GIS Specialist/Coordinator (Planning)

*ATTENTION* Initial hire date will be on or after September 23, 2024.

Join our Planning Department as a GIS Specialist/Coordinator and make an impact on our community’s development! We're seeking a detail-oriented professional with expertise in Geographic Information Systems to support innovative planning projects. Enjoy a collaborative work environment with opportunities for growth and professional development. Apply now to help shape the future of our city!

The Planning GIS Specialist I/II is directly responsible for performing technical duties related to maintaining and updating the GIS systems within the Planning & Development Services department. This role will primarily work with Planners to support planning projects, development activities, and other planning related services that require technical capabilities with GIS software utilization for data management, mapping, analysis, and reporting. 

Work is performed primarily in a standard office environment with extensive public contact and frequent interruptions.

• Performs computer-aided mapping and design. Organizes and categorizes GIS information; creates data layers.
• Responds to inquiries from property owners, Planning & Development Services personnel, the general public, and/or other interested parties regarding mapping and property boundary issues.
• Updates and maintains GIS system standards and procedures within the department.
• Compiles and indexes departmental records.
• Maintain, and apply working knowledge of industry-specific terminology and symbiology within the planning & development services GIS areas.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

GIS Specialist I ($16.79 - $20.99hr DOQ)
Required

• High School Diploma or GED

• One year of experience working with geographic information systems or a technically related equivalent field. 

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or institution in Geographic Information Systems, Geography, Landscape Architecture, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Planning, or a related field.

• Current GISP certification 

• Prior municipal government experience in a Planning, Engineering or a GIS related role.

• Associates Degree from an accredited college or institution in Geographic Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field. 
• Two years of experience working in a paraprofessional Geographic Information Systems or a technically related role.

OR

• An equivalent combination of education, experience, certification and/or licenses sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or institution in Geographic Information Systems, Geography, Landscape Architecture, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Planning, or a related field.

• Current GISP certification 

• Prior municipal government experience in a Planning, Engineering or a GIS related role.

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or institution in Geographic Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field. 
• Arc Desktop Certification of associate or higher.

OR

• An equivalent combination of education, experience, certification and/or licenses sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

Preferred:

• Prior municipal government experience in a Planning, Engineering or a GIS related role.

• Knowledge of:

  • ArcGIS Pro or related GIS programs.

  • Digitizing and data editing procedures for GIS data.

  • Geography, cartographic design and geographic methods.

• Ability to perceive color such as working with computer displays and multi-colored data layers and features.

• Highly motivated, self-starter sets and achieves challenging goals.

Here at the City of Baytown, in recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you bring. We strive to provide a workplace where differences are honored, with a workforce that reflects the diversity of the people we serve.

Attendance is an essential function of this position.  The City reserves the right to require an employee in this position to work more than 40 hours a week. This position provides services or performs duties for the benefit of the general public during emergency situations.  These may include services or duties different from those performed in the usual course and scope of your job.  In the event of an evacuation, the incumbent in this position may be required to remain to perform needed services.

Overall Position Strength Demands

Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.