GIS Administrator

Under the general supervision of the Chief Information Officer (CIO), a GIS Administrator is integral in City efforts to develop a data-centric organization supporting data-based decision making and performance management. Creates tools (data visualizations, maps, dashboards) and analytical products for City staff and the public. This position supervises summer GIS interns.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

Flexible Work Arrangements: On days without in-person commitments, work from home with supervisor approval, supporting a healthy work-life balance.

Comprehensive Benefits: Health, dental, and retirement plans to support your financial and personal well-being, plus generous paid time off.

Professional Growth: Ongoing development and training, including support for obtaining or maintaining GIS certifications.

Make an Impact: Be a part of projects that directly improve the city’s infrastructure and quality of life for residents.

Essential Functions of Work:

Creates, edits, and maintains the City’s GIS database and supports integrated solutions.

Provides technical support and specialized training for City staff and public as appropriate.

Maintains a current and accurate GIS database using advanced technology that includes creating, editing, and updating GIS data, metadata, and documentation to ensure the ongoing access to current and accurate data for City plans and projects.

Serves as the technical resource on multiple projects involving data access and analysis and/or GIS applications and completes complex analyses to produce the desired products for the projects.

Participates in the development, implementation, and maintenance of enterprise data analytics and GIS solutions.

Manages data and GIS integrations with various enterprise business systems (asset management, police dispatching, permitting, etc.).

Analyzes and presents data via web, reports, and presentations.

Performs business/needs analysis, project management, and solution implementation.

Develops or creates new data through advanced methodologies including database manipulation techniques, ETL, translation or conversion from other platforms or databases, and the like.

Edits and validates data to ensure its accuracy and completeness, tests potential applications, and ensures accurate documentation; analyzes business/needs, data curation, data, and reporting.

Uses advanced software and statistical tools, builds custom models to analyze sets of data, temporal data, raster data, and map algebra.

Performs complex data analysis involving multiple levels of data and shares results via digital tools, dashboards, online and printed maps.

Serves as a technical resource for assigned projects including assisting in discovery, needs assessment, planning, execution, and delivery of projects for customers.

Works with multiple work groups to define project data objectives and completes complex analyses to produce the desired products for the projects.

Identifies and evaluates new data analysis, visualization and GIS technologies, products, and services and makes recommendations regarding their potential application based on improved capabilities.

Provides customized support and training for City staff and the public by conducting sessions or selecting appropriate training resources.

Participates in the development, implementation, and maintenance of enterprise GIS solutions such as geodatabase, server, internet, and desktop applications.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of GIS and/or data analytics theory and practical application.

Knowledge of enterprise databases, data design, server/network technology, and web and cloud technology.

Knowledge of project management, process management and change management.

Data management skills – data health, ETL, data wrangling and prep.

Esri GIS Software skills.

Microsoft PowerBI and/or Tableau skills.

Reporting tool skills.

Microsoft SQL Server skills.

Web server technology skills.

Microsoft Office Suite skills.

Ability to research and understand emerging technology.

Ability to communicate verbally and in writing to all levels of an organization.

Ability to communicate technical subjects to lay audiences.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in Geography, Cartography, Engineering, Computer Science, Data Analytics or other relevant field and some experience as a Data or GIS Analyst or in a comparable role in a similar organization, or any equivalent combination of education and experience.