GIS Analyst

About the role

This position will focus on City-wide uses of GIS including systems integration, server-based centralized GIS applications, database development, and process automation. This position will serve as backup for systems administration and planning.

Responsibilities

• Integrates GIS with existing or new City systems and processes by identifying possible uses of GIS within City systems and processes; working with clients to define needs and manage expectations; and developing special aspects of data collection, analysis, or dissemination to successfully integrate these systems.
• Designs and develops GIS application procedures and programs as required; tests procedures and programs to assure that desired results are achieved; and makes necessary changes to correct deficiencies.
• Affords assistance in management of GIS data or the maintenance of data quality assurance and quality control standards.
• Performs moderate to complex GIS analytical and geoprocessing functions, including input, editing, manipulation, management, analysis and output of spatial and tabular data sets.
• Meets and communicates effectively with internal users, vendors, and consultants in determining most appropriate approach in providing GIS functionality.
• Operates GIS computer equipment, such as workstations, printers, plotters, wide format scanners, and GPS units as required.
• Creates appropriate documentation of designed or integrated systems; assists with development of training and help documents; provides training and technical support as needed.
• Affords assistance in geodatabase design and implementation by using available data modeling, programming, and management tools to implement and maintain GIS database applications.
• Serves as backup in GIS systems administration by assisting the GIS Coordinator in managing GIS hardware and software assets including intranet server and SQL Server database server.

Requirements

• Formal Education/Knowledge: Work requires broad knowledge in a general professional or technical field. Knowledge is normally acquired through four years of college resulting in a Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Experience: Minimum of two years of experience in a related field.
• Certifications and Other Requirements: Valid Driver's License.

Qualifications

• Reading: Work requires the ability to read and understand complex legal descriptions, technical manuals, and other manuals as required.
• Math: Work requires the ability to perform geometric or trigonometric calculations in order to solve a problem. Will frequently need to perform basic arithmetic and statistical operations.
• Writing: Work requires the ability to write documentation for complex systems including user's manuals, reports, and procedural papers.
• Managerial: Semi-Complex - Work requires functioning as a lead worker performing essentially the same work as those directed, and includes overseeing work quality, training, instructing, and scheduling work.
• Policy/Decision Making: Moderate - The employee normally performs the job by following established standard operating procedures and/or policies. There is a choice of the appropriate procedure or policy to apply to duties. More complex work as well as decisions with more significant impacts are typically reviewed prior to being finalized.
• Budget Responsibility: Has no budgetary responsibility.
• Technical Skills: Comprehensive Application - Work requires a comprehensive, practical knowledge of a technical field with use of analytical judgment and decision-making abilities appropriate to the work environment of the organization.
• Interpersonal/Human Relations Skills: Moderate - In addition to the sharing of information, interactions at this level may also include providing advice to others outside direct reporting relationships on specific problems or general policies/procedures. In many of the interactions, contacts may require the consideration of different points of view to reach agreement. Elements of persuasion may be necessary to gain cooperation and acceptance of ideas.

Skills

• Knowledge of GIS software such as ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Enterprise.
• Experience using programming languages such as Python or SQL to automate GIS processes.
• Experience with IT customer service.
• Experience introducing innovative GIS solutions or resolving complex GIS challenges in the career.

Benefits

• Vacation Leave: 14 days per year, increasing with longevity.
• Sick Leave: 12 days per year.
• Holidays: 12 paid holidays per year, including one floating holiday the first full pay period of January.
• Health Insurance: Three health plans available to select from at a group rate.
• Dental Insurance: Two dental plans available to select from at a group rate.
• Vision Insurance: Available at a group rate.
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Health Care and Dependent Care accounts available.
• Short Term Disability Insurance: City-paid coverage.
• Cancer Benefit: City-paid coverage.
• Life Insurance: City-paid insurance valued at twice the annual salary ($400,000 maximum); additional life insurance for self and/or dependent is available at employee's cost.
• Longevity pay beginning at year six.
• Tuition Assistance: $5,250 per calendar year.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Onsite wellness center/clinic.
• Access to the Goodyear Recreation Center.
• RoBust employee well-being program.
• Free identify theft monitoring and protection with Aura.
• Deferred Compensation Plan: 2% city match (employee contributes 1%).
• Retirement Health Savings: $22.50 city contribution (employee contributes $12.50 per pay period).
• Retirement: Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) Defined Benefit plan with mandatory city and employee contributions currently at 12.00%. Plan includes Long Term Disability Benefit.

Pay

$82,445.24 - $122,390.55 Annually

Schedule

Full-Time