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City of Las Cruces

GIS Technician (Geographic Information Systems Technician)

City of Las Cruces, Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States, 88005


GIS Technician I

Salary

$21.10 Hourly

Location

Las Cruces, NM

Job Type

Full-time Regular

Job Number

J059 12-24 LD

Department

Community Development

Opening Date

12/10/2024

Closing Date

12/30/2024 11:59 PM Mountain

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Nature of Work

Maintains and updates Geographic Information System (GIS) database, and provides assistance in data compilation and retrieval of maps and data for City departments and citizens.

Environmental Factors

Work is performed primarily in a standard office environment; occasional field work may be required.

Physical Factors

Light physical demandswith frequent use of a personal computer.

Work Situation Factors

Position involves competing demands, performing multiple tasks, working to deadlines, occasional work beyond normal business hours, and responding to customer issues. Regular attendance is an essential function of this job to ensure continuity of services. Position is subject to drug testing in accordance with applicable State and Federal regulations and City of Las Cruces policies.

FIRST CONSIDERATION MAY BE GIVEN TO CURRENT EMPLOYEES WHO MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.

Full-time, regular, non-exempt position

This recruitment will be used to fill a full-time, regular position in the Community Development Department, but may be used to fill vacancies in various City of Las Cruces departments.

Position is graded at RN12

Duties and Responsibilities

Inputs, updates , and maintains the City's GIS database and maps according to department policies and procedures using ESRI GIS software; assists in cleaning up data and making corrections in response to changes and additional data sets integrated into GIS.

Updates the digital data layers and creates corresponding maps; compiles geographic data from a variety of sources; scans, rectifies, and digitizes data; enters data attributes, checks for errors, and verifies accuracy; makes required corrections , edits and refines GIS data, and updates database; performs quality control checks to assure integrity of GIS data and applications .

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