GIS Data Analyst II
About The Position
Tucson Water is the largest water provider in southern Arizona delivering safe, reliable drinking water to approximately 750,000 people across a 390-square-mile service area. Our team manages nearly 250,000 connections and delivers close to 30 billion gallons of potable water per year through an extensive infrastructure network that includes aquifer storage and recovery facilities, over 200 groundwater wells, 60 storage facilities, and 4,600 miles of pipeline. Tucson Water is recognized as a global leader for its water resource management, conservation programs and its commitment to sustainable, long-term water planning in the Sonoran Desert fully embracing the One Water philosophy. The Data Analyst II at the City of Tucson’s Water Department is responsible for the gathering, analysis, and management of the utility’s GIS data. This position is also responsible for the QAQC of GIS editors’ work. The Data Analyst II is also empowered to use data in their decision-making process through innovative applications or dashboards, relevant data representation, and through development of new services / products / solutions for users. Work is performed under the supervision of the Management Coordinator. The Data Analyst II does not supervise.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- Two (2) years of relevant experience
- A valid and unrestricted driver’s license with two (2) years of licensed driving is required
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s Degree in Geographic Information Systems, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Statistics or Mathematics, Economics, Finance, Engineering or any relevant applied analytical field.
- A valid and unrestricted driver’s license with two (2) years of licensed driving
Responsibilities
- Performs geospatial analyses to enhance business operations of field technicians, maintenance crews, new area development, and planning and engineering
- Maintains and creates relational databases and data systems and performs work in a production environment with branch versioning across the utility's network map
- Provides quality assurance and quality control (QAQC) oversight to GIS editors' work and contributes to increased data quality that may include automation or other procedural changes
- Employs extract-transform-load tools to mine or combine large or disparate datasets
- Collaborates with cross-functional teams on spatial data projects and collaborates with City IT analysts to manage data stores and ensure data quality
- Informs departmental operations and decision-making, by implementing statistical methods to identify patterns and relationships in data
- Publishes data to the City’s data portal for external use according to signed non-disclosure agreements and creates data visualizations and reports to present to audiences of varying technical backgrounds
- Develops and reviews standard operating procedures for periodic tasks and assists in special projects to build and support applications and maps for the Director's office
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and FSA coverage
- pension plan
- optional Roth and pretax deferred compensation savings
- 38 paid days off in the first year of employment
- twelve weeks of paid parental leave
- paid tuition reimbursement
- student loan repayment
- off- and on-the-job training
- employee resource groups
- paid volunteer hours
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
