GIS Technician

We have a position for a GIS Technician with one of our clients in Atlanta, GA for an initial contract duration of 3 months. No third party candidates considered for this position.

Please contact at (470) ###-####

Local Candidates Preferred. Video Interview is mandatory.

Our client is seeking a GIS Technician to assist with its Local Government GIS Collection effort. The position will be part of a team that is preparing local (city and county) GIS street data for inclusion in the client s road network. The position will involve editing road centerlines and the associated road characteristics. The position may also require coordination with local governmental entities to obtain data and verify ownership of roads.

The ideal candidate will possess a 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 an 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 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 Skills

• Required qualifications include completion
• Near completion (in the process) four-year college degree in GIS, Geography
• 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