GIS Coordinator

GIS Coordinator Department: Planning Employment Status: CPMEA Contract;

Full-Time; (40 Hours/Week) Salary: $80,330.44 Schedule: Monday - Friday

Certifications/Licenses Required: Bachelor's degree in Geographic

Information Systems, Geography, Cartography, Engineering, Urban

Planning, or a related field. GIS or ESRI Professional Certification

(preferred). Must posses and maintain valid driver's license. SUMMARY

The City of Chicopee's Planning Department is looking to hire a GIS

Coordinator. This position is responsible for coordinating, developing,

implementing, managing, and maintaining the City's enterprise-wide GIS

operations including database management, data and map development,

analysis, systems administration, and consulting/cross-departmental

training. In addition, the GIS Coordinator must perform the maintenance

and upkeep of the City's Level III Standardized Parcel Data to ensure

compliance with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as well as the annual

production of Tax Maps for the Chicopee Board of Assessors. The position

also develops and assists in the implementation of various data/mapping

applications for City Departments as requested and/or necessary for

on-going operations. QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor's degree in Geographic

Information Systems, Geography, Cartography, Engineering, Urban

Planning, or a related field. GISP or ESRI Professional Certification

encouraged Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license. A

minimum of five (5) years of experience coordinating and managing a GIS

system including two (2) years of experience utilizing geographic

information systems to establish and maintain multiple parcel data

layers and land information systems. Must have experience with

planimetric data, mapping, surveying, database management, data

conversion, digitization, geographic statistics analysis, and metadata

preparation. Ability to read and interpret source documents, such as

civil engineering plans, plot maps, and legal descriptions as well as

compile the information and enter the required data in the GIS system is

Required. Experience With ESRI Software, Including ArcGIS For Desktop, ArcGIS Online, and ArcGIS for Server, data and application development,

including use of relational database systems (i.e., SQL), and Internet

mapping applications is also required. Experience with the use of

remotely sensed image1y and mapping is strongly preferred. Must have

thorough knowledge of concepts, principles, practices, terminology, and

methods associated with GIS and database management as well as modern

land-based mapping application theory. Working knowledge of Microsoft

Office Suite and GPS equipment and post-processing software is also

preferred. Basic knowledge of land development processes and

understanding of planning, zoning, and land development code standards

is preferred. Must be highly self-motivated and detail-oriented with

exceptional organizational and time management skills. Must also be able

to work independently and multitask with minimal supervision. Excellent

interpersonal, communication, and customer-service skills with ability

to work as part of a team are also required. BENEFITS The City of

Chicopee provides its employees (contingent upon employment status) with

a robust benefits package which include the following: Recurring Sick

Time, Vacation, Thirteen Holidays Per Year, Retirement Plan, and

more... SEE THE CITY OF CHICOPEE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION