GIS Specialist

Job Summary:

The purpose of this position is to create, collect, revise, analyze and validate enterprise asset data within the enterprise geographic information system (GIS) or other asset information storage databases. The incumbent will have primary responsibility of converting asset and landbase records into geospatial format in the GIS for infrastructure construction projects for all subsidiaries and produce related maps, reports, and queries.

Duties:

Functional Expertise:

• Converts as built data into GIS ensuring that quality and turnaround time metrics are consistently met
• Creates maps, drawings and reports for internal and external customers ensuring that quality and turnaround time metrics are consistently met
• Provides subject matter expertise, training and rudimentary system support on SCG Geospatial issues

Business Acumen:

• Participates in system integration and conversion projects with efforts that lead on time, on budget, on schedule and desired quality outcomes for projects

Engagement:

• Operates as a GIS ambassador to customers across the entire enterprise by assisting them in generating solutions to operational issues using asset data and GIS
• Builds and maintains cohesive working relationships with internal and external consumers of asset data and analytics to ensure constant alignment of goals

Driving Results:

• Delivers on SLAs that support plan, design and implementation of asset integration/migration projects per defined objectives
• Delivers on GIS and other asset data and analytics SLAs, metrics and project deliverables.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor’s in Geography, GIS, Computer Science/Information Systems, Engineering or related discipline OR Equivalent Experience
• Specialist I
  • 2 years of experience with industry-standard GIS
  • GIS Certification (GIS Certification may be used in lieu of 2 years industry standard GIS experience).
• Specialist II
  • 4 years of experience with industry-standard GIS, 2 years of which must be in utility industry OR
  • GIS Certification with 2 year GIS experience working for a utility.
• Industry Standard GIS – intermediate proficiency
• AutoCAD 2006 and above – basic proficiency
• Proficiency with variety of GIS concepts, practices, and procedures
• MS Access – basic proficiency
• MS Excel – intermediate proficiency
• MS Word – intermediate proficiency
• MS PowerPoint – intermediate proficiency
• SQL Knowledge – basic proficiency
• Relational database management systems – basic proficiency

Preferred:

• GISP Certification
• Experience with maintenance of Natural Gas Distribution asset data
• ESRI ArcGIS 10.x – intermediate proficiency
• MicroStation V.8 and above – basic proficiency
• Current GIS industry trends (remote sensing, GPS technology, etc.) – intermediate understanding
• Miner & Miner ArcFM – basic proficiency
• MapFrame MobileGIS – basic proficiency
• ESRI ArcObjects – – basic proficiency

Working Conditions/Physical Requirements:

• Works primarily in an office environment.
• Frequent traveler (20 – 30%)
• Role may be required to support multiple utilities and may be required to maintain local presence at utility.

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