GIS Analyst

nder the direction of the Information Technologies department, implement,

maintain, and support the county’s geographical information systems. The GIS Department supports

the property tax group in maintaining the cadastral data for all county parcels and properties.

 

• Design, code, maintain and monitor enterprise GIS Datasets and GIS Solutions.

• Maintain documentation of enterprise GIS Datasets and GIS Solutions.

• Provide training and support to users of the enterprise interactive GIS Systems.

• Conduct demonstrations, presentations and tours as needed.

• Assist with determining needs and implementation of interactive GIS-Systems solutions and workflows.

• Work closely with GIS-Team leader or GIS Manager with daily assignments, monitoring and the

motivation of employees to achieve peak productivity and performance.

• Work closely with the GIS-Team leader or GIS Manager with monthly status report of GIS-Team projects.

• Provide the ongoing inventory and integrity of all GIS Datasets including such things as attributes and Metadata.

• Work closely with GIS-Team leader or GIS Manager with GIS budget needs.

• Prepare GIS Datasets for distribution multiple times a year.

• Present, plan and attend GIS Users group meetings, GIS conferences or county committee meetings as needed.

• Assist in the inventory/upgrading/configuration of supplies, hardware and software.

• Assist in the use of GPS and/or drone operations in the field

• Maintain and monitor interactive GIS Websites.

• Follow Kane County personnel rules and applicable government regulations.

• Maintain appropriate trade and professional contacts, memberships and review of trade literature in order to

keep abreast of developments in GIS equipment and software for potential use by GIS.

• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned

 

• Follow GIS related policies and procedures

• Prepare and submit clear, concise and accurate data, either verbally or in writing

• Using computer hardware and software including word processing, spreadsheets, databases,

email, etc.

• Communicate and use interpersonal skills to interact with coworkers, supervisor, the general

public, etc. to sufficiently exchange or convey information and to receive work direction

• Work effectively under stress

 

• Bachelor’s degree in Geography, Cartography, Planning, Computer Science or related field or an

equivalent combination of education and experience along with 2 to 5 years of professional enterprise

GIS.

• ArcGIS, ArcSDE, ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS On-Line.

• HTML, Visual Basic or C#, SQL, Python, JavaScript.

• Cadastral Standards / Legal descriptions.

• Microsoft Access / MSSQL.

• Microsoft Word & Excel.

• Strong geometric skills.

• Project Management skills.

• Strong interpersonal, writing and communication skills