Job ID :
3251
Company :
Virginia Information Technology Agency
Location :
CHESTER, VA
Type :
Contract
Duration :
6 Months
Status :
Active
Openings :
1
Posted :
22 Apr 2013
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 Complete Description:

**Position is located in Chester, VA

**local candidates preferred

**personal interview required

 

Years of Experience: 

A minimum of two years of professional experience is required in GIS, cartography, CADD, or a related field

 

Write programs and develop user interfaces, menus, and macro-level commands to meet user needs in addition to performing complex spatial analyses and producing reports according to customer specifications.

 

Job Description:

VITA seeks an experienced Senior Geospatial Analyst to provide support for our Broadband Mapping initiative.  Individual must have:

•          extensive experience managing complex geodatabases with ESRI GIS software version 9.3 

•          extensive experience manipulating geospatial data (data conversion and geocoding)

•          ability to manage milestones and deliverables according to pre-determined schedules

•          good verbal skills for outreach with non-technical data providers

•          good documentation skills for project reporting

Duties will include:

•          direct and indirect data collection outreach to collect broadband data from providers

•          biannual geospatial database outputs to support required federal reporting/submittal

•          geocoding source data from various formats into usable geospatial data

•          managing data processing steps to provide timely data deliverables

•          implementing geodatabase schema changes and adjustments

•          producing cartographic products by request

•          actively participating in broadband mapping team technical meetings

 

 

Skills:

Skill

Required / Desired

Amount

of Experience

 

GIS Analysis

Required

3

Years

Exp managing complex geodatabases w/ ESRI GIS software version 9.3

Required

3

Years

Extensive exp manipulating geospatial data (data conversion and geocoding)

Required

3

Years

Demonstrated experience managing milestones and deliverables

Required

3

Years

Ability to translate technical information to nontechnical users

Required

3

Years

Excellent oral and written communication skills - documentation

Required

3

Years