GIS Technician

Golden State Water Company is one of the largest investor-owned water utilities in the United States. We deliver quality, reliable water to more than 1 million people in over 80 communities throughout California. Golden State Water has been in business for more than 90 years because we put customers first.

The GIS Technician I is a highly effective & reliable individual who maintains the geospatial systems of record for Golden State Water Company (GSWC). The incumbent is responsible for a wide array of technical duties that range from basic data entry to deploying complex solution implementations and other innovative applications of Esri based products while adhering to all corporate wide standards, contractual requirements, and industry best practices.

This role will engage in regular interactions with GIS Department staff as well as directly with GIS users in other GSWC departments. The employee must have strong organizational and interpersonal skills to deal effectively with all levels of the company’s employees, customers, subcontractors and vendors as well as the ability to adapt to a variety of working environments.

• Effectively maintains, presents, and analyzes spatial data using Esri products.
• Carefully and efficiently supports the GIS-centric “digital twin” of all GSWC owned and maintained utility infrastructure systems while ensuring all physical assets are accurately accounted for.
• Understands the concepts of traditional versioning, branch versioning, and version control.
• Incorporates spatial and non-spatial data from a broad range of sources into Enterprise ArcSDE geodatabases. Sources include but are not limited to:
  Access databases, Excel spreadsheets, imagery, shape files, PDFs, and AutoCAD files.
• Reviews site plans, asbuilts, and construction completion documents to ensure accuracy and completeness prior to being entered into the GIS System.
• Insures that GIS data is properly formatted for seamless integration into Cityworks.
• Leverages ETL methods to load GSWC databases, schemas, and information into predefined formats in accordance with corporate standards to ensure compliance and reporting deliverable requirements are met on a regular basis.
• Creates highly detailed and complex production grade map products for dissemination to GSWC staff and customers that effectively communicate geospatial information as required.
• Creates maps, apps, and publishes a variety of services to ArcGIS Server and ArcGIS Data Store using both ArcGIS Online and Portal for ArcGIS platforms.
• Maintains groups, content, metadata, permissions, sharing, and other relevant objects and information in both ArcGIS Online & Portal for ArcGIS platforms.
• Fulfills internal survey requests using GPS based hardware.
• Field locates underground utility assets using GPS technologies with the ability to integrate field observations back into the geospatial program.
• Trains staff on data collection using Trimble GPS receivers as well as how to make the most out of the deployed field/mobile applications and desktop solutions.
• Participates in meetings with various staff, customers, and third party contractors to fully understand expected project outcomes.
• Assists the Engineering Planning Department in preparing exhibits and compiling information for capital budgets, system inventories, project status reports and schedules.
• Provides ongoing support to the Engineering Design Center by assisting with GIS data conversions for AutoCAD utilization.
• Assists Information Technology with troubleshooting problems associated with existing GIS applications, tools and data.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Associates Degree in a Geography, GIS, or IT related field and two (2) years of related work experience is required. Bachelor’s Degree in a Geography, GIS, or IT related field preferred. Applicant may substitute degree requirements with five (5) years of relevant work experience for a total of seven (7) years of progressive experience in the design and development of geospatial information systems using Esri technology in Local Government and/or Water/Wastewater Utility industry.
  
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