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Northcentral Electric Cooperative

Job Description
GIS Technician I

I. Introduction:
The purpose of this position is to work in the GIS section of the Engineering Department by providing GIS and computer-aided drafting skills, create basic scripts to generate reports and create, manipulate, and maintain mapping data, post completed sketches by performing field check verifications and assist with other special projects as needed.

II. Supervisor:  GIS Supervisor

III. Knowledge/Education Requirements:

A. At least a two-year AA or AS Degree with related course work in the GIS, CAD, Engineering, or Computer fields. Related experience may be allowed in-lieu of formal education.
B. Must have basic knowledge of GIS and CAD Systems and be proficient in Windows environments and Microsoft Office.
C. Should have a basic understanding of the management, manipulation, and maintenance of large databases.
D. Must acquire an intermediate understanding of Northcentral’s mapping and sketch symbology, work order processes, circuit diagrams, and record keeping procedures.
E. Must gain basic operational and maintenance knowledge of all applicable hardware including, GPS collection devices, personal computers, plotters and printers.
F. Must have strong interpersonal and communication skills, position will work across all departments and must be able to effectively communicate with these departments, both orally and written.
G. Must be able to work safely, independently, and be self-motivated requiring little supervision.
H. Must have a valid Driver’s License.

IV. Duties/Responsibilities:

A. Essential Functions:
1. Update Northcentral’s geographically accurate, electrically connected database and mapping product, for new map coverage, highway relocations, subdivision plats, and cooperative work orders through ArcMap and ArcPro, and supply these updates to both internal and external systems, various platforms, and users.
2. Through field inspection, utilize GPS collection device(s) to accurately gather completed work order structure location and confirm material used prior to map and database posting.
3. Assist in troubleshooting GIS software functionality with integrated and GIS dependent software systems.
4. Use Microsoft SQL Server and CAD programs to perform imports, exports, and advanced GIS administration duties in the software tables and catalogs.
5. Utilize AutoCAD (or similar platforms) to perform importations, edits, updates, file transfers, and plotting.
6. Import aerial photography, images, and other shapefiles to improve usability of all platforms.
7. Use mapping software and be able to assist in the training of other employees and user support during regular and after hours and during major restoration events.
8. Utilize internal and external training opportunities plus user groups conferences to improve knowledge for all GIS based and dependent systems.
9. Learn cooperative construction material and unit descriptions and be able to perform field inventories for updating of GIS and its databases.

B. Non-Essential Functions:
1. Performs other duties as required.

 
V. Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to handle or feel, talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.  The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.