GIS Specialist I

City of Missouri City

Salary: $44k - $66k
Experience: 1+ yrs
Location: Missouri City, Texas, United States
Job type: Full-time

Required skills

ArcGIS
GPS

About the role

About the Department

The City of Missouri City, known as the“Show Me City,” is seeking an entry-level, full-time Specialist position within the City’s Technology & Innovation Department. The GIS Specialist I performs professional geospatial work, including maintaining and enhancing the City’s enterprise GIS datasets, producing complex maps and spatial analyses, supporting system integrations, and assisting with GIS-related projects. This role collaborates closely with multiple City departments to support operational needs, planning efforts, and strategic initiatives through accurate and reliable geospatial data.

Position Duties

Performs advanced spatial analysis and create GIS datasets, maps, reports, dashboards, and exhibits to support City projects and decision-making.
Performs data collection, field assignments, and spatial analysis for engineering, planning, infrastructure, and public safety initiatives.
Collects, processes, and maintains GPS and mobile mapping data for City assets and other spatial datasets.
Maintains utility, infrastructure, and land-based GIS data by acquiring source documents, updates records, checks topology and data integrity, and logs changes.
Assesses and fulfills internal and external GIS data requests; applies GIS principles to support efficient project management and strategic outcomes.
Administers desktop GIS software, performs system updates, installs service packs and patches, and provides user support for GIS applications, hardware, and databases.
Manages GIS-related projects, ensuring proper resource allocation, timeline adherence, and successful delivery of project objectives.
Assists all City departments with cartographic products, spatial data creation, analysis needs, and development of GIS-based solutions using quality control standards.
Coordinates with departments to ensure documentation and workflows support accurate, up-to-date GIS data maintenance.
Customizes GIS applications, maintains departmental datasets, updates City map books, and creates AGOL/Portal maps and apps for internal and public use.
Operates and maintains specialized GIS equipment including plotters, GPS units, software, and related supplies.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Subject to 24-hour recall.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Geography, Geospatial Science, GIS, Computer Science, Urban Planning, Engineering, Environmental Science, or a closely related field.
One (1) year of relevant professional GIS experience, including use of ArcGIS Desktop/Pro, ArcGIS Online/Enterprise, GPS data collection, and spatial analysis.

About City of Missouri City

Providing municipal services and infrastructure for Missouri City residents.

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