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Employer:  Watershed Agricultural Council.
Categories:  Other
Job Type:  Full Time
Preferred Degree:  Bachelors
Experience Required:  4-5 years
State/Province:  NY - New York
City:  Walton
Salary:  approx. $50,000
Job Description: 

NYC Watershed while supporting farm and forest land uses, is seeking a Geographic Information System (GIS) Coordinator to  work in coordination with multi agency, self-directed specialized work teams to provide cartographic and analytical support to all program efforts. The GIS Coordinator is responsible for managing the GIS program, both hardware and software, data discovery, creation and maintenance, providing requested analysis and the training of system users. Experience with and knowledge of ArcGIS 10.x, ArcGIS Server, geodatabase management and ArcSDE, and Versioning is mandatory.

 

Qualifications: Masters degree in GIS, Geography, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Science, Agriculture, or related field, with specialization and/or certificate in GIS preferred; but will consider Bachelors degree and 3 years of professional GIS experience; Salary approx. $50,000 commensurate with experience. C#/.NET programming experience a plus but not required.

 

 

Please send resume to Amy Hawk, ahawk@nycwatershed.orgWatershed Agricultural Council, 33195 State Highway 10, Walton, NY 13856. EOE. Review of applications will begin January 9th.

Job Description

 

The GIS Coordinator works in coordination with multi agency, self-directed specialized work teams to provide cartographic and analytical support to all Watershed Agricultural Council (WAC) and Watershed Agricultural Program (WAP) program efforts. The GIS Coordinator is responsible for managing the GIS program, both hardware and software, data inputs, maintain data bases, providing requested analysis and the training of system users.

 

Technical Requirements:

  • Four (4) years of technical experience using ESRI GIS software, including ArcGIS 10.x, ArcGIS Server, and ArcSDE;
  • Thorough knowledge of map projections, coordinate systems, and spatial statistics;
  • Thorough knowledge of Global Positioning Systems (GPS), including configuration, data dictionary creation, data collection, and data conversion to GIS format, familiarity with GIS-based cameras, including operation and data transfer;
  • Experience with GIS databases and spreadsheets (Excel), including relates, queries, and report writing;
  • Experience with programming and scripting languages such as C#, Visual Basic, JavaScript, or ArcObjects a plus; C# knowledge and building websites a plus; and
  • Must have a valid and current driver’s license.

Educational Requirements:

  • Masters degree in GIS, Geography, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Science, Agriculture, or related field, with specialization and/or certificate in GIS; OR
  • Bachelors degree and 3 years of professional GIS experience; OR
  • An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined in A, B above.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Manage the GIS data network including system operations, data creation, maintenance, documentation and updating;
  • Manage and operate peripheral hardware including digitizing boards, scanners, plotters, and printers and external disc and tape drives;
  • Train technical staff in procedures;
  • Perform GIS data analysis such as database queries, overlays, buffer and site identification;
  • Identify and acquire existing databases for GIS from clearinghouses and other sources, and conversion of such data to WAC system requirements;
  • Provide quality control of GIS data created in the WAC office, and thoroughly document all data sets with metadata;
  • Produce graphic presentations of GIS analysis for system users;
  • Develop procedures for verification and /or collection of field data.

Reporting Relationships:

  • Works under the supervision of the East of Hudson Agricultural Program Coordinator or his/her designee.

Post Date:  01/20/2012

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