Senior Gis Technician

Applications accepted from: ALL PERSON INTERESTED

DIVISION: Geographic Information Systems

Reporting

Location:

611 Walker

Workdays &

Hours:

Monday - Friday 8am-5pm*

* Subject to change

You are invited to bring your passion for public service and improving the Houston community to our team as a Senior GIS Technician
. Houston is an ideal place to live, where it is enjoyable to be outside most of the year and has a booming population thanks to a rapidly expanding job market. Houston is a place where the cost of living is more than 25% below the top 20 metro average, and with no state income tax, it is possible to buy a house with a modest income.

As the fourth largest and most ethnically diverse city in the U.S., Houston has unlimited choices when it comes to food, festivals, sports, museums, and the performing arts.

The City of Houston’s Planning & Development Department is a key player in the mayor’s efforts to improve public safety and infrastructure, enhance the quality of life, and maintain an efficient government that works for more than 2 million residents. Much like Houston itself, we are a culturally diverse team that is committed to improving Houston’s built environment. Our team draws and retains passionate, curious, life-long learners, and big picture thought leaders who make a difference every day by balancing the needs and interests of the community we serve.

We strive to operate as a customer-focused, goal-oriented, and efficient organization. We treat ourselves, our partners, and our customers with respect while placing continuous learning at the center of our operations.

The Planning and Development Department is seeking a highly skilled Senior GIS Technician to join the Addressing and Data Maintenance Team. This role is responsible for maintaining the City’s address and road range repository as well as other core datasets that are critical to 911 dispatch operations and city planning efforts. The successful candidate will serve as a lead resource for complex GIS editing, address validation, quality control, and public-facing customer service

GENERAL

SUMMARY:

The Senior GIS Technician will be responsible for performing complex data entry, advanced updates, and maintenance of the GIS database, while also performing lead functions for various GIS projects.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Performs complex data entry and advanced update and maintenance functions for a GIS database using workstations, personal computers and GIS software. Works on core data while maintaining database standards and system security.
• Researches and evaluates source data using non-routine methods and documentation. Interprets and transfers data from source documents.
• Assists in establishing data preparation standards and procedures to ensure data standardization and integrity and to optimize section productivity; prepares data for entry. Performs quality control for database maintenance. Reviews input and output. Assures integrity of database changes.
• Schedules and reviews work and provides technical training and assistance to others for various assigned projects to create and manipulate GIS data files.
• Locates and compiles graphic data and attributes from plans, profiles and other sources.
• Geocodes data files using GIS software. Analyzes output and research and corrects source problems. May manually locate address.
• Operates and maintains data input/output devices. May contact service personnel for maintenance and repair of equipment.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Edit and maintain mission-critical GIS data in ArcGIS Pro, ensuring geometry and attribute integrity while upholding database standards and system security.
• Geocode data files, create address locators, and troubleshoot locator behaviors to support…