GIS Technician ‐ Position Description

Hiring Range $35,000 to $40,000 annually

The County Commission of Jefferson County (WV) is seeking a highly qualified individual for the full time, non‐supervisory position of GIS Technician.
The selected candidate will collect, edit, manipulate, transform, query, map and assure quality of all GIS and tabular data in the enterprise GIS. Primary maintenance layers include, but are not limited to, address points, building footprints, road centerlines, planning and emergency service layers. This position will also assist other departments with their mapping projects and geographic analysis through basic data maintenance, mapping, or analysis.
The GIS Technician position requires advanced computer skills, experience in GIS software (specifically ESRI ArcGIS), and higher education in Geographic and/or Computer Science, as well as experience with Microsoft Office in Windows XP. The ideal candidate will have a thorough understanding of geodatabases, shapefiles, AutoCAD DWG/DXF files, raster imagery, tables, and relational databases.
Strong personal skills include communicating effectively with managers, staff and clients; managing time and projects successfully and efficiently; and working alone or within a team with minimal supervision.
Important and Essential Duties
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GIS data creation, editing, and manipulation
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GIS data import/export functions
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Quality assurance/quality control
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Documentation and metadata
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Cartography, visualization, and reporting (maps, illustrations, diagrams, etc)
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Project planning, implementation, and management
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GIS data analysis (Staff Reviews of land development applications)
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Relate or Join non‐geographic attribute data to GIS data layers
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Database maintenance, design, manipulation, and integration (Access, GIS, Excel, etc)
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Knowledge of principles of geography and cartography
The ideal candidate may also have knowledge of:
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Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
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Geocoding
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Basic data modeling (Visual Basic or Model Builder)
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Aerial photo interpretation
Minimum Qualifications
Any combination of education and experience equivalent to one or both of the following:
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Bachelor's degree in GIS, Geography, Information Technology or closely related field and at least one year of academic or paid experience in GIS operation or applications.
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Four years of experience in operating, maintaining and implementing automated mapping and/or GIS systems. Page 1 of 2
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Portfolio is not required, but will be accepted if submitted.
To be considered for this position the candidates must submit the following:
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Resume (will NOT be accepted alone or in lieu of application)
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County application (includes verification of legal right to work in US and supplemental questionnaire)
Work in a typical office setting, utilizing a personal computer, speaking to the public in person and by phone, attending meetings, and sustained posture in a seated position for prolonged period of time. Majority of day is spent seated in the office using computers and software. Some time may be spent in the field collecting information for physical addresses, handling field verifications in a sometimes wet or dusty environment.
Employee benefits include West Virginia State Public Employees Retirement System Plan, paid health insurance, paid vacation leave, paid sick leave and 12 holidays minimum per year. Normal work hours are 9‐5, Monday through Friday, with paid lunch hour (35 hours).
Application can be obtained from the Jefferson County Addressing Office or online at the Jefferson County, WV website, http://www.jeffersoncountywv.org/general%20job%20announcements.html
Deadline for Submission of Applications is 5PM Friday, Nov. 16th, 2007
Applications and resumes can be submitted by mail (preferred), in person, or e‐mail to:
Jefferson County Addressing Office
116 E. Washington St. – Room 25
Charles Town, WV 25414
For questions, contact via e‐mail at addressing@jeffersoncountywv.org or call (304) 724‐6759