering, architecture, design, transportation, public safety, and environmental science. Presents results, and provides interpretive analysis, and/or expert testimony to project teams, department heads, elected officials, boards, commissions, judicial bodies, and the public.

The current full salary range for this position is $7,568/month - $9,170/month. Placement within the range is based on qualifications and professional experience in accordance with City policy. Employees receive step increases annually in accordance with the Teamsters (Supervisory and Professional Unit) Collective Bargaining Agreement and City policy.

City of Bellingham employees receive medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as life insurance and long-term disability. Additional benefits include flexible spending accounts, a medical insurance opt-out program, and access to our employee assistance program. All eligible City employees are enrolled in a Washington State Department of Retirement Systems pension plan. Additionally, employees may elect to participate in the City’s 457 deferred compensation retirement savings plan.  

Employees will receive 12 paid holidays in addition to one paid floating holiday each year. At the time of hire, employees will accrue 8 hours of sick leave and 10 hours of vacation per month. Vacation accruals increase based on years of service. Leave accruals are based on 1.0 FTE, accruals are pro-rated if part-time and require employees to be in paid status at least 120 hours/month.

For additional information regarding benefits and compensation Information please visit the following:

• Labor Agreements, Pay Schedules and E-Team Employee Handbook - City of Bellingham (cob.org)
• Employment Benefits - City of Bellingham (cob.org)

Closing Date/Time: Fri. 2/3/23 4:30 PM Pacific Time

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB:

1. Responsible for evaluation of Planning Department GIS program needs and development of appropriate GIS architecture to meet those needs. Coordinates with other City GIS and IT staff on decisions involving changes to enterprise databases, applications, and protocols.  
2. Leads integration of Planning Department data systems with GIS analytic functions. Identifies key business requirements; writes and produces appropriate GIS functional specifications and workflows to meet those requirements. Writes and updates data models, scripts, and programs in support of specific application needs such as asset management, monitoring land supply, housing inventory, watershed property acquisition model, statistical reporting, cartographic production, and automation of routine processes. Works within City legislative procedures, including the Planning Commission/City Council legislative process, and Municipal Code requirements. Applies knowledge of urban design principles, including 3D visualization, floor-area-ratio analysis, residential density modeling, and employment and population statistics.
3. Manages and monitors versioned edit and quality control processes on the City’s spatial data server. Designs editing and data update workflows to ensure business system requirements are achieved. Responsible for optimizing database design and data manipulation on the spatial data server. Serves as primary data steward for datasets related to Planning, Land Use, and Environmental features.
4. Coordinates work plan and provides support for special mapping and data analysis projects and services for other City departments, outside agencies, the public, private developers, and consultants. Facilitates technical dialogue with parties to determine product specifications and standards. Provides customized presentations, reports, and exhibits. May provide explanation and interpretation of research, determinations, analysis methods, and deliverable materials in private and public meetings. Effectively applies industry-standard cartographic design principles in the production of multi-media, digital, and hardcopy work products. Responsible for ensuring spatial data is accurately and appropriately portrayed for intended audiences, and uses.
5. Responsible for development and application of quality control measures on citywide and departmental GIS datasets. Ensures spatial integrity, attribute consistency, and proper integration between GIS data and other business systems.
6. Prepares and maintains documentation of GIS databases (metadata), procedures, standards, and other reference materials. Manages integration of this documentation with other City business systems.  
7. Prepares written reports and documentation which describe project or system status, procedures, functions, requirements, and recommendations. 
8. Coordinates and performs research, data collection, and data entry for the creation and maintenance of GIS data. 
9. Administers the City’s ArcGIS Server mapping services, including cartographic design, feature information delivery, system updates, and integration with key business systems. 
10. Creates and maintains ArcGIS online map services and story maps. Effectively applies industry-standard web mapping and web design principles. Functions as an administrator for ArcGIS Online Enterprise system. 
11. Responsible for annual City of Bellingham population estimate submittal to WA State Office of Financial Management (OFM). Requires understanding of permit system information, ability to perform complex queries and ensure data integrity of permit tracking system (Trakit).
12. Responsible for serving as point-of-contact, and compiling information for mandated state and federal reports (WA State OFM, U.S. Census Bureau, etc).