GIS Technician III

Job Appointment: Full-Time, Regular

Work Schedule: Monday – Friday 7 AM – 3:30 PM

Work Location: The current schedule for this position is hybrid. Employees are expected to work on-site 50% of the time. The City is reevaluating a return-to-office (RTO) policy, which could change in-person requirements with notice. The hiring manager for this position will have more up-to-date information at the time of all verbal/contingent offers. In-person work will be conducted at The Portland Building, 1120 SW 5th Ave.

Portland, Oregon 97204. Remote work must be performed within Oregon or Washington.

Benefits: Please check our benefits tab for an overview of benefits for this position.

Language Pay Premium Eligible: This position may be eligible for Language Pay Differential for qualifying employees.

Union Representation: PROTEC
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Application Material: Please click APPLY to submit your application via the City of Portland’s online portal. You will need to respond to the supplemental questions and attach a resume.

The City of Portland is looking for a GIS professional to help us grow the urban forest for all Portlanders! This position will lead the GIS program at Portland Parks & Recreation Urban Forestry, supporting growing programs through the coordination of multiple projects and providing direction to other GIS staff. The GIS team at Urban Forestry maintains relational databases, develops tools and reports, conducts spatial analysis, and ensures data integrity, capturing and supporting the work of over 75 staff.

Creativity, high-level technical skills, a commitment to customer and public service, and a strong project management background will be important to success in this position.

This recruitment may also be used to fill future vacancies in the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, Portland Permitting and Development, and others across the City.

• Coordinate and provide lead work direction for two GIS staff, providing guidance and mentorship while ensuring efficient project delivery
• Create, manage, and execute annual team workplans and lead team and project meetings
• Coordinate with Urban Forestry project managers to scope projects, define requirements, and develop GIS solutions
• Serve as liaison with GIS stakeholders in other work units, bureaus, and organizations in the development and maintenance of GIS data to share information and coordinate projects
• Support the administration of our GIS-based tree asset management system through cross-department team collaboration
• Manage data integrations, document and centralize data standards to ensure data quality across multiple platforms as the lead data steward for Urban Forestry
• Provide analysis, mapping, and other support for reporting on outcomes related to tree planting, tree care, and environmental equity
• Design, implement, and maintain databases and execute database queries in Arc Pro, SQL, Python, or other languages
• Design and produce public-facing and internal web maps, Experiences, and dashboards in the ESRI environment
• Design and manage data automation models for analysis and reports with ESRI’s model builder, Python, or other BI tools
• Train users on web and mobile GIS tools, troubleshoot, and help resolve technical problems

Urban Forestry's mission is to manage and ensure Portland’s urban forest infrastructure for current and future generations. Portland’s urban forest is valued at over $9.2 billion and comprised of over 1.2 million park trees, 333,000 street trees and 2.9 million private property trees. The Urban Forestry team is responsible for the overall management, stewardship, and improvement of this essential infrastructure system.

Urban Forestry’s work includes delivery of sustainable and equitable forest services to all Portlanders; establishing and enacting best management practices, plans, policies, and technical standards for tree care and protection and urban forest expansion; implementing, enforcing, and proposing improvements to the City’s tree regulations; providing tree maintenance services including 24/7 response to…