City of Allen Looking for GIS/ROW Permit Technician at Allen, TX  Full Time

• Maintains City base maps by updating information on maps and monitoring the current status of City developments, such as right of ways, property lines, bearing information, ATTE Plain coordinates, water lines and valve sizes, sewer lines, manhole locations and pipe sizes, storm sewer locations and sizes, fire lanes, fire hydrants, streets, addresses and flood plain information. Uploads and coordinates electronic as-built information with the City’s GIS system.
• Creates construction drawings, engineering sketches and layouts for presentations to City officials and Council with the use of Esri ArcGIS, ArcGIS Online, AutoCAD and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Maintains spatial and non-spatial GIS data sets, such as, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, and water sewer systems; produces layouts, charts, and posters, scans graphic data and incorporates into the GIS applications. Tracks yearly assets completed by Capital Improvement Projects.
• Assists consulting engineers, developers, and contractors with inquiries regarding standard details and specification data on engineering and construction plans
• Supports City departments by providing maps of City streets and utilities, such as water and sewer locations, storm sewer and floodplain limits, refuse collection routes and water and sewer pro-rata maps.
• Maintains City records by cataloging and filing civil construction plans and plats and researching City archives for information needed by developers, franchise utilities and the community.
• Coordinates logging, routing, and monitoring status of engineering plans submitted for review or release. Maintains engineering FTP and/or record distribution site.
• Responds to requests for assistance and information from walk-in and telephone inquiries. Directs public to appropriate departments and provides as-builts to public as requested.

Education & Experience
Work requires broad knowledge in a general professional or technical field. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

• Associate’s degree plus two (2) years of relevant work experience in GIS and AutoCAD using Esrl Enterprise GIS software, AutoCAD Software Suite, Microsoft Suites, and including all application support.

Other combinations of education and experience may be considered.

Certification and Other Requirements
Valid Class C driver’s License

Overall Physical Strength Demands
Sedentary – Exerting up to 10 lbs. occasionally or negligible weights frequently; sitting most of the time.

Reading
Intermediate – Ability to read papers, periodicals, journals, manuals, dictionaries, thesauruses, and encyclopedias. Ordinarily, such education is obtained in high school up to college. However, it may be obtained from experience and self-study.

Math
Advanced – Ability to apply fundamental concepts of theories, work with advanced mathematical operations methods, and functions of real and complex variables. Ordinarily, such education is obtained in at the college level or above. However, it may be obtained from experience and self-study.

Writing
Intermediate – Ability to write reports, prepare business letters, expositions, and summaries with proper format, punctuation, spelling, and grammar, using all parts of speech. Ordinarily, such education is obtained in high school up to college. However, it may be obtained from experience and self-study.

Managerial
Receives general directions. The employee normally performs the job by following established standard operating procedures and/or policies. The employee may choose the appropriate procedure or policy. Performance is reviewed periodically.

Budget Responsibility
None.

Supervisory / Organizational Control
No responsibility for the direction or supervision of others.

Complexity
Work involves choices of action within limits set by standard practices and procedures. Professional judgment is required to apply the proper course of action.

Interpersonal / Human Relations Skills
Discussion Occasional: 20% or less of work time.