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Requisition ID: *[[id]] * Share Our Purpose. Be Yourself. Feel Valued. People are the heart of our business. As an American Water employee, you will be offered a competitive salary and health benefits package, along with opportunities to develop, grow, and evolve your career. Our benefits packages focus on key areas such as health & wellness, emotional & well-being, and savings for current & future goals. We are Beautifully Different. We strongly believe having diversity across our company makes us more successful and helps us provide essential services to our customers. We are stronger because we embrace different ideas, viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds. American Water is the best choice for your next role! Click here for more information on our inclusion, diversity, and equity journey. * About American Water* American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886, We Keep Life Flowing® by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people across 14 regulated jurisdictions and 18 military installations. American Water’s 6,500 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the company’s national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders. As one of the fastest growing utilities in the U.S., American Water expects to invest $30 to $34 billion in infrastructure repairs and replacement, system resiliency and regulated acquisitions over the next 10 years. The company has a long-standing history of executing its core operations, aligned with sustainable best practices, through its commitments to safety, affordability, customer service, protecting the environment, an inclusive workforce and strengthening communities. American Water has been recognized on the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Indexfor the fifth consecutive year, ranked 18th on Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies 2023 List, earned the U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act designation and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense® Excellence Award, among additional state, local and national recognitions. For more information, visit amwater.com and join American Water on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. _ Primary Role_ Responsible for using GIS to create and maintain spatial and attribute data as well as lead QAQC initiatives and reporting for American Water GIS data. _ Key Responsibilities_ * Uses GIS to create and maintain spatial and attribute data following standard operating procedures and GIS editing best practices. * Responsible for mentoring/training GIS Technicians on water and wastewater network structures; assist Technicians in applying learned knowledge to create and maintain American Water GIS data, as well as proper editing techniques and workflows and interpreting and processing source GIS inputs. * Assist with the development and upkeep of processes and procedures (QA) that aid in providing quality GIS data. * Responsible for configuring and executing Quality Control checks, as well as reporting on quality issues discovered. * Continue to develop expertise in GIS. Participate in workshops, training, or vendor presentations introducing new/evolving GIS, with a focus on QAQC of GIS data. * Assist in development of GIS standard practices and procedures. Participate in user committees within AW for sharing GIS expertise. * Adhere to and support standard operating procedures and GNSS best practices. * Proactively provide active feedback to state GIS lead, as well as providing and soliciting input and feedback from other team members. * Performs other related duties as assigned. _ Knowledge/Skills_ * Ability to conduct thorough review and evaluations, render and implement timely decisions and recommendations. * Excellent written and oral communication skills. * Ability to handle multiple projects and deadlines. * Strong level of understanding of water and wastewater network structures and can apply that knowledge to creating and maintaining American Water GIS data. * Solid foundation of GIS methodologies, Esri software, geocoding techniques, data model formats, and data conversion practices. * Knowledge of GIS workflows, including desktop mapping, editing, QAQC, and web and database applications. * Familiarity with working in a versioned network environment. * Strong level of understanding of how to interpret and process a variety of source GIS inputs, to include GNSS data, construction as-builts (CAD and PDF), field sketches/comments (web submitted, paper, and/or verbal), and tabular data. * Basic level of understanding of QAQC for GIS data, to include industry best practices and knowledge of available Esri QAQC tools. * Knowledge of Esri ArcGIS suite of Products, specifically ArcMap and/or ArcGIS Pro with a focus on creating and editing GIS data, as well as QAQC techniques and best practices. _ Experience/Education_ * Associate’s degree or related experience. * Minimum 3 years’ experience with GIS. Utility experience preferred. _ Travel Requirements_ * Periodic local travel; occasional national travel (e.g., User's conference, etc.) _ Work Environment_ * Indoor and outdoor environment. _ Other_ * Valid Driver’s License and ability to pass motor vehicle background check. _ Competencies_ Champions safety Customer obsessed Cultivates innovation Nimble learning Drives Results Collaborates * Join American Water...We Keep Life Flowing™ * American Water is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based on his or her age, race, color, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, citizenship, or because they are an individual with a disability, protected veteran or other status protected by federal, state, and local laws.