GIS Mapping & Database Specialist

Job Summary: The GIS Specialist plays a vital role in supporting and enhancing REV’s mapping data systems by providing prompt and professional customer service, maintaining high-quality data, and ensuring accurate, accessible GIS information. This position is responsible for collecting, managing, and analyzing geospatial data; creating maps, visualizations, and online GIS applications; and performing data conversions across platforms such as AutoCAD, M4, Vetro, and ArcGIS. The role also includes assisting in the development of GIS-based databases and applications, supporting process improvements, and contributing to quality initiatives. The Specialist ensures effective data storage, security, and visualization to support organizational decision-making and serves as a knowledgeable resource on GIS technologies and best practices. ESSENTIAL DUTIES, FUNCTIONS & KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES: (include but are not limited to) Specialist I:

• Provides prompt, courteous service to all internal and external customers
• Prioritizes and addresses customer needs and demands in a professional manner, providing follow-up and developing cooperative relationships
• Identifies opportunities and recommends methods to improve processes and procedures
• Assists in design and implementation of quality improvement initiatives on departmental level
• Assists team members in completion of tasks and assignments to ensure continuity of service
• Assists in maintaining various databases of special information making up the enterprise GIS and other databases and applications of interest
• Assists in upgrades, and maintaining database software and hardware
• Ensures that data quality and information is consistently maintained and reliably accessible for organizational uses
• Performs data conversions across different software applications such as AutoCAD, M4, Vetro, ArcGIS, and others
• Supports infrastructure for GIS/Data source reporting
• Assist with M4 GIS data conversion to Vetro.
• Assists in design, development and implementation of informational databases using GIS technology to meet various needs
• Assists in configuring and maintaining intranet/internet web based GIS applications
• Transposes and updates geospatial data from records, CAD Drawing, maps, parish land base maps, demographic models, and other source documents into a geodatabase
• Proficiently performs as a project manager
• Other duties as assigned

Specialist II:

• Create maps and visualizations using GIS software.
• Perform spatial analysis to identify patterns, trends, and relationships in data.
• Collect, manage, and maintain geospatial data from various sources.
• Prepare reports and presentations summarizing findings and insights from spatial analysis.
• Manage data storage, security, and access.
• Conduct research and analysis to support decision-making.
• Implements data visualization techniques to present spatial information effectively
• Create online GIS maps that can be viewed by others either within or outside of the organization
• Serve as a subject matter expert in GIS and spatial data analysis
• Stay updated on emerging GIS technologies and best practices
• Manages REV’s ESRI online account and licenses.

• Accepts responsibility
• Communicates effectively
• Ensures quality assurance standards within deadlines
• Self-motivated
• Works well with a team
• Ability to multi-task effectively, * Equivalence to an Associate’s degree in this area of specialty from an accredited college or university
• 1 year of working experience in the field or in a related area; and/or a combination of education, experience and additional related certifications
• General knowledge of Geographic Information System principles
• Fundamental knowledge in AutoCAD
• General knowledge of geographic concepts of location, scale, and resolution
• Fundamental GIS skills
• Operational knowledge of plotters, scanners, GPS, digitizers, scanners and wireless devices
• Familiarity with relational database systems and programs used for GIS processing
• General database skills
• General knowledge of Telecommunication, CATV, WAN, LAN, ENET, etc. Network design principles and technologies

Specialist II:

• 2+ years of working experience in the field or in a related area; and/or a combination of education, experience and additional related certifications