GIS Technician Job Description
GIS technician
provides GIS and IMS technical expertise and leadership on projects, including web/mobile/desktop application development, relational database administration and design, GIS system design, and information management.
GIS Technician Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Work with and maintain various data-sets, including provincially supplied GIS data, and internally maintained data-sets (including work with our EQUIS database)
Performs edits on gas, electric and landbase facility information within the companies Enterprise GIS and subsequent software applications
Performs routine day to day GIS data production tasks
Review both historical and current utility data.in both digital and hard copy formats
Identify and report ambiguities between data sets
Input data into excel spreadsheets
Manipulate OS datasets
Work in a methodical manner to a precise specification
Provide leadership in the assembly / operation of electrical & mechanical equipment
Conduct tests or experiments requiring selection & adaptation or modification of equipment / procedures
GIS Technician Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for GIS Technician
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: GIS, CAD, S-130/190
Education for GIS Technician
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the GIS technician job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Geography, Computer Science, Engineering, Technical, Education, Associates, Geographic Information Systems, Design, Drafting, Technology
Skills for GIS Technician
Desired skills for GIS technician include:
Scripting experience
Spatial data process libraries
GPS
Desktop mapping
GIS related software
Piping and natural gas facilities
Relational database management concepts
Smallworld
Documentum
Electric utilities
Desired experience for GIS technician includes:
Preferably 3-10 years experience supporting, or completing
Post Secondary education in Environmental Science, Hydrogeology, Geography, or related discipline also beneficial
Experience creating 3D visualizations, calculating volumes, and conducting analysis preferred
Familiarity with sources of geo-spatial data in BC will be considered an asset
2+ years overall experience as a GIS Specialist required
2 year or 4 year degree in GIS or Mapping Sciences, or equivalent experience
GIS Technician Examples
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GIS Technician Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a GIS technician. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for GIS technician
- Troubleshoot & repair equipment, applying own knowledge and experience
- Recommend changes such as new equipment or modified procedures to improve performance & customer satisfaction
- Conduct detailed inventories & inspections to determine necessary maintenance / repairs, and assist in determining resource requirements
- Lead the performance of assigned field services projects, such as Non-Destructive Examinations [NDE] & analysis
- Assist in planning & coordinating team efforts
- May be required to work non-standard schedules at field locations, with exposure to varying environmental conditions
- Under the direction of the IT Director, maintain the City's GIS system, including inputting and correcting data, performing data conversions and loading information to the database, establishing standardized workflows for working within the system, and ensuring data integrity
- Utilize ArcGIS for Desktop and Server to create, edit, and maintain information in the GIS database
- Develop and maintain GIS applications for use by various city departments such as Planning, Police, Fire, Streets, Water & Sewer Utility, and more
- Serve as a technical resource in assisting departments in utilizing GIS
Qualifications for GIS technician
- General knowledge of application development and how it relates to database design
- Broad Knowledge of database query tools and the SQL language
- ArcGIS Server and/or Portal implementation skills
- Web mapping services setup and configuration
- More than 3 years of experience in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Transportation, Operations or Logistics
- Work hours may include rotating on-call responsibilities which may be on weekends or outside standard work hours
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of GIS technician. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for GIS technician
- Utilize ArcGIS for Desktop and Server to create, edit, and maintain information in the GIS database.including parcel fabric
- Understand land grids for different states for the mapping of Contracts and ROWs
- Ensure that system specifications and interfaces are documented and maintained
- Performs edits on gas, electric and landbase facility information within an enterprise GIS and subsequent software applications
- Uses forms and drop down menus to enter data in GIS databases
- Following established and detailed procedures, enters parameters and generates standard GIS products including maps, shape files, graphics, tables and reports to meet specific customer requirements
- Supports senior team members in client meetings
- May convert spatial data from one coordinate system to another
- Initiates and identifies inefficiencies and makes improvements to processes and methods
- Works closely with the various Business Units/Organizations
Qualifications for GIS technician
- Thorough understanding of GIS Database structures and implementations
- Associate’s Degree in an Engineering-oriented field with 5 years of professional experience working with mechanical and/or electrical systems
- High School Diploma (or GED) with 7 years of professional experience working with mechanical and/or electrical systems
- Bachelor’s Degree in an Engineering-oriented field with 3 years of professional experience working with mechanical and/or electrical systems
- Associate’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related fields
- Recent experience working with the installation, repair, testing, and/or service of substation components and/or power products
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GIS Technician Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for a GIS technician. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for GIS technician
- Maintain asset systems data by entering as-built data into systems of record in a timely manner, maintaining pipeline records on GIS, processing GPS data, preparing and printing detailed drawings
- Edit and transpose complex data from records, maps, AutoCAD drawings, GPS, county landbase maps and other source documents into Piedmont's geographic Information System ('GIS') and/or related systems
- Creates documentation on the placement of electrical facilities utilizing Company's GIS application SmallWorld, and other tools (schematics, circuit maps, drawings, plans)
- GIS Technicians performs edits on gas, electric and landbase facility information within an enterprise GIS and subsequent software applications
- Interpret, verify, revise, correct, reconcile and approve outage records
- This information is also utilized in compliance audits by various company departments and governmental agencies
- Some collegate experience and proficiency with ESRI or similar GIS software is desired
- Demonstrated experience using Esri ArcGIS desktop software [and extensions] with a proven ability to perform data entry and digitization
- A strong drive for quality
- Provide office support to Field Operations employees in emergency situations
Qualifications for GIS technician
- Diploma or degree in GIS and experience using ArcGIS is required
- Minimum 5 years of experience with ESRI ArcGIS Desktop software
- Experience working with Gas Insulated Switchgear [GIS]
- Strong knowledge of field-service operations & skilled trades
- Good computer skills and proficiency working in various software applications such as Microsoft Suite - Problem resolution
- Demonstrated understanding of basic CAD and GIS concepts and methodologies, such as drawing scale, spatial databases, text and annotation placement, Layer control
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Our growing company is looking for a GIS technician. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for GIS technician
- Review and process completion reports and as-built drawings in the updating and execution of job orders in a work management system to reflect completed design capital work
- Use completion reports, as-built sketches, right of way agreements, tax district documentation, and other related information to ensure the strategic, timely, accurate, and cost-effective recording of facility records, landbase records, and taxing district boundaries in the GIS system
- Ensure all updates to the work management system, GIS, and plant accounting systems are completed timely and accurately in accordance with department objectives, goals and priorities
- Collaborates with Leader and key business partners in the establishment of group goals, objectives, and priorities to achieve department performance metrics
- Identify, develop and implement best practice opportunities with peers and key business partners
- Provide training, mentoring and support to new personnel
- Manage the storage and retrieval of design capital job orders from long term storage
- Assist with providing hardware, software, and network installation
- Assist with troubleshooting and support services
- Ensure that the network operations environment is fully functional and optimized to meet the needs of county agencies and departments
Qualifications for GIS technician
- Creating 3D visualizations, calculating volumes, and conducting analysis
- Experience using peripherals such as plotters, scanners, projectors
- Be familiar with the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Have a basic understanding of working in coordinate systems, , geographic (lat, Long.) and projected (UTMs), and have previous experience geo-referencing datasets based on real world coordinates
- Responsible for gathering, converting, analyzing, and reporting of GIS data
- Degree in Geography, Environment Science, GIS/Geomatics or similar
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Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a GIS technician. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for GIS technician
- Perform the necessary records investigations and GIS operations to execute gas mapping revision requests
- Produce GIS work products and provide gas pipeline network data analysis for Compliance and Damage Prevention initiatives
- Generating custom and template maps for environmental and engineering staff using ESRI ArcMap and AutoCAD software
- Providing spatial data management which may include data entry, data creation, data acquisition, importing, exporting, editing, geo-referencing, converting and scaling between projections, and editing vector and raster datasets
- Calculating drainage area divides, performing watershed analysis, historic map research and interpretation, aerial photograph interpretation, cultural/historic resources data management, and land cover classification
- Performing basic geoprocessing and working on existing python scripting
- Maintains, analyzes, troubleshoots, GIS devices and other computer systems
- Efficiently resolving complex problems
- Delivering clear explanations on performing both simple and complex tasks
- Supporting multiple versions of software and operating systems
Qualifications for GIS technician
- Able to bend and stoop for filing
- Able to operate office machines including telephone, photocopier, fax machine, calculator, scanner
- The ability to work accurately, with interruptions, to meet deadlines
- The duration for this position is approximately 6 months
- Sedentary work exerting negligible amount of force frequently or constantly and/or up to 10 lbs
- May work outdoors in adverse weather conditions, walk over rough terrain, bend and stoop, climb fences