GIS Analyst, Senior - Fort Lauderdale, United States - Broward County, FL

Description

Salary: $73, $117,111.32 Annually

Location : Fort Lauderdale, FL

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Number:

Department: RED Resilience Unit

Opening Date: 05/22/2023

Closing Date: Continuous

Veterans' Preference Notice: Under Section 295.07, Florida Statutes, certain servicemembers and veterans, and the spouses and family members of such servicemembers and veterans, receive preference and priority, and certain servicemembers may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements, in employment with Broward County and are encouraged to apply for the positions being filled.

REQUIREMENTS AND PREFERENCES

The Broward County Board of County Commissioners is seeking qualified candidates for the position of GIS Analyst, Senior - Resilience Unit.

Benefits of Broward County Employment

High Deductible Health Plan - bi-weekly premiums:

Single $10.39 / Family $76.94

Includes a County Funded Health Savings Account of up to $2400 Annually

Consumer Driven Health Plan - bi-weekly premiums:

Single $78.64 / Family $273.13

Florida Retirement System (FRS) - Pension or Investment Plan

457 Deferred Compensation employee match

Eleven (11) paid holidays each year

Vacation (Paid Time Off) = 2 weeks per year

Up to 40 hours of Job Basis Leave for eligible positions

Tuition Reimbursement (Up to 2K annually)

Paid Parental Leave

This position plays a key role in the support and planning of climate resilience initiatives and serves as a technical resource supporting adaptation strategies within the urban environment. The successful candidate will serve as a member of a multi- disciplinary team to further county-wide resilience planning, including research and development of climate data analytics, geovisualization, and landscape scale data analysis. This position will complement ongoing project management and development efforts in a variety of disciplines that work synergistically under the County's Chief Resilience Officer.

The Resilience Unit leads a wide range of projects and proposals to plan for diverse climate hazards. Daily efforts will require coordination, interpretation, and application of technical information to help inform decision-making relating to the County's climate resilience priorities. Longer term activities may include providing support to an advisory board or work on a team to develop a research and analysis approach to an evolving resilience topic such as heat stress. Strong organizational, analytical, and quantitative skills will benefit the candidate in this position.

General Description
This is an advanced level technical and scientific position within the Resilience Unit of Broward County's Resilient Environment Department. This position will play a key role in the furtherance of the county's climate resilience efforts with responsibilities that include data analytics, geovisualization, project management, and technical contributions to support unit, agency, and county-wide initiatives. An understanding of the south Florida environment, current and future hydrological conditions and the impact of climate change is integral to this position.
The preferred candidate will also have significant experience in advanced GIS processing techniques across the suite of ESRI software offerings and experience incorporating sea level rise projections and/or other climate-related data sets to inform vulnerability assessments, adaptation strategies relevant to urban planning, natural resources protection, infrastructure design and evolving resilience topics. The candidate will also have experience collecting and interpreting technical data from online, crowd-sourced, and in-field sources and previous demonstrable experience sharing such data across platforms such as websites, storymaps, and other interactive formats.

The position requires excellent communication skills, both orally and in writing, experience with Microsoft products, and experience with website and social media support. Candidates should be highly motivated and creative, enjoy working as a team, and have superior organizational skills. Responsibilities may include contract management, project planning, development, and reporting, participation in technical work groups, and collaboration with agency partners. Work environment encourages innovation, leadership, and creativity. Work is reviewed through regular meetings, reports, and assignments. Staff in the Resilience Unit report to the County's Chief Resilience Officer.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:
Requires a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in geography, computer science, planning, engineering, or closely related field.

(One year of relevant experience may be substituted for each year of required education.)

Requires four (4) years of professional experience analyzing, designing, or managing GIS databases and processes, including two (2) years of lead work experience.

Special Certifications and Licenses:
Possess and maintain a Florida Class E Driver's License based on area of assignment.

Preferences:
Master's or Doctorate degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, environmental sciences, engineering, geology, hydrology, planning, or closely related field.
Certified Geographic Information Systems Professional (GISP).
Project Management Professional Certification (PMP).
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) Desktop Certification.
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) Developer Certification.
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) Enterprise Certification.
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) Specialty Certification.
2+ years experience developing business analytics dashboards (Microsoft Power BI, Tableau etc.).
2+ years experience with shell programming and scripting (Python, bash) or modern programming languages (Java, SQL).
2 + years experience in GIS Database Management, including ArcGIS Enterprise Portal.
2+ years experience developing ArcGIS web applications.
2+ years experience with south Florida resilience, natural resource, hydrology, or environmental protection work.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the job, as necessary.

The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the job, as necessary.

Reviews, interprets, and analyzes GIS data from projects using GIS hardware or software applications.

Designs, develops, and manages project-specific relational database applications using desktop and enterprise database software.

Performs high-level data analysis, dashboard interface design.
Develops user acceptance testing (UAT) criteria, and business intelligence (BI) documentation.

Maintains and manages the Enterprise ArcSDE enterprise geodatabases including performance of configuration and tuning, database security and access, database compression and version management, archiving, replication, and synchronization.
Analyzes Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data to identify spatial relationships or display results of analysis, using maps, graphs, or tabular data.

Manages large, dynamic GIS datasets to drive accurate, streamlined project implementation.
Reviews existing or incoming data for accuracy, usefulness, quality, or completeness of documentation to ensure quality of automated information.

Coordinates GIS functions and uses with other departments, other agencies/jurisdictions, engineers, developers, and the public.
Assists with analysis, research, design, and implementation of all mapping tools, templates, standards, and software. Research technical issues and provides solutions; makes technological recommendations for improvements.

Conducts research and attends training for professional development.

Acts as a lead worker providing guidance, support, and leadership to other professional staff.

Performs related work as assigned.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Physical Demands
Physical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.

Performs light work that involves walking or standing most of the time and involves exerting up to 20 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis, or skill, adeptness and speed in the use of fingers, hands or limbs on repetitive operation of mechanical or electronic office equipment within moderate tolerances or limits of accuracy.

Unavoidable Hazards (Work Environment)
Unavoidable hazards refer to the job conditions that may lead to injury or health hazards even though precautions have been taken.

None

SPECIAL INFORMATION

County Core Competencies
All Broward County employees strive to demonstrate the County's four core behavioral competencies.

• Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Customer focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Instills trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
• Values differences: Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance

Broward County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The ADA requires Broward County to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are encouraged to discuss ADA accommodations with the Professional Standards/Human Rights Section.

Emergency Management Responsibilities

Note: During emergency conditions, all County employees are automatically considered emergency service workers. County employees are subject to being called to work in the event of a disaster, such as a hurricane, or other emergency situation and are expected to perform emergency service duties, as assigned.

County-wide Employee Responsibilities

All Broward County employees must serve the public and fellow employees with honesty and integrity in full accord with the letter and spirit of Broward County's Employee Code of Ethics, gift, and conflict of interest policies.

All Broward County employees must establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general public, co-workers, elected and appointed officials and members of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, political affiliation, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or gender identity and expression.

Broward is a dynamic county that offers an exciting, stable career with incredible employee benefits such as 11 annual holidays, accrued annual/vacation and sick leave, FRS retirement, $50,000 of free life insurance, training and development, and participation eligibility in a deferred compensation (457) plan with a match up to $2,000. In addition, Broward County offers 2 health plans, a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with a County-funded Health Savings Account (HSA), and a Consumer Driven Health plan (CDH), Dental insurance, Vision insurance and Section 125 Flexible spending accounts for Medical Expenses and Dependent Care. Part-time 20+ benefit eligible employees receive the benefits described above at a reduced amount.

01

Do you have a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in geography, computer science, planning, engineering, or closely related field or a closely related field? (Must be verified in submitted application.)

• Yes
• No

02

Do you have at least four (4) years of professional experience analyzing, designing, or managing GIS databases and processes? (Must be verified in submitted application.)

• Yes
• No

03

Do you have at least two (2) years of lead work experience in programs related to geography, computer science, planning, engineering, or closely related field or a closely related field? (Must be verified in submitted application.)

• Yes
• No

04

Do you have Geographic Information System Professional (GISP) certification? (Must be verified in submitted application.)

• Yes
• No

05

Do you have at least two (2) years of GIS experience in resilience, natural resource, or environmental protection.

• Yes
• No

06

Describe how your prior GIS experience and additional certifications relates to the requirements of this position.

07

Describe your experience in natural resources management in south Florida.

08

Describe your experience identifying and working with data sets to support infrastructure planning, transportation, urban design, and other services analysis.

09

Describe your experience applying climate science in a vulnerability analysis or risk assessment.

10

Describe your experience in mitigation and adaptation planning and analysis.

11

Describe your experience in energy resilience planning and analysis.

12

Describe specific tools you have used or created to evaluate future conditions impacts.

13

Describe your project management experience, including contract and budget management, and reporting.

14

Describe your experience meeting project or grant requirements, including progress reports and deliverable production.

15

Describe your experience preparing technical reports, maps, or other geovisualization materials. Attach copies or links to materials as appropriate.

16

Describe your experience creating mobile applications, processing data collected from such applications and/or programming/scripting.

17

Describe your experience developing dashboards or working with crowd-sourced data.

18

Describe your experience with the analysis of large data sets and developing business analytics dashboards using Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, or similar platform?

Required Question