GIS ANALYST 2025-02931

City of Fayetteville, AR • Fayetteville, AR

76d

About The Position

The City of Fayetteville is committed to attracting, engaging and rewarding a multi-generational workforce. By offering a total rewards package including competitive compensation and benefits plans and a purposeful work life, the City is an employer of choice focused on serving our community.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in GIS or a closely related field and three years of related GIS experience.
• Must possess a valid driver's license.
• GISP Certification from the GIS Certification Institute is desirable.
• Must successfully pass criminal background check, including but not limited to convictions, guilty pleas, or no contest pleas to violent offenses, theft offenses and any offense under A.C.A. 21-15-103 and A.C.A. 21-15-111.
• Must comply with FBI Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) requirements within 2 weeks of employment.
• Effectively communicate with others orally and in writing.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, technical manuals and procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from customers, groups of managers, committees and the general public.
• Ability to apply mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems in real world mapping situations.
• Ability to read and interpret subdivision plats and engineering design plans.
• Must be proficient in the use of a computer and related software programs such as word processing and spreadsheet applications.
• Must be proficient with ESRI's suite of desktop and enterprise tools.
• While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate with others both in person and over the phone, stand, walk, and sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities to accomplish computer and office work.
• While performing the functions of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions.

Nice To Haves

• GISP Certification from the GIS Certification Institute is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Collect, import, and update geographic data from various sources like property records, utility plans, aerial imagery, and field surveys.
• Ensure data accuracy and consistency by performing quality control checks and data validation.
• Maintain and update GIS databases, including attribute data and spatial features.
• Develop and implement data standards and metadata protocols.
• Conduct spatial analysis using GIS tools to identify patterns, trends, and relationships between geographic data sets.
• Perform operations like buffering, overlay analysis, proximity analysis, and network analysis to answer specific questions.
• Generate reports and visualizations based on analysis results.
• Create thematic maps, base maps, and interactive web maps using GIS software.
• Design and customize map layouts with appropriate symbology, legends, and labels.
• Produce printed and digital maps for public use and internal planning purposes.
• Develop and maintain web-based GIS applications and dashboards to allow users to access and interact with spatial data.
• Integrate GIS data with other departmental systems to provide a comprehensive view.
• Provide training and technical assistance to other government staff on using GIS tools and applications.
• Troubleshoot GIS issues and address user queries.
• Participate in GIS-related projects, including project planning, data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Collaborate with other departments to identify GIS needs and implement solutions.
• Coordinate with other governmental entities to ensure compatibility of data, and compliance with regional and state standards.
• Respond in a courteous and professional manner to requests for information and services from City staff, citizens, other governmental agencies, businesses, and non-profit organizations.
• Occasional evening or weekend work.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees