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Complete Description:
**Position is located in Chester, VA
**local candidates preferred
**personal interview required
Years of Experience:
A minimum of two years of professional experience is required in GIS, cartography, CADD, or a related field
Write programs and develop user interfaces, menus, and macro-level commands to meet user needs in addition to performing complex spatial analyses and producing reports according to customer specifications.
Job Description:
VITA seeks an experienced Senior Geospatial Analyst to provide support for our Broadband Mapping initiative. Individual must have:
• extensive experience managing complex geodatabases with ESRI GIS software version 9.3
• extensive experience manipulating geospatial data (data conversion and geocoding)
• ability to manage milestones and deliverables according to pre-determined schedules
• good verbal skills for outreach with non-technical data providers
• good documentation skills for project reporting
Duties will include:
• direct and indirect data collection outreach to collect broadband data from providers
• biannual geospatial database outputs to support required federal reporting/submittal
• geocoding source data from various formats into usable geospatial data
• managing data processing steps to provide timely data deliverables
• implementing geodatabase schema changes and adjustments
• producing cartographic products by request
• actively participating in broadband mapping team technical meetings
Skills:
Skill |
Required / Desired |
Amount |
of Experience |
GIS Analysis |
Required |
3 |
Years |
Exp managing complex geodatabases w/ ESRI GIS software version 9.3 |
Required |
3 |
Years |
Extensive exp manipulating geospatial data (data conversion and geocoding) |
Required |
3 |
Years |
Demonstrated experience managing milestones and deliverables |
Required |
3 |
Years |
Ability to translate technical information to nontechnical users |
Required |
3 |
Years |
Excellent oral and written communication skills - documentation |
Required |
3 |
Years |