Company:
Crescens
Location: Nashville
Closing Date: 24/10/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
Job Title : GIS Technician
Location: Nashville, TN
Duration: 24+months
Type: Contract
Job Description:
Knowledge & Skills
Skills Required:
Skills Preferred:
Location: Nashville, TN
Duration: 24+months
Type: Contract
Job Description:
- This position is within the Office of Outdoor Recreation - Office of Strategy and Planning under the Bureau of Conservation, and reports to the GIS Manager.
- The mission of the GIS Program is to empower the Bureau of Parks & Conservation to make smart, data-driven decisions.
- An employee in this position is responsible for managing the Bureau of Parks & Conservation's geographic information system; producing maps and other deliverables as requested; and contributing to GIS projects including, but not limited to, building custom GIS tools and solutions, and applying spatial analysis.
- An employee in this position will collaborate with Tennessee State Parks operational staff, including Park Rangers, as well as other divisions within the Bureau, including Facilities Management, Marketing, and others.
- This position will work primarily in an remote environment with potential monthly meetings in Nashville, Tennessee with periodic field work required across the state.
Knowledge & Skills
- The successful candidate will have excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills; be a creative problem solver and self-starter, able to work independently with minimal direction; and have the flexibility to work effectively on multiple simultaneous projects with a number of internal and external stakeholders.
Skills Required:
- Proficiency with Esri software, including ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online
- Proficiency in creating, editing, managing, and publishing GIS feature data, both in a geodatabase environment and on the cloud
- Proficiency in cartographic design
- Working knowledge of geospatial analysis methods and ESRI GIS applications development
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, especially Word, Excel, and Outlook
Skills Preferred:
- Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and Avenza MAPublisher •
- Working knowledge of Arcade and/or JavaScript programming for GIS applications and API's integration
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