GIS Specialist
Job in
Republic, Greene County, Missouri, 65738, USA
Listing for:
City of Republic
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-08-31
Job specializations:
-
IT/Tech
Data Analyst, Information & Knowledge Management, IT Specialist, Technical Writer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 60000 - 90000 USD Yearly
USD
60000.00
90000.00
YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: Republic* The entire Pay Range is as posted. Starting pay will be based on qualifications and experience.*
Primary Purpose
As a member of the City’s Data Services team, the GIS Specialist works alongside data and technology staff while serving as the team’s primary GIS practitioner and steward of geographic data, applications, imagery, and related workflows. The position is responsible for maintaining the accuracy, structure, documentation, availability, and long-term usability of authoritative GIS datasets and for supporting the use of GIS in infrastructure and asset management, departmental operations, planning, development, and public service delivery.
The position also owns the City’s GIS-related drone imagery process, including aerial image capture, orthomosaic production, quality review, and publication for use in City GIS maps and applications. The GIS Specialist supports employees using desktop, web, mobile, and field GIS tools and may recommend and implement new GIS workflows when departmental needs or opportunities arise.
Supervision
Under direct supervision of the Chief Technology Officer.
Maintain and improve the City’s authoritative GIS datasets, ensuring their accuracy, completeness, consistency, currency, documentation, and long-term usability.Establish and apply GIS data standards, quality-control procedures, naming conventions, metadata practices, and routine maintenance schedules.Create and maintain geodatabases, feature classes, fields, domains, subtypes, relationships, attachments, and other GIS data structures appropriate to City operations.Use ArcGIS Pro and related tools to create, edit, validate, analyze, transform, document, and publish spatial data.Manage the lifecycle of GIS content in ArcGIS Online and applicable enterprise, cloud, or hosted environments, including feature services, web maps, applications, dashboards, groups, sharing settings, and related published content.Develop and maintain GIS-based inventories and workflows supporting municipal infrastructure, asset management, planning, development review, and other departmental operations.Plan and conduct assigned drone flights to capture aerial imagery for development projects and other City needs, subject to applicable policies and operating requirements.Process, review, organize, document, and publish drone imagery and orthomosaic products for use in the City’s GIS datasets, maps, and applications.Configure, maintain, and support ArcGIS Field Maps, Survey
123, GPS equipment, digital forms, and other mobile or field data-collection workflows.Assist employees in identifying appropriate GIS tools and applications, and provide training, documentation, troubleshooting, and technical support for desktop, web, mobile, and field GIS use.Develop and maintain maps, dashboards, web applications, analyses, reports, cartographic products, and other geographic information products in response to City needs.Recommend and implement new or improved GIS workflows, applications, and data-collection methods when opportunities are identified through assigned work or departmental requests.Collaborate with other members of the Data Services team on database integrations, automation, application development, data exchange, and other technical work involving GIS data, systems, or applications.Communicate GIS requirements, limitations, progress, and technical information to City staff, vendors, consultants, and other stakeholders as needed for assigned work.Participate in City project teams when GIS data, imagery, applications, or technical expertise are required.Perform other related duties as assigned.Important Duties
Attends in-service training sessions or other training sessions deemed appropriate by supervisor or department head.Assists in training staff in the use of position related equipment and software.Maintains a neat and orderly work area.Maintains confidentiality as required.Education & Experience
- Two (2) years of progressively responsible professional experience working with GIS platforms and spatial data is required. Experience using ArcGIS Pro to create, edit, maintain, validate, and publish GIS data is required. Experience…
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