0000000042.Gis Analyst Elections.Elections Department

Dallas County • Dallas, TX

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About The Position

The GIS Analyst maintains the Elections Department’s geographic information system, including designing, developing, customizing, monitoring, analyzing, and implementing GIS applications that support departmental business needs. The role uses cartographic design and drafting principles to create and edit graphical and tabular data, analyze recommendations for Dallas County district and precinct lines, implement state and federal redistricting changes, and work directly with clients regarding GIS needs.

The position also supports the department’s GIS data warehouse and enterprise spatial data, prepares GIS maps and related materials, documents systems and procedures, updates voter-registration street data, resolves reported street issues, and provides geographic information services to other County departments and political subdivisions as time permits. The work is performed in a standard office environment and requires travel to various work sites.

Requirements

• Education and experience equivalent to a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Engineering or a job-related field of study.
• One year of work-related experience.
• Proficiency with keyboarding, word processing, and/or spreadsheet software.
• Ability to develop unique correspondence and/or detailed spreadsheets and to follow and provide verbal and written instructions.
• Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, departments, and the general public.
• Valid Texas Driver’s License and a good driving record.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the Elections Department’s GIS applications and provide layers for the County GIS system.
• Design, develop, customize, monitor, analyze, and implement applications supporting enterprise spatial data and related information, including predictive modeling, interpolation, pattern and proximity detection, and heat mapping.
• Assist with administration and instruction of GIS tools and procedures; prepare GIS maps, reports, papers, proposals, presentations, training materials, and related documents.
• Use interactive applications requiring configuration and coding through the enterprise application server.
• Determine requirements, appropriate software, and design methodologies for GIS applications.
• Document systems, programs, and operational procedures for Dallas County Elections Department GIS systems.
• Assist in managing and administering the GIS data warehouse, including systems monitoring, user interface improvements, data-integrity verification, and distribution.
• Analyze data sources and content for periodic updates to base data.
• Play a leading role in systems analysis, general systems design, vendor contracts, and detailed systems design.
• Provide geographic information services to other County departments and political subdivisions as time permits.
• Create and edit streets in the Voter Registration System and resolve streets or street ranges that are not found.
• Resolve Secretary of State reports concerning street issues, including streets with no block ranges or districts and manually tied streets.
• Implement redistricting changes and describe precinct lines and district information.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level