GIS Specialist (FT)

The City of Brooklyn Park is expanding its GIS team! We’re hiring an emerging GIS professional to support our growing needs for geospatial innovation. As our GIS Specialist, you’ll work directly with city departments to manage our enterprise GIS, modernize public services, tell engaging data stories, promote government transparency and racial equity, and more. Apply today to be a part of our award-winning GIS program and play a key role in shaping its future!

• Lead a wide array of GIS and data analysis projects
• Collaborate with the GIS & Data Analysis Coordinator to manage the city’s enterprise GIS
• Streamline city department operations with spatial analysis and data integration
• Build internal and public GIS applications to distribute and democratize city data
• Track local demographic information to inform the city’s goals and initiatives
• Support the city’s ArcGIS users with their training and software needs
• Create, document, and automate enterprise GIS datasets and workflows
• Partner with a rock star Communications team to promote the city’s programs and mission
• Ensure our GIS products meet city branding, accessibility, and other quality standards

Work Environment 

As a technology-heavy position, this position can be conducted remotely up to three days a week, with one office day including Wednesdays. Remote employees will need to confirm they have access to:

• A stable internet connection

• An ergonomically appropriate workspace

Education

Associate’s degree in geography, GIS, data analysis, public administration or another related field

Experience 

One (1) year of experience in GIS and data analysis

Equivalency

An equivalent combination of education and experience closely related to the duties of the position MAY be considered. Examples of equivalencies accepted, but not limited to:  

• No degree & 3 years of highly-related experience
• Unrelated degree with GIS Certificate & 2 years of highly-related experience

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Proficiency with ArcGIS Desktop software (preferably ArcGIS Pro)
• Experience with creating and editing spatial datasets
• Knowledge of statistical analysis
• Experience with data analysis and geoprocessing
• Experience with ArcGIS Online
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and direction
• Ability to translate highly technical information into plain language
• Ability to establish effective working relationships with outside parties
• Ability to develop and maintain positive and professional relationships with internal and external customers
• Ability to collaborate with various city departments, residents, neighborhood leaders, city officials, media representatives, and the general public
• Ability to be organized, multi-task, passionate, work-driven, and creative 
• Ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and effectively, both in verbal and written formats including effective public speaking and presentation skills and technique
• Ability to relate and work effectively with people from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, racial, and ethnic backgrounds
• Ability to provide a level of customer service that meets/exceeds customer expectations
• Embrace and engage in cultural shift toward Continuous Improvement

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with enterprise geodatabases
• Experience with Arcade
• Experience with Python, especially to perform spatial analysis
• Experience with cartography and application design
• Experience with demographic analysis
• Previous experience working with people from various cultural, socioeconomic, racial, and ethnic backgrounds
• Fluency in Spanish, Hmong, Russian, Somali, Lao or Vietnamese language(s)

Physical Requirements and Work Conditions 

Ability to meet physical demands of the job, including but not limited to:

• Office environment; exposure to computer screens; repetitive keyboarding movement; working closely with others, with frequent interruptions
• Ability to remain in a stationary position for prolonged periods
• Must be able to transport equipment or otherwise move 5-10 pounds occasionally
• High attention to detail and deadlines

Background Check
The City has determined that a criminal background check and/or qualifications check may be necessary for certain positions with this job title. Applicants may be required to sign an informed consent form allowing the City to obtain their criminal history and/or verify their qualifications in connection with the position sought. Applicants who do not sign the informed consent form will not be further considered for the position.

Selection Process 

The selection process will consist of one or more of the following steps: a rating of relevant education and experience and/or an oral examination (100%). It is important that your application show all the relevant education and experience you possess. This information will be used to determine which candidates will proceed in the selection process. A submitted application is also used to verify the answers to any supplemental questions. Only those candidates who attain a passing score (70%) on each step in the selection process will be placed on the eligible list. Human Resources Department reserves the right to limit the number in any phase of the selection process. 

About Brooklyn Park

Brooklyn Park is a thriving northwestern suburb of Minneapolis and the sixth largest city in the state with over 80,000 residents and 30,000 jobs. As the 11th fastest growing city in Minnesota, the city has become even more vibrant because of our remarkable racial and cultural diversity. 61 percent of residents are people of color, 22 percent were born outside the US, and more than a quarter speak a language other than English at home.  

Department/Division: Administration/Communications Division

Application Review Process: In order to minimize bias in the hiring process, the hiring manager will review the applications without candidate identifiers. The hiring manager will only receive the information applicants submit in their online application. Applicant names and attachments will not be revealed until the top candidates have been pre-selected for interviews. As such, you are STRONGLY encouraged to completely fill out the application.

Supplemental Documentation: At your discretion, you may submit a cover letter, resume, online work portfolio, and references, but these materials will not be provided to the hiring manager until after the applicant review has been completed.  

Anticipated Work Schedule: Full-time, non-exempt, non-union position subject to a flexible schedule that includes a standard eight-hour work day (8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.); may include occasional evening and weekend hours.

Anticipated Start Date:  March

Anticipated Hiring Wage: $74,900.80 to $80,995.20 annually

We welcome applications from all individuals, including (but not limited to): people of all abilities, persons of color, Veterans, LGBTQ and women. If you need these materials in an alternate format or if you have a disability related need and need assistance with the application process, please contact Human Resources at either 763-493-8016 or via e-mail at humanresources@brooklynpark.org.

Salary : $74,901 - $96,242