GIS Administrator
City of Richmond, California
Richmond, CA
Full-time
Information Services / Technology (IT)
Posted on January 21, 2023
The GIS Administrator is the City of Richmond's main point of contact for all Geographic Information System (GIS)-related inquiries and activities for both internal and external customers. We are looking for an accomplished, service-oriented professional with a background in application development and support. This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate who enjoys sharing their technical expertise in a progressive and dynamic team environment.
*Please note that this is not a remote position and it is based in City Hall in Richmond, California.*
Some current or future projects this position will be focused on are:
- Maintaining and upgrading integrations with the City's Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP), including the City's Open Data System;
- Maintaining and upgrading the City's web-based GIS applications;
- Participating in a needs assessment for the Community Development landbase software upgrade/replacement;
- Moving GIS to the cloud; and
- Providing City website updates.
Annual salary for this classification is as high as $131,690 at the top of the range, with additional approved Cost of Living Adjustments over the next 2 years (beginning 1/1/24) totaling 8%, for an annual salary that will reach $142,435. Additionally, City-paid benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid vacation, holidays, administrative leave days, sick time, CalPERS retirement contribution, life insurance, disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, annual professional development reimbursement, one week of paid parental leave, and more! All benefit information can be found in our Benefits Summary.GIS Administrator Link
Position Description and Duties
Under general direction, the GIS Administrator provides day-to-day management of the City's Geographical Information System (GIS), including all hardware, software, databases, applications, telecommunications, peripherals, and associated supplies. This includes management of, or support for, City-wide GIS-related activities including requirements gathering, database design and development, application development, hardware/software acquisition and installation, staffing and training, public presentations, GIS committee coordination, contractor management, and inter-agency coordination.
Desirable Characteristics: proactive, good communicator, responsive, able to coordinate multiple projects
The Ideal Candidate: This position is the City's focal point of contact for all GIS-related inquiries and activities both internally and externally and requires the ability to offer exemplary customer service and assistance with end user support. The ideal candidate prioritizes keeping stakeholders informed, meeting deadlines, and delivering high quality results. Addressing critical path items can require attention outside of normal working hours, so responsiveness and flexibility are key to this position.
The City of Richmond is the City of Pride and Purpose, and we value these traits in our employees!
The following duties are typical for this position. Incumbent may not perform all of the listed duties and/or may be required to perform duties other than those set forth below, in order to address business needs and changing business practices.
- Direct and manage the GIS-related activities of staff including development, integration and maintenance of the City's GIS, and identifying GIS staffing and training requirements and needs.
- Develop GIS-related policies and procedures, and promote cross-organizational sharing of GIS-related activities.
- Supervise and execute database development projects including database design, automation/conversion planning, pilot automation/conversion, full-scale automation/conversion and deployment.
- Supervise and execute application development projects including functional requirements, system design, prototyping, testing, full-scale development and deployment.
- Supervise and perform quality control for all GIS data and applications.
- Supervise installation and operation of GIS hardware and software including servers, RDBMS, internet-related software, and GIS software.
- Supervise and perform the posting of data to the City's enterprise-wide GIS storage and delivery environment (SDE).
- Supervise the day-to-day delivery of the City's GIS data, over dedicated networks (LAN/WAN) or internet/intranet.
- Maintain and update the GIS portion of the City's internal/external website.
- Support formulation of project objectives and system development requirements for GIS-related activities including preparing specific project plans for scope, budget, and schedule.
- Manage contractor activities including contract specifications, budgeting, progress tracking, and deliverables.
- Supervise and prepare technical documents and instructional materials, including status reports and requests for continuing GIS projects and funding.
- Prepare budgets for GIS-related activities.
- Make presentations to public forums on City's GIS activities and accomplishments.
- Provide on-going GIS functional and technical support to City departments including coordinating with internal departments regarding new and continuing GIS data and functional requirements and coordinating with the IT department regarding new and continuing GIS infrastructure requirements.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of: Computerized GIS technology and concepts within the local government or urban fields including GIS theory, operations, and applications; GIS database design techniques and principles including spatial/tabular elements, geographic metadata definition, normalization, and primary/foreign key identifiers; GIS data automation and conversion techniques and principles including data preparation, digitizing, scanning, projection, georeferencing, transformation, and post-processing; GIS application development processes including requirements gathering, system designing, prototyping, testing, QA/QC, and full-scale development and deployment; GIS software and tools (ARC/INFO, ArcView); web authoring tools; project management software tools and applications; geodatabase data structure; quality control principles as applied to GIS.
Ability to: Update organizational websites; model geodatabases using CASE tools; prepare technical documentation such as user guides or help files; manage contractor activities including contract specifications, budgeting, progress tracking, and deliverable reviewing; developing and leading presentations; making the best use of available GIS applications and design; communicating orally and in writing; and establishing and maintaining cooperative and effective relationships with staff at all levels and others contacted in the course of work.
Education/Experience
Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in GIS, Computer Science, Geography or City Planning, or related fields. A Master's Degree is preferred.
Experience: Six (6) years' experience in GIS, database design or development, and applications/systems development. Experience should include managing GIS-related projects, GIS application development projects for both desktop and internet/intranet, and managing staff on GIS-related projects. At least two (2) years of the six (6) years' experience should be GIS experience in the local government or urban fields.
Desirable Qualifications: In addition to all qualifications listed, the ideal candidate will be technically versed in GIS systems and applications such as Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), VertiGIS Technologies, Tyler Technology Socrata Open Data Systems, Community Development landbase systems, and the City's website management system. Significant experience in website maintenance and /or social media platform management are also desirable qualifications.
License/Certification: A valid California Driver's License is an on-going requirement.
License/Certification: A valid California Driver's License is an on-going requirement.