Job Information
City of Las Cruces GIS Technician (Geographic Information Systems Technician) in Las Cruces, New Mexico
GIS Technician I
Salary
$21.10 Hourly
Location
Las Cruces, NM
Job Type
Full-time Regular
Job Number
J059 12-24 LD
Department
Community Development
Opening Date
12/10/2024
Closing Date
12/30/2024 11:59 PM Mountain
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Nature of Work
Maintains and updates Geographic Information System (GIS) database, and provides assistance in data compilation and retrieval of maps and data for City departments and citizens.
Environmental Factors
Work is performed primarily in a standard office environment; occasional field work may be required.
Physical Factors
Light physical demandswith frequent use of a personal computer.
Work Situation Factors
Position involves competing demands, performing multiple tasks, working to deadlines, occasional work beyond normal business hours, and responding to customer issues. Regular attendance is an essential function of this job to ensure continuity of services. Position is subject to drug testing in accordance with applicable State and Federal regulations and City of Las Cruces policies.
FIRST CONSIDERATION MAY BE GIVEN TO CURRENT EMPLOYEES WHO MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.
Full-time, regular, non-exempt position
This recruitment will be used to fill a full-time, regular position in the Community Development Department, but may be used to fill vacancies in various City of Las Cruces departments.
Position is graded at RN12
Duties and Responsibilities
Inputs, updates , and maintains the City's GIS database and maps according to department policies and procedures using ESRI GIS software; assists in cleaning up data and making corrections in response to changes and additional data sets integrated into GIS.
Updates the digital data layers and creates corresponding maps; compiles geographic data from a variety of sources; scans, rectifies, and digitizes data; enters data attributes, checks for errors, and verifies accuracy; makes required corrections , edits and refines GIS data, and updates database; performs quality control checks to assure integrity of GIS data and applications .
Produces effective maps, applications, reports, and solutions;determinesand executes theappropriate sequenceof data processing tasks; uses established GIS to generate andutilize[]{style="margin:
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