Telecommunication GIS Analyst

American Electric Power•Tulsa, OK

1d•$63,496 - $79,369•Onsite

About The Position

The Telecommunication GIS Analyst role involves creating, revising, and maintaining technical data for reports, maps, and sketches, as well as material and property equipment records. This position requires obtaining information from various sources, assisting with software maintenance (updates, patches, database model changes), and collaborating with other departments to resolve data discrepancies and ensure accuracy. The analyst will partner with technical staff to troubleshoot software issues and integrate geographic, cartographic, remote sensing, and GPS principles into resource data management. This includes developing, manipulating, and editing vector and raster datasets and utilizing GPS methods for data collection.

Requirements

Associate degree in GIS, Computer Science, Engineering, or relevant field from an accredited college/university OR High School Diploma/GED and two years of related experience is required.
Valid state driver's license.
Understanding of database development concepts
Understanding of analysis of geospatial data
Experience with handling KMZ or KML files or working knowledge with open source GIS solutions
Basic understanding of Python, SQL, or other scripting language and web application configuration
Some travel required
Ability to work/travel outside of normal business hours

Nice To Haves

GE Smallworld experience is highly preferred

Responsibilities

Create, revise and maintain technical data used for reports, maps and sketches.
Create, revise and maintain material and property equipment records.
Obtain information required to perform work from multiple resources including verbal/electronic communications, sketches marked drawings, field notes, vendor catalogs, technical reference manuals and engineering design files.
Assists in providing primary software maintenance including updates, patches and database model changes.
Work with other organizations of the company to resolve discrepancies to assure that data reflects accurate field conditions and responds to suggestions for improvements and enhancements.
Partners with technical staff to understand problems with software and provide input into problem resolution.
Integrates, coordinates and supports the geographic, cartographic, remote sensing and global positioning systems (GPS) concepts and principals in resource data management and displays those using Windows-based systems, computers, GPS and computer software that include cartographic data translation software.
Ability to develop, manipulate and edit vector and raster data sets through a variety of means.
Expertise with GPS methods for collection of data.