Senior GIS Analyst

Job Summary:

This Senior GIS Analyst position is part of the City of Loveland’s GIS team. It is a direct support position for Public Works and is seated within Public Works. Within Public Works special focus will be given to Transportation and Traffic teams. An average week may involve data editing, version QAQC/posting, map creation, webapp creation, report generation, server or database maintenance, and certainly meetings.

This position performs a wide variety of analysis, design, testing, installation, integration, maintenance, operational support, quality assurance and control (QA/QC), database administration, troubleshooting, and training tasks for the City's centralized computer systems related to GIS.

The salary range for this position is $84,012.24 - $ annually with a hiring range of $84,012.24 - $98,714.41,depending on qualifications and experience. This opportunity will be available to applicants until Thursday, July 10, 2025, at 12:00 P.M. M.S.T.

A current resume is required, and a cover letter is preferred.

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Essential Functions:

• Works directly with staff from assigned departments analyzing present system capabilities, quick-response problem resolution, determining need / feasibility of developing new system features, and reviewing the quality of and implementing new system features.
• Performs analysis, design, and management of diverse projects. This requires functioning as project manager.
• Develops modifications or enhancements to existing applications. Documents, tests, debugs, and implements additions and changes. These tasks are based on system requirements and are done within a modest set of established guidelines.
• Direct contact with application vendors is required to coordinate release upgrades, resolve system failures and to define specifications for new system features.
• Ensures maximum system availability to GIS clients by working evenings or weekends to install system and/or application changes.
• Learns and uses system tools to effectively execute processes. Examples: SQL queries, batch files, using ODBC connections, Microsoft Office tools, peripheral devices (printers, plotters, and GPS units), database definition, and system performance tools.
• Assists with computer operations for departmental GIS users and internal GIS Staff.
• This position coordinates and/or performs training.
• Develops, supports and maintains feature services, webmaps and apps in ArcGIS Online.
• Documents, tests, debugs, and implements items developed in ArcGIS Online.
• Performs ArcGIS Online administrative tasks such as user / group management and tracking system usage.
• Uses ArcGIS Server (web-based) as needed in conjunction with ArcGIS Online activities i.e. creating web services.
• Coordinates field data collection operations in various departments using Esri’s suite of mobile apps on mobile devices connected to GPS equipment.

Other Job Functions:

• Assists with vendor and/or product selections, which can have a substantial long-term impact upon the City budget and process effectiveness.
• Occasionally performs delegated duties in the absence of the manager.
• Creates and maintains data as needed by the IT Department and or other assigned departments.
• Acts as a technical GIS resource for activations of the Emergency Operations Center.

Job Level and Management Expectations: None.

Qualifications:

Education:

• Required:
  
  4 Year/Bachelors Degree Information Systems or Technology, Geographic Information Systems, Geography, Land Surveying, Civil Engineering or closely related field

Experience:

• Required:
  
  4 years working experience with Esri's ArcGIS desktop product line with skills in GIS data entry, maintenance, mapping, analysis and QA/QC techniques, and working experience with Windows operating system;
  Microsoft Office products (MS Outlook, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access)
• Preferred: 3 years using Python scripting to automate workflows and tasks is highly desirable.
• Preferred: 4 years working experience within a municipal government doing GIS work (data creation/maintenance, reading subdivision plats, performing…