Job Responsibilities

The SC Park Service manages and protects more than 90,000 acres of South Carolina's natural and cultural resources, which range from deep mountain wilderness and old-growth forests to plantation homes, battlefields, waterfronts, and wetlands. The state park system includes 48 operational parks and six historic properties. The system also includes more than 1,500 separate buildings, 155 cabins, 80 motel rooms, 3,000 campsites, two 18-hole golf courses, two saltwater fishing piers, 42 ponds, 156 miles of paved roads, and more than 300 miles of hiking and riding trails.

Job Purpose and Duties:

The purpose of the GIS Manager in the State Parks Resource Management Program is to provide reliable GIS support to SCPRT staff, and reliable GIS-derived information to agency leadership, decision makers, and the public. The Analyst will work collaboratively with all divisions on GIS projects and will develop and implement GIS workflows that help agency staff accomplish agency objectives. This includes editing authoritative GIS datasets in the agency’s GIS database, developing high-quality maps for SCPRT programs, performing various geospatial analyses to support decision making within the agency, developing web-based GIS applications for internal use and the public, and contributing to GIS training efforts.

1) Data editing for SCPRT authoritative datasets within the ArcGIS Enterprise environment. Use ArcGIS Pro to edit geometry and attribute data from the SDE and web services published to the SCPRT Portal to improve data quality for internal and external applications.
2) Fulfills mapping and cartography requests from State Park and SCPRT programs, following SCPRT cartographic best practices and protocols.
3) Assists with the development and support of web applications and web-based field data collection applications using the Esri web-GIS platforms (ArcGIS Online and Portal). Web applications may be public facing, or internal only to support agency operations.
4) Performs various geospatial analyses to support SCPRT programs using tools in the Esri ArcGIS environment. Proposes creative solutions to solve geospatial analyses problems. Develops models or scripts to perform repeated analyses, if appropriate.
5) Contributes to central office team efforts to train state park staff in GIS. This may include producing tutorials, presenting during webinars, and training users in-person for particular workflows. Will be available to answer specific GIS related questions regarding GIS technology.
6) Practice and promote teamwork within the work unit/office, throughout the agency and with external agency stakeholders. Represents office as an active member on agency teams assigned throughout the year.

Minimum and Additional Requirements

A bachelor's degree in geography or a related field and experience in the use of GIS software; or an associate degree in geography or a related field and at least two years' experience in the use of GIS software. Coursework or experience in some combination of archeology, preservation, natural resources, environmental sciences, conservation; especially GIS applications for those disciplines. Knowledge of geospatial analysis and modeling, cartography, and web-based GIS.

Additional Requirements:

1) A valid SC driver's license.
2) Working knowledge of spatial analysis techniques and cartography, computer databases, Excel spreadsheets, record keeping, ESRI, GIS, GPS equipment, and mapping programs such as ArcView. Working knowledge of software standards and capabilities. Must have good organizational skills and the ability to communicate on the phone and in writing with peers and the general public. Must possess the ability to plan, oversee, and evaluate the activities of interns and other direct reports.
3) Must be willing to travel for training if needed. Must be able to communicate effectively with staff from a variety of disciplines relating to natural resources. Ability to manage multiple projects and assigned tasks. Experience with programming (Python, R, JavaScript) for GIS applications developing GIS-based web applications is a plus.

Additional Comments

Actual Job Location: Resource Management with frequent in-state travel.

Full-time, Monday-Friday, 37.5 hours per week.