23 Jul
California,
Santarosa
, 95401
Santarosa
USA
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Expand your career with the County of Sonoma as a GIS Technician.Positions currently available in Transportation and Public Works (TPW) and Permit Sonoma. Starting salary up to $36.21/hour ($75,574/year), a cash allowance of $600/month, a competitive total compensation package, and the opportunity for career advancement to GIS Technician II.Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and related software/hardware, GIS Technicians (GIS Techs) prepare, revise, maintain, and manipulate a variety of maps and spatial database records, documents, and reports. As requested by County departments and the general public, they explain and interpret maps; and provide technical customer service support, including installation and troubleshooting of software/software-related questions. Additionally, they consult with staff to execute designs that best serve business needs.The ideal candidates for these positions have experience maintaining GIS data layers and metadata using ESRI ArcGIS software, and will have:- GIS experience related to roads system, land use, zoning, flood plains, watershed areas, demographic analysis, special districts, open space, etc.
- Effectively designed cartographic products, developed workflows/data automation tasks, and assisted users in visualizing business data in map form (digital or paper)
- Experience providing GIS technical support to end-users, including installing and troubleshooting software, and answering software-related questions
- Successfully responded to agency or public queries for information or data
- Proven customer service skills, with the aptitude and patience for collaborating with a wide variety of clients, virtually and in-person
- Used ArcGIS Desktop, Online, Parcel Fabric, Portal, Professional, etc.; enterprise geodatabases; and/or MS SQL database software
Depending upon experience, we are hiring GIS Techs at the I or II level. If you are interested in applying at the II level of this opportunity, you must apply to the separate recruitment currently being conducted for that level.What We Offer The County of Sonoma offers career growth and development, the opportunity to be a part of a challenging and rewarding work environment, and the satisfaction of knowing that you're working to better the community. You can also look forward to a competitive total compensation package, including:- An annual Staff Development/Wellness Benefit allowance up to $500 and ongoing education/training opportunities
- Competitive vacation and sick leave accruals, 12 paid holidays, and an additional 8 floating holiday hours per year
- Significant portion of health care premiums paid by the County and access to several health plan options
- County contribution to a Health Reimbursement Arrangement to help fund post-retirement employee health insurance/benefits
- Retirement fully integrated with Social Security
- May be eligible for up to 8 weeks (320 hours) of Paid Parental Leave after 12 months of County employment
- Eligibility for a salary increase after 1,040 hours (6 months when working full-time) for good work performance
- With time and good performance, the opportunity for advancement to GIS Tech II (up to $7,005/month)
EXTRA-HELP EMPLOYMENT Extra-help employees relieve or augment permanent staff. Temporary, extra-help employees are not in the classified civil service and do not have property rights to permanently allocated positions. In addition, they do not receive most employee benefits such as: long-term disability insurance coverage; accrual of vacation; participation in the County retirement program; or eligibility to take promotional examinations. Temporary, extra-help employees are limited in their employment to a maximum of one calendar year. These employees must be off of work for three months before they can be re-employed on an extra help basis. Extra-help employees who meet the eligibility requirements may qualify for a County contribution toward medical coverage.We are currently recruiting to fill two GIS Tech positions at either the I or II level. TPW is recruiting to fill a regular GIS Tech position and Permit Sonoma is recruiting to fill a temporary, extra-help position.Salary is negotiable and benefits described herein do not represent a contract and may be changed without notice. For more information, including minimum qualifications, & to apply, visit, www.yourpath2sonomacounty.org or call The County of Sonoma is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and we are committed to having a workforce that is representative of the communities we serve. Apply by 08/17/21
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