Job Description :
Direct End Client: State of Georgia
Job Title: GIS Technician
Duration: 12 Months
Start Date: ASAP
Location: Atlanta, GA
Position Type: Contract
Interview Type: Skype/WebEx /In-person
Requirement ID: SGA_GIS435_AV
Description:
State of Georgia Department of Transportation
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), Office of Transportation Data (OTD) is seeking a GIS Technician to assist with its Local Government GIS Coordination effort. The position will be part of a team that is using local (city andcounty) GIS street data to inventory GDOT’s statewide road network. The position will involve editing road centerlines and the associated road characteristics. The position will also require coordination with local government entities to attempt to obtaindata and verify ownership of roads.
The ideal candidate will possess an extensive working knowledge of the ESRI ArcGIS 10.x Desktop software suite and general GIS principles and concepts. The individual should be detail-oriented and highly skilled using the ArcGIS editing tools, and should be familiar with shapefiles, personal/file geodatabases, geodatabase topology and editing in a SDE multi-user database. The candidate should be familiar with querying databases and be able to validate data. The candidate must have the technical agility, focus, flexibility, enthusiasm and vision to complement and enhance the OTD Local Government Coordination Team. The candidate must be able to coordinate, plan, and support simultaneous tasks and GIS projects; query data; prepare and deliver reports to the immediate supervisor and others; use geospatial data in the creation and production of GIS maps and data; and communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
Required qualifications include a four-year college degree in GIS, Geography, or a related field, and proficiency with the ArcGIS 10.x Desktop software suite. Preferred qualifications include experience with creating and editing GIS data, and GIS work experience with a city or county government agency.
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