GIS Analysts are responsible for designing, implementing, supporting and administering all aspects of a department's and/or division's enterprise geographic information system.
Incumbents function as first-line supervisors who train, supervise and evaluate the performance of assigned staff; assign and review work; and initiate disciplinary action.
Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) is an equal opportunity employer striving towards a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce. We offer new employees 15 working days (3 weeks) of annual leave plus 15 working days (3 weeks) of annual sick leave, a retirement package that can earn you up to 75% of your annual salary plus a deferred compensation supplementary retirement fund, and a comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees and their dependents, which includes medical, prescription drug, dental, basic life coverage, and long-term disability insurance. NDOT also offers flexible work schedules with up to 3 days of telecommuting work per week. NDOT IT is on the cutting edge of technology adoption for the State of Nevada with a cloud-first mindset. We offer numerous education and training opportunities, including an Enterprise Skills Initiative program to help employees earn Microsoft cloud certifications. The NDOT IT Leadership team strives to ensure every team member is challenged, engaged, and recognized for their contributions.
The position serves as a lead to staff and/or project lead, including assigning and monitoring work and providing direction. May serve in the supervisor's absence. This position is responsible for maintaining and upgrading Enterprise GIS software, geodatabases, services, and web applications for the divisions and organization. The position will provide overall management and technical assistance to users of GIS.
The position serves as a lead to staff and/or project lead, including assigning and monitoring work and providing direction. This position is responsible for maintaining and upgrading Enterprise GIS software, geodatabases, services, and web applications for the divisions and organization. The position will provide overall management and technical assistance to users of GIS. Assist with troubleshooting and/or process identification and definition. Analyze system issues and take corrective action. Maintains and expands all resources, including data software and hardware, so that users can efficiently and effectively use their GIS-based applications; coordinates GIS efforts to optimize the utility and value of all digital data equipment and other required resources; documents and distributes information about GIS data resources to users.
Develop and maintain the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) which may include any of the following: maintenance of the statewide road network, calibrated linear referencing methods and associated GIS data layers, and /or maintenance of the Enterprise GIS servers, databases, associated data layers, web maps and other GIS data products as needed.
The State of Nevada is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action in recruitment of its employees and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages. *** THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE***
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
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Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in geographic information systems, geography, cartography, computer information systems, or a closely related field and three years of professional GIS experience which included GIS/GPS data collection, analysis and validation; GIS software application development; and/or cartographic design. One year of this experience must have also included one or more of the following: spatial database development and management, GIS application development, and/or GIS application server administration; OR an Associate's degree from an accredited college or university in geographic information systems, geography, cartography, computer information systems, or a closely related field and four years of professional GIS experience as described above; OR graduation from high school or equivalent education and five years of professional GIS experience as described above; OR one year of experience as a GIS Analyst II in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above. |
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Certification as a Geographic Information Systems Professional (GISP) from the GIS Certification Institute is equivalent to one year of work experience. |
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The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process. |
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