GIS Technician I #26-4-2

Position Details

LEAVENWORTH COUNTY JOB OPENING VACANCY #26-4-2
Posted 4/1/26
POSITION: GIS Technician I, GIS
SALARY: \$24.03-\$26.01 /hour (Full-Time, Benefits Eligible)

County Employees

May submit their application to the Human Resources Department, 1st Floor Room 104, in the County Courthouse, via email to hr@leavenworthcounty.gov, or via fax to (913) 684-1028.

General Public

May apply at the Leavenworth Workforce Center, 515 Limit Street, Leavenworth, Kansas or EMAIL applications to hr@leavenworthcounty.gov or fax the application to (913) 684-1028.

Job Description

THE POSITION CLOSES WHEN FILLED

Responsibilities

• Maintain the County Appraisers maps in compliance with KSA 79-1459, including interpreting property legal descriptions, plats, and surveys, and accurately drawing them on mylar maps.
• Create and edit digital maps in geodatabases and shapefiles using ESRI ArcMap software.
• Add annotations and text to digital map layers for clarity and accuracy.
• Link Excel spreadsheets, derived from county Appraisers CAMA files, to generate specific maps.
• Digitize subdivisions, agricultural maps, and other relevant data using a digitizer table.
• Create custom maps by delineating parcels with graphic tools or querying map layers in ArcMap using tools like Buffer.
• Perform quality control (QC) work on map layers using ArcCatalog and ArcView to ensure data accuracy and integrity.
• Create ArcReader maps utilizing ArcPublisher software.
• Manage aerial photos and vector layers through ArcSDE.
• Perform data entry tasks within the Appraisers property records system.
• Curate and maintain the Map Work Card archive for future reference.
• PLOT large-format paper maps from digital files for physical distribution.

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of office policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of the principles, techniques and equipment used with ESRI ArcMap software.
• Knowledge of legal terminology concerning land descriptions.
• Knowledge of land surveying sufficient to convert data for mapping.
• Knowledge of property transaction records located in the County departments.
• Knowledge of photogrammetry, geo referencing digital images.
• Knowledge of data input and conversion capabilities to allow graphic and non-graphic data to be converted separately and linked together at a later date using Excel, Access, and ArcMap.
• Knowledge of graphic routine that calculates the area of a parcel and the knowledge to locate database records by graphic element.
• Skill in performing complex map drafting, and computing areas and closures from legal descriptions and maps using algebra, geometry and a trigonometry.
• Skill in operating and maintaining map reprographics equipment.