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Job Summary
GIS Analysts are responsible for designing, implementing, supporting and administering all aspects of a department’s and/or division’s enterprise geographic information system.
The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (NDCNR), protects, manages, and enhances the State’s resources to provide the highest quality of life for Nevada’s citizens and visitors. The NDCNR with over 900 employees consists of the Director’s Office and the following divisions and programs: Environmental Protection, Forestry, State Lands, State Parks, Water Resources, Outdoor Recreation, Natural Heritage, State Historic Preservation Office, Off-Highway Vehicles, Sagebrush Ecosystem, and the Conservation Districts Program. The Department also provides support staff to the Nevada Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and has responsibility for numerous Boards, Commissions, and Councils. The Department has locations and/or provides program services in every community of the State. The Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), Bureau of Information Technology Services (BITS), is seeking a GIS Analyst II to provide primary GIS support to the Nevada Division of Outdoor Recreation (NDOR). This position is part of the DCNR GIS Team and supports statewide outdoor recreation, trail planning, and public access to recreation information. Primary responsibilities include managing and improving statewide trail and outdoor recreation datasets; supporting the Nevada Trail Finder website; creating maps, web maps, and GIS applications; conducting field data collection; and supporting public outreach and marketing efforts. The position will collaborate with NDOR staff and federal, state, local, nonprofit, and private partners to improve the accuracy, accessibility, and usability of recreation data. As a member of the DCNR GIS Team, the position will also contribute to department-wide GIS initiatives and provide GIS technical assistance, data services, and web mapping support to other DCNR divisions as needed. The ideal candidate will have experience with ArcGIS Pro and web-based GIS technologies, along with skills in spatial data management, cartography, data quality control, and problem solving. Experience with ArcGIS Enterprise or ArcGIS Online, Field Maps, Survey123, Experience Builder, and outdoor recreation or natural resource data is desirable. The successful candidate should be organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities while working independently. Strong communication, collaboration, and critical-thinking skills are essential. The position requires a candidate who can take initiative, research solutions to technical issues, and follow assignments through to completion with minimal supervision.
Essential Qualifications
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in geographic information systems, geography, cartography, computer information systems, or a closely related field and two years of professional GIS experience which included GIS/GPS data collection, analysis and validation; GIS software application development; and/or cartographic design; OR an Associate's degree from an accredited college or university in geographic information systems, geography, cartography, computer information systems, or a closely related field and three years of professional GIS experience as described above; OR graduation from high school or equivalent education and four years of professional GIS experience as described above; OR one year of experience as a GIS Analyst I in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.
Additional Position Requirements
ArcGIS software experience is required
Job Duties
Develop and maintain the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) which may include any of the following: maintenance of the statewide road network, calibrated linear referencing methods and associated GIS data layers and/or maintenance of the enterprise GIS servers, databases, associated data layers, web maps and other GIS data products as needed; ensure agency business units’ ability to integrate and synchronize business data.
Plan, design, modify, implement and administer multiple spatial databases; develop and enforce administration procedures and security standards; facilitate and monitor multi-user versioned editing and viewing workflows; design, implement and monitor spatial database security, performance and availability; create database objects, user and roles; create and maintain spatial database replication environment, schedule and monitor replica synchronizations; test and perform software updates.
Install, configure and administer GIS Server application software; create, optimize, publish and monitor multiple web map, feature, geoprocessing, and search services on the intranet and internet; document web service data source dependencies.
Develop, implement, document and enforce GIS server-related administration procedures and security standards; monitor system utilization and responsiveness, and tune server configurations to enhance performance and ensure availability of published services; test and perform software updates; collect user requirements, design, write, test, deploy and maintain multiple statewide custom GIS software applications using multiple programming languages; develop and enforce GIS application-related operational procedures and security standards; adhere to software development best practices, maintain code in shared source code repositories, and maintain technical currency with coding techniques and relevant Information Technology (IT) and GIS technologies.
Analyze user requirements, existing business workflows, policies, regulations and statutes to develop and implement enhanced GIS-based solutions and workflows; determine project objectives by analyzing user needs through consultation with end users, technicians, analysts, management and vendors; review available hardware and/or software tools to choose appropriate implementation platform; identify required sequencing of steps and coordination with other personnel; execute project steps and ensure that project deliverables meet customer requirements; provide technical support to end users in order to resolve software and database related issues.
Design, implement and maintain GIS datasets and perform quality assurance/quality control procedures and corrections; perform spatial analyses and interpret and communicate analytical results; use Global Positioning System (GPS) hardware and software to collect and validate data in the field; may utilize Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) consisting of hardware, to include Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), to collect data in the field and use associated software to post process and validate collected data; produce digital and printed cartographic products using GIS software.
Coordinate and conduct formal and informal training sessions to educate end users on the usage of off-the-shelf and custom GIS software; coordinate with internal and external entities to disseminate and share GIS data, and collaborate on GIS projects.
Perform related duties as assigned.
Under general supervision, incumbents perform the full range of duties outlined in the series concept and participate in design, testing, implementation and maintenance of GIS software applications, tools, data management projects, and associated data layers and databases. Incumbents perform spatial analyses such as buffering, spatial overlays and distance calculations using established methods and procedures; assist in the evaluation of GIS technologies and solutions and the development of GIS policies, procedures and standards. This is the journey level in the series.
Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
This class specification lists the major knowledge, skills and abilities of the job and is not all inclusive. Incumbent(s) will be expected to have knowledge, skills and abilities from a previous level.
Knowledge of:
basic GIS software functionality, spatial relationships; theories, principles, and concepts related to GIS technology; geoprocessing and editing tools, and spatial data validation techniques; GIS analysis tools. Working knowledge of: spatial topologies; structured query language (SQL); cartographic principles, map projections and coordinate systems.
Skilled with:
map services; enterprise spatial databases; multi-user GIS editing workflows; linear referencing and dynamic segmentation; mobile GIS technology and GPS data collection.
Ability to:
collect user requirements and design GIS datasets/databases that includes data validation and quality assurance mechanisms; solve moderately complex GIS problems; differentiate between common GIS- and IT-related problems; write basic scripts to automate GIS processes; effectively train and mentor low-level users and end users in the use of GIS Software; solve moderately complex GIS software problems and assist end users with second-level technical support; perform moderately difficult spatial analyses; and all knowledge, skills, and abilities required at the lower levels.
Recruiter Information: Quinn Ashley;
[email protected]
The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages.
Please send direct Inquiries or correspondence to the recruiter listed on this announcement.
Benefits Include
Health Insurance: Medical, dental, life, and disability insurance programs for employees and their dependents/family are offered through the Public Employees’ Benefits Program (PEBP).
Vacation: Accrual of three weeks of annual leave each year.
Sick Leave: Accrual of three weeks of sick leave each year.
Holidays: 12 paid holidays per year.
Retirement: Participation in the Nevada Public Employees Retirement System (PERS). Employees do not contribute to Social Security but will contribute to PERS if their position is at 50% or more full-time equivalency. For more information on how PERS service may impact Social Security benefits, visit the SSA publication.
Deferred Compensation: The State offers a voluntary Deferred Compensation Program.
No Nevada state income tax.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness: Eligible due to public sector employment.
Longevity Payments Eligibility: Employees who have received a performance rating of “standard” or better and have completed eight (8) or more years of continuous service are eligible for longevity pay.
Additional benefits
may apply to employees covered under a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), depending on their designated bargaining unit. For more information, visit the Labor Relations Unit (LRU).
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State Holidays The holiday schedule for State employees is established by the Legislature.
The Following Are Legal Holidays
January 1.............................................. New Year's Day
Third Monday in January.................. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday
Third Monday in February................ Washington’s Birthday
Last Monday in May........................... Memorial Day
June 19................................................ Juneteenth Day
July 4.................................................... Independence Day
First Monday in September.............. Labor Day
Last Friday in October....................... Nevada Day
November 11........................................ Veterans' Day
Fourth Thursday in November........ Thanksgiving Day
Friday following the Fourth Thursday in November...................... Family Day
December 25........................................ Christmas Day
When January 1, June 19, July 4, November 11, or December 25 falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday is the observed legal holiday. If these days fall on Sunday, the following Monday is the observed holiday. Eligibility for holiday pay is covered by the provisions of NAC 284.255
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Do you have any of the following?
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in geographic information systems, geography, cartography, computer information systems, or a closely related field and two years of professional GIS experience which included GIS/GPS data collection, analysis and validation; GIS software application development; and/or cartographic design.
An Associate’s degree from an accredited college or university in geographic information systems, geography, cartography, computer information systems, or a closely related field and three years of professional GIS experience as described above.
Graduation from high school or equivalent education and four years of professional GIS experience as described above.
One year of experience as a GIS Analyst 1 in Nevada State service.
An equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.
None of the above.
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A pre-employment criminal history check and fingerprinting are required. Persons offered employment in this position will be required to pay for these items. Can you meet this requirement?
Yes
No
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A valid driver's license is required at the time of appointment and as a condition of continuing employment. Can you meet this requirement?
Yes
No
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This position requires up to 25% of travel. Can you meet this requirement?
Yes
No
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Describe your professional GIS experience. For each position where you gained this experience, please use the following format: 1. Employer Name 2. Job Title 3. Dates of Employment 4. Detail of Experience. If you do not possess this experience, please enter N/A. Note: The work experience section of your application must include all relevant job duties. The positions listed below will be compared to the work experience section and will be utilized to evaluate qualifications.
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How many years of ArcGIS software experience do you possess? This experience is required. Your answer will be compared to the work history information on your application to determine if you meet minimum qualifications.
I do not possess this experience
Less than 1 year
More than 1 year to less than 2 years
More than 2 years to less than 4 years
More than 4 years to less than 6 years
6 or more years.
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Describe your ArcGIS software experience. For each position where you gained this experience, please use the following format: 1. Employer Name 2. Job Title 3. Dates of Employment 4. Detail of Experience. If you do not possess this experience, please enter N/A. Note: The work experience section of your application must include all relevant job duties. The positions listed below will be compared to the work experience section and will be utilized to evaluate qualifications.
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