What are the responsibilities and job description for the GIS Technician position at City of Osage Beach?
General
The City of Osage Beach is seeking highly motivated, solution-oriented individuals to join the Engineering Department. As a member of the Engineering team, the GIS Technician will be part of a culture of innovation, initiative, and collaboration. Using the City’s GIS Master Plan as a guiding principle, this position will give the opportunity to showcase expertise and ingenuity. The GIS Technician provides advanced technical support for GIS services and serves as a technical lead on various projects. The GIS Technician provides analysis and display of geographic data to staff, citizens, and other stakeholders. The GIS Technician provides a broad range of services including web development, database maintenance, and general mapping/data requests.
Supervision Received
The GIS Technician is under the direct supervision of the City Engineer.
Supervision Exercised
The City of Osage Beach is seeking highly motivated, solution-oriented individuals to join the Engineering Department. As a member of the Engineering team, the GIS Technician will be part of a culture of innovation, initiative, and collaboration. Using the City’s GIS Master Plan as a guiding principle, this position will give the opportunity to showcase expertise and ingenuity. The GIS Technician provides advanced technical support for GIS services and serves as a technical lead on various projects. The GIS Technician provides analysis and display of geographic data to staff, citizens, and other stakeholders. The GIS Technician provides a broad range of services including web development, database maintenance, and general mapping/data requests.
Supervision Received
The GIS Technician is under the direct supervision of the City Engineer.
Supervision Exercised
Not Applicable.
The following examples are meant to be illustrative only and are not intended to be all-inclusive:- Works with the Engineering and Public Works departments to identify and create geospatial data, maps, applications, analysis, and reports.
- Develop and manages GIS mobile applications and offline editing.
- Conducts and coordinates GIS training to City staff.
- Performs a variety of GIS data modeling, conversion, maintenance, quality assurance, and documentation tasks.
- Creates and maintains public-facing interactive GIS web pages.
- Provides support for the diagnosis, repair, and maintenance of the ArcGIS platform, database, and software and escalates to vendors as needed.
- Providers incident and service request support for Public Works.
- Configure and maintain ESRI ArcGIS Enterprise servers.
- Manage and maintain ESRI geodatabases.
- Conducts field data collection
- Train other team members and power users on GIS and other GIS technologies and provide guidance as needed.
- Must know how to use ESRI ArcGIS software to enter, edit and output geographic information, and be familiar with the Windows operating system and file systems.
- Strong knowledge of Structure Query Language (SQL), Triggers, and Stored Procedures.
- Knowledge of developing Crystal Reports and Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services reports.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Server Administration, Python scripting and workflow/data automation, and Arcade scripting.
- Ability to review and interpret routine to moderately complex construction plans, final plats, legal descriptions, surveys and field-collected data used in the digital data creation process.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing. Must have a basic understanding of CMMS software.
- Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year college or university in information system management, GIS, or a related field; Minimum 2 years’ experience using ESRI ArcGIS software in a municipal or related environment.
- Experience in assessing client needs and translating them into GIS products and services.
- Experience working with GIS applications for water, wastewater, storm water, and electric utilities is highly desirable. General knowledge of municipal agency GIS uses within Community Development, Municipal Services, Parks/Recreation/Tourism, Public Safety, and utilities.
- Experience with OPENGOV is highly desirable.
- Valid driver’s license required.
- GIS Certificate/training preferred.
or
- Any combination of education, training, or experience would qualify for the position as determined by the City Administrator and the City Engineer.
Salary : $48,595 - $72,893
