Employee in this position receives direct supervision from the City Planner and is expected to work independently. The GIS Planning Project Manager is responsible for the supervision of the day-to-day activities pertaining to coordinating and facilitating the Planning Department’s role in the implementation of the City’s GIS Plan. Employee in this position will be responsible for ensuring the completion of assigned GIS related projects. Manages and completes assigned stand-alone planning projects that emphasize GIS. Coordinats with others the successful completion of city-wide GIS related projects. Assists other staff in creating GIS systems and completing GIS analyses for planning projects. Creates and maintains departmental GIS systems and protocols ensuring compliance with the city’s GIS plan and systems architecture. Maintains and supports departmental geodatabase. Responsible for departmental spatial database maintenance including developing and editing supplemental GIS data. Provides support for enterprise geodatabase model utilizing ESRI SDE methodology. Collect/reformat/load data from/into the enterprise geodatabase. Assists with the development and management of geospatial data within an enterprise environment using a federated structure. Produces and maintains Planning Department Web GIS design and thematic mapping. Produces publications, quality reports, exhibits, maps, atlases and other cartographic products and services in digital and hardcopy formats. Serves as the primary point of contact for both internal and external customer’s planning & zoning GIS related needs. Coordinates departmental GPS survey work and data processing Meets with the city GIS Department, agencies and organizations to discuss GIS related issues and relationship of the GIS to other operations, systems and programs; collaborates with other parties on obtaining accurate and complete information and maximizing resources. Maintains a close working relationship with the IT Department/GIS to maintain connectivity and links to enterprise RDMS. Maintains knowledge of current GIS methods, applications and technologies through professional meetings and user groups, industry literature, product research and continuing education. Collects, catalogues, cleans and verifies the accuracy of source documents Makes recommendations regarding GIS hardware and software needs. Performs geographic analysis using GIS Researches & compiles data (i.e. legal descriptions, ordinances, right-of-ways, property appraiser assessment maps, legal subdivision plats) regarding planning and building related activities. Compiles reports and records for documentation purposes, accountability and future reference (i.e. impact studies, population data and analysis, maps, diagrams) Compiles demographic, statistical and other forms of data for incorporation into comprehensive planning tasks Responds to public inquiries Maintains and updates departmental website and information presented on lobby T.V. Develops and maintains GIS data sets related to Official city boundary maps, zoning maps, future land use maps, historic district maps and other maps as assigned Serves as liaison with other departments and organizations to ensure planning dept. GIS data is updated and coordinates with other department’s and organization’s GIS data Manages assigned projects from concept through construction completion. Administer consultant and construction contracts; participate in consultant selection process; assist in preparation of RFPs/RFQs; assist with developing scopes of work; process change order requests; assure compliance with City’s risk management requirements; assist with bid analysis and make recommendation for award. Assists in preparation of Planning Department’s GIS Division budget. |
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