GIS Specialist - Senior
GIS Specialist - Senior
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17-03-2025
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Summary
This opportunity is open to current King County employees. We are not accepting external applications at this time.
About the Role:
The primary function of this role is to lead technical delivery of products for wastewater clients and related business needs. Key efforts will include support of asset management data development integration with other systems and performing complex business and systems analyses for WTD clients including but not limited to staff consultants and contractors. The successful candidate will serve as a technical expert/specialist for GIS specific or GIS related technology within WTD and will be expected to manage multiple projects and develop project requirements plans and scopes of work. Ability to work independently while maintaining group standards and protocols is a key aspect of this position. This group performs important work for a critical mission protecting public health and the environment. The entire Division is filled with intelligent passionate and dedicated staff working towards this goal around the clock. In supporting this mission the WTDGIS group balances a professional approach to work with collaboration and innovation providing highquality geospatial analytics data maps and tools. The following values drive our work: Professional Mission Driven Client Focused and Delivering High Quality.
This position performs work remotely and onsite.
About the Team:
GIS Specialists in the Wastewater GIS Team belong to a group responsible for the development and maintenance of data critical to planning construction operation and asset management of the Wastewater Treatment Divisions infrastructure. The use of GIS in WTD is expanding and expectations for its capabilities and integrations with other systems are growing. Working in this group is a unique and rewarding experience during a time of exciting opportunities for innovation in our organization. To support this growing reliability on GIS the ability to be a team player while being independent to innovative while willing to follow clear expectations and guidelines and to maintain an overwhelming curiosity and desire to stretch your limits are keys to being successful in this group.
Join our team dedicated to ensuring clean water for generations to come! With over 900 employees engaged in planning designing building and operating treatment facilities our agency is at the forefront of environmental stewardship. Success for us means upholding our legacy while promising future generations a pristine environment.
We partner with regulatory agencies to reduce harmful waste discharge and actively educate the public and businesses on water quality protection. We prioritize accountability to our ratepayers and operate a wellmanaged agencythat services over 2.3 million King County residents. Our regional wastewater treatment system not only sustains a healthy environment but also fuels economic development fostering prosperity in our region. If youre passionate about making a difference and thrive in a collaborative environment join us in our mission to safeguard our precious water resources.
Commitment to Equity Racial and Social Justice:
King County named after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a diverse and vibrant community that represents cultures from around the world. Our True North is to create a welcoming community where everyone can thrive. We prioritize equity racial and social justice making it a foundational and daily expectation for all employees. As a GIS Specialist Senior you will actively apply these principles in all aspects of your work. Learn more about our commitment athttp://www.kingcounty/equity.
Apply now for a rewarding career at the Wastewater Treatment Division of King County Department of Natural Resources & Parks (DNRP). Join our talented workforce in protecting and restoring the natural environment and promoting more resilient sustainable and equitable communities. Enjoy training comprehensive benefits and growth opportunities.Job Duties
What You Will Be Doing:
- Support asset management in the development and collection of wastewater assets.
- Support integration with Maximo CMMS Meridian ECMS and Conveyance Inspection.
- Capital project delivery support and the development of a programmatic delivery approach.
- Lead development and deployment of products and services for clients using the online capabilities of ArcGIS particularly ArcGIS Online ArcGIS Solutions and Web Apps.
Experience Qualifications Knowledge Skills
Qualifications You Bring:
- Advanced knowledge and application of GIS production of complex cartographic and other spatial data displays analysis and applications including eight years of applied professional experience in the application and use of GIS technology including two years of applied professional experience knowledge and skills with latest versions of ArcGIS Online ArcGIS Enterprise ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Solutions.
- Skill in working and leading in a team environment.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other staff; ability to lead individuals towards success in delivering work assignments efficiently and productively guiding and assisting others as needed.
- Ability to lead individuals towards success in delivering work assignments efficiently and productively guiding and assisting others as needed.
- Ability to work on a number of projects simultaneously in accomplishing projects within established timeframes and costs while also maintaining group product quality making tough decisions in a timely manner sometimes with incomplete information and under tight deadlines and pressure and balancing productivity and quality assurance with teambuilding.
- Communicates Effectively Developing and delivering multimode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
- Customer Focused Building strong customer relationships and delivering customercentric solutions.
- Nimble Learning Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems using both successes and failures as learning.
- SelfDevelopment Actively seeking new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels.
- Tech Savvy Anticipating and adopting innovations in businessbuilding digital and technology applications.
- Washington State Drivers License.
- Knowledge of wastewater treatment facilities and processes.
- Knowledge of basic project management concepts
- Understand engineering drawings.
- Experience with document management Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems and Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).
- Experience with MS SharePoint and ESRIs Hub.
- Experience with Arcade and Python scripting languages.
Supplemental Information
Working Conditions:
- Remote and Onsite Work Details:Employees in this role work remotely from a home location with occasional onsite reporting requirements at the treatment plants. The frequency of onsite work is determined by business needs and may be adjusted accordingly. Onsite reporting locations may be at various King County worksites including the collaboration space at King Street Center 201 S. Jackson St Seattle WA 98104 and treatment plant facilities. This work arrangement promotes worklifebalance and reduces carbon footprint under the departments vision of Green Where We Work.
- Requirement:Employees must reside in Washington State and be within a reasonable distance to King County worksites to meet onsite reporting requirements.
- Work Schedule:This fulltime position works a 40hour work week. This position is exempt from the overtime provision of the Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) and is not overtime eligible.
- Union Representation:This position is represented by PROTEC17Information Tech
Application and Selection Process:Discover More About the Wastewater Treatment Division: Visit our websiteand check us out at Facebook X (formerly Twitter) InstagramYouTube and theWTD Blog.
We welcome applications from all qualified applicants. We value diversity diverse perspectives and life experience and encourage people of all backgrounds to apply. Application materials will be screened for clarity completeness and alignment with the experience qualifications knowledge and skills essential for this role to determine which candidates may be invited to participate in one or more panel interviews.
To apply submit a:- Complete Application
- Resume
- Cover Letter
- Responses to the supplemental questions
Note: Additional documents wont be considered during minimum qualification screening.
Discover More About DNRP: Visit our DNRP website explore an interactive map of our recent accomplishments and check us out at Facebook X (formerly Twitter) LinkedIn TikTok Instagram YouTube and Keeping King County Green News.
Sign up for Job Alerts to be notified of additional career opportunities with King County. Select theNatural Resources category for DNRP opportunities and explore other categories of interest.
Forbes named King County as one of Washington States best employers.
Together with leadership and our employees were changing the way government delivers service and winning national recognition as a model of excellence. Are you ready to make a differenceCome join the team dedicated to serving one of the nations best places to live work and play.
Guided by our True North we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive. We value diversity inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce. To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity. Equitable recruiting support and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles we are one team; we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards. We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply including Native American and people of color immigrants refugees women LGBTQ people living with disabilities and veterans.
King County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer
No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race color religion national origin sex (including gender identity sexual orientation and pregnancy) age genetic information disability veteran status or other protected class. Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions including but not limited to recruitment hiring selection for training promotion transfer demotion layoff termination rates of pay or other forms of compensation.
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