GIS Specialist

(Auburn, Indiana) DeKalb County Government’s Department of Development Services has an immediate opening for a full-time entry level GIS Specialist. This position performs upkeep of DeKalb County’s cadastral data, reviews legal descriptions and surveys that come in for recording and reviews subdivision and addresses., The GIS Specialist will create, digitize, edit and display GIS data, metadata and land records including but not limited to street infrastructure, tax parcels, subdivisions, sales/conveyance, encumbrance, neighborhoods and addresses. This position also assists other County offices with pre-review, review and approval or rejection of all deeds or other documents to be recorded containing a legal description to maintain accurate cadastral dataset, researching historical documents as needed.

We are looking for someone with a minimum of an Associate’s degree in geography or Geographic Information Systems or currently enrolled in a degree program in geography, Geographic Information Science, planning or a minimum of two (2) years’ work experience in GIS field or any combination of relevant education and experience equivalent to Bachelor’s degree. Valid driver’s license is required.

A successful candidate will have a minimum of two (2) years’ experience with ESRI’s suite of products such as ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise. Experience using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, and Outlook) preferred.

Pulled from the full job description

• AD&D insurance
• Health insurance
• Retirement plan
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Health savings account
• Dental insurance, Work hours are Monday - Friday, 8 am to 4 pm (35-hour work week) in office with a flexible lunch.

Wages are $20 - $25/hr. - DOE

What can you expect when you work for DeKalb County Government?

· Competitive pay

· Benefit package - medical, dental, vision, Rx, AD&D, STD, life insurance

· Retirement Plans/Government Pension

· Holidays

· Generous Paid Time Off

· Direct deposit, * Dental insurance

• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance