GIS As-Built Technician

Job Closing Date: October 14, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received. The City may begin moving candidates forward in the selection process after two weeks, prior to the closing date.

There is one opening for a GIS As-Built Technician with the City of Kennewick’s Public Works Division. Join our team and support the development and maintenance of the City’s Geographic Information System (GIS). This role plays an important part in ensuring accurate data, mapping, and analysis to support City operations and public needs.

Note: Applicants selected to move forward may be required to complete an assessment as part of the interview process.

The City of Kennewick will provide excellent public service and ensure the safety and wellbeing of our community and one another through the empowerment of each employee.

We value:

• Integrity
• Inclusiveness
• Stewardship
• Communication

We are accountable to our community for innovative and collaborative efforts that anticipate needs, leverage resources, and deliver solutions.

We expect our employees to ensure compliance with all applicable safety practices and policies, including those established by OSHA/DOSH regulations and by the City’s Accident Prevention Plan.

This includes, but is not limited to:

• Actively identifying and correcting potential hazards that may affect employee and public safety, including those identified by co-workers
• Leading by example to promote a positive culture of workplace safety through everyday actions
• Emphasizing safe completion of work throughout all aspects of developing and carrying out work plans

Under the direction of the Engineering Services Manager, performs routine technically oriented services in the development, maintenance, and updating of the City’s Enterprise Geographic Information System (GIS) database in support of all City departments, staff, and public needs, mainly through the collecting and processing of survey data.

Following the developed standards and maintenance processes for the GIS database, performs routine updates to layers and a variety of routine technical tasks relative to assigned areas of responsibility, including applications, programs, creation of as-built drawings, and interpretation of client/user requirements in the production of GIS maps, data, analysis, and reports.

The initial work schedule for this classification will be full-time, Monday through Friday.

• Early mornings, evenings, and weekend work may be occasionally required
• Overtime may be occasionally required

This classification is non-exempt under the FLSA.

The following list reflects the essential job duties and responsibilities of this classification, but should not be considered all-inclusive. The incumbent will be expected to perform other related duties as assigned.

• Responsible for the update and maintenance of the City’s GIS facility information, data, and Enterprise GIS Database layers from in-house and outside developed plans, as-builts, and drawing files, following the established processes, procedures, and requirements to support GIS applications to meet the needs of the various City departments.
• Maintains the public facilities data through the preparation of Public Works project, as-built, field survey, field personnel, and plan designs data in accordance to defined procedures and standards.
• Maintains construction record archives, assigns project drawing numbers, stores record drawings in the vault, and tracks projects from inception to completion following established standards and processes.
• Evaluates current and future data needs and makes recommendations for GIS development.

• Researches and interprets construction plans, survey data, plats,…