GIS Technician

Monday - Thursday, Friday (1/2 day)

Purpose of Classification:

To maintain and analyze the city's geographic information system (GIS). This position involves managing spatial data, creating maps, and providing GIS services to various departments and external partners. The GIS Technician will play a key role in supporting data-driven decisions by developing and maintaining geospatial data sets, performing spatial analyses, and producing accurate, detailed maps and reports.

Essential Functions:

The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

Maintains, updates, and manages GIS databases, including data entry, editing, and quality control. Develops high-quality maps and spatial data visualizations to support departmental projects and public needs. Collaborates with City departments to collect and integrate geographic data into the GIS.

Conducts spatial analyses to support infrastructure planning, land use planning, emergency response, and community development initiatives. Assist in creating, modifying, and analyzing geospatial data layers, including property parcels, zoning, utilities, and public assets.

Keeps current with GIS technology developments, particularly those relevant to municipal services, and recommend system enhancements as needed. Utilizes GPS and other field data collection tools to gather geospatial data accurately.

Provide technical support and troubleshooting assistance related to GIS software and hardware. Documents workflows, procedures, and metadata associated with GIS projects.

Maintains a comprehensive, current knowledge of applicable laws and regulations: maintains an awareness of new trends and advances in the profession; and attends workshops and training sessions as appropriate.

Communicates effectively and in a timely manner with the department head on as well as with other City employees, auditors, and other individuals as needed to coordinate work activities, review status of work, exchange information, or resolve problems.

Processes a variety of documentation associated with department/division operations, within designated timeframes and per established procedures: receives and reviews various documentation; reviews, completes, processes, forwards or retains as appropriate; prepares or completes various forms, reports, correspondence, and other documentation; compiles data for further processing or for use in preparation of department reports; and maintains computerized and/or hardcopy records.

Regular Attendance: Consistent and reliable in-person attendance to ensure effective teamwork, collaboration, and communication with colleagues, clients, and community members. This includes but is not limited to attending scheduled meetings, participating in on-site or off-site events, and being available during standard work hours. The City will attempt to accommodate any reasonable adjustments as outlined by the ADA.

Additional Functions:

Performs other related duties as required or as assigned by the department head.

Minimum Qualifications:

Associate degree or higher in Geography, Geospatial Science, GIS, Cartography, or a related field. Bachelor's degree preferred; 1-3 years' experience in a government or municipal setting is preferred or 2 years of practical experience working as a GIS Technician in a professional setting. or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.

Specific License or Certification Required: Must possess and maintain a valid South Carolina driver's license. Proficiency in GIS software (e.g., ESRI ArcGIS) and related tools for data manipulation and analysis including Survey123 preferred.

Specific Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities: Experience with GPS and field data collection techniques. Must be able to demonstrate proficiency in performance of the essential functions and learn, comprehend, and apply all City or departmental policies, practices, and procedures necessary to function effectively in the position.

Performance Aptitudes:

Data Utilization: Requires the ability to evaluate, audit, deduce, and/or assess data using established criteria. Includes exercising discretion in determining actual or probable consequences and in referencing such evaluation to identify and select alternatives.

Human Interaction: Requires the ability to work with and apply principles of persuasion and/or influence over others to coordinate programs or activities of a project, and resolve typical problems associated with the responsibilities of the job.

Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, advisory and/or design data and information, such as bank statements, journal entries, checks, bank and account reconciliations, revenue and expenditure reports, budget documentation, etc.

Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; ability to calculate decimals and percentages; may include ability to perform mathematical operations with fractions; may include ability to compute discount, interest, and ratios; may include ability to calculate surface areas, volumes, weights, and measures.

Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems, such as motivation, incentive, and leadership, and to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to resolve problems.

Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable.

ADA Compliance:

Physical Ability: Tasks require the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10 pounds). Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation.

Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.

Environmental Factors: Essential functions are regularly performed without exposure to adverse environmental conditions.

The City of Fountain Inn is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.

The City reserves the right to revise this position description at any time.