Assistant State Route GIS Data Steward; TPS

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is a multimodal agency with a global reputation for excellence. Our dedicated workforce plans, designs, builds, and operates an integrated transportation system that safely and efficiently moves people and goods throughout the state. In addition to maintaining over 20,000 lane miles of state highway and 4,100 bridges, WSDOT leads an award‑winning Active Transportation Plan, manages the world’s longest floating bridge, and operates the largest ferry system in the nation!

WSDOT is seeking a highly skilled professional to independently perform technical maintenance, analysis, and reporting of the statewide Distance Measuring Instrument (DMI) and Geographic Information System (GIS) based State Route (SR) Linear Referencing System (LRS) and roadway inventory data. Serving as an Assistant SR GIS Data Steward, this position plays critical role in ensuring roadway project changes to roadway characteristics and geometry are accurately reflected in the GIS and tabular data systems to support essential agency systems and business processes, including safety analysis, planning, program management, project development, and maintenance.

Strong candidates will possess technical expertise in GIS and roadway data management systems, strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, attention to detail, customer service orientation, and the ability to independently manage complex data and ensure its accuracy and integrity.

Among the varied range of responsibilities held within this role, the Assistant SR Roadway GIS Data Steward will:

• Study construction documents, orthographic imagery, GPS data and field studies to calculate new or changed LRS milepost values and geometry changes and prepare them for data entry.
• Collect and prepare for entry transportation facility data changes such as horizontal and vertical curve data from digital and paper contracts/plans, GPS data, field verification trips, road‑log video or orthographic imagery.
• Record information prepared in the tasks above into the Roadway Characteristics Inventory (RCI).
• Provide technical support to customers of SR data.
• Coordinate with system administrators to share SR data to ArcGIS and other cloud platforms for consumption by both internal and external users.
• Use ArcGIS Pro, Power BI, FME, and other tools to extract and deliver customized tabular and GIS data for internal and external customers as needed.

To be considered for this opportunity, the following competencies are required:

• Technical Data Analysis & Interpretation: Skill in extracting, interpreting, and synthesizing technical information from multiple spatial and non‑spatial data sources, including plans, imagery, and GPS data.
• Spatial & Non‑Spatial Database Management: Skill in accurately entering, updating, and maintaining data within complex, large‑scale, enterprise‑wide spatial and non‑spatial databases or inventory systems, such as the Roadway Characteristics Inventory (RCI), using Esri software tools, including ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, and ArcGIS Enterprise Portal.
• Data Quality Assurance & Quality Control: Ability to process data and perform quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) to identify inconsistencies and errors and ensure the accuracy and reliability of data and outputs.
• Technical Assistance & Customer Service: Skill in providing technical assistance and responding to data requests from internal and external stakeholders with a customer service focus.
• Analytical & Problem‑Solving
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to analyze complex GIS and tabular data, identify issues, and apply problem‑solving skills to ensure data accuracy and integrity.
• Workload Management & Accountability: Abilit…