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Career Opportunity Bulletin

GIS Coordinator

Bureau of Land and Water

CODE: 955401 PAY GRADE: 20 ($18.75 – 25.35 /hr.)

Value of State-paid Health and Dental Insurance: $336.80 biweekly
Value of State’s share of Employee’s Retirement: 19.22% of pay

*Salary includes a 30% Market Pay Adjustment

OPENING DATE: July 7, 2008
Updated July 8, 2008

CLOSING DATE: July 25, 2008

JOB DESCRIPTION:

This position provides professional cartographic, GIS, and related data management, mapping, and spatial analysis services to the Bureau of Land & Water Quality. Primary responsibilities include day-to-day GIS and mapping support for staff within the Bureau, and assistance with planning, implementing, and supporting programs that require GIS-related products. This position includes working with a variety of science and engineering staff to design, maintain, enhance, and analyze spatial and tabular data for GIS programs within the Bureau.

Candidates for this position should be familiar with working within an enterprise GIS environment (i.e. knowledge and understanding of Citrix and ArcSDE) and be able to maintain consistent data standards. The successful applicant will have the ability to support a diverse group of GIS users and a variety of projects, and possess skills and knowledge of data quality assurance and quality control procedures.

The ideal candidate will also have knowledge about water resources including coastal waters, rivers, lakes, wetlands, and groundwater as well as a fundamental understanding of Maine programs, policies, and regulations affecting water quality and environmental management. The candidate should have good writing, graphical, and other communication skills.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

In order to qualify, you must have a Bachelors Degree in one of the Physical or Biological Sciences and two (2) years of experience in GIS operation and natural resources analysis. Equivalent experience may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

The Department of Environmental Protection, Land & Water Quality has a current vacancy in Augusta.
Qualified applicants will be placed on an Employment Register for this classification.
You must complete the on-line application for this job title. Paper applications will not be accepted for this job title.
You must submit a completed application for this position even if you are currently on any other register for this classification.
Your application evaluation results will be e-mailed to the address you use to login to your online account.

TYPICAL DUTIES in this job classification include:

Researches, compiles, updates, and maintains GIS data in order to provide GIS data to all agencies using the system.
Creates and maintains metadata GIS documentation on GIS base layers.
Designs, prepares, and oversees production of maps and reports in order to ensure product quality.
Oversees, directs, and evaluates entry of GIS and tabular data into GIS database in order to ensure data is properly and correctly entered.
Compiles, designs, and conducts geographic and statistical analysis of water quality data in order to facilitate studies and produce reports.
Provides technical support to other agencies desiring to use GIS in order to allow maximum system utilization.
Evaluates and archives older data in order to establish database for long term studies.

The Bureau of Human Resources reserves the right to use any other selection devices necessary in order to identify those candidates who are most qualified.

APPLICATION INFORMATION:

You must complete the on-line application by logging on to our Web Page (www.maine.gov/bhr/state_jobs), clicking the Open Competitive Jobs link, and clicking Apply Now under this job title.

PAPER APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR THIS JOB TITLE.

The Bureau of Human Resources is unable to provide copies of submitted materials.

Maine State Government is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

SUPPLEMENTAL QUALIFICATIONS FORM

GIS Coordinator Bureau of Land and Water (955401)

APPLICANT’S NAME:_________________________________________________________________

INSTRUCTIONS:

Your responses on this form will be the basis making a numerical evaluation of your background training and experience (your final score).
False or misleading statements may result in rejection of your Application for Employment or dismissal from Maine State Service if selected.
Statements made on this form and in your application are subject to verification by the Bureau of Human Resources and the Appointing Authority.

SECTION I - Minimum Requirements

Work Experience Guidelines for this section ONLY:

Work Experience must be full time equivalent (40 Hours/Week).

To convert credit hours to months of experience use the following calculations: Total Credit Hours / 2.5 = Months of Experience.

I have a Bachelors Degree in one of the Physical or Biological Sciences and two (2) years of experience in GIS operation and natural resources analysis. Equivalent experience may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis.
I have less than a Bachelors Degree in one of the Physical or Biological Sciences and two (2) years of experience in GIS operation and natural resources analysis. Equivalent experience may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis.

Directions for Sections II and III: Indicate your skill level by marking the appropriate boxes for each item listed. It is important that you be as honest as possible in your evaluation of your skills. If you are selected to be interviewed for one of these positions, you should anticipate the interviewer will have a copy of your self-evaluation and ask you to provide examples of your work experience or training that support your self-evaluation ratings. You may also be required to complete a performance test to demonstrate your proficiencies in selected skills.

Definitions:

None -	I have no training, education, or experience in this area.

Level 1 -	I have successfully completed training or coursework in this area, but I have no experience performing this task -OR- have some experience performing this task under close supervision.

Level 2 -	I have experience performing this task and am fully capable of performing this task independently.

Level 3 -	I have experience performing this task independently and am capable of training staff or providing assistance to other staff in this area.

SECTION II:

I have:	None	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
Interpreted and explained Maine or federal policies affecting water quality and environmental management.
Interpreted and explained Maine or federal programs affecting water quality and environmental management.
Interpreted and explained Maine or federal regulations affecting water quality and environmental management.
Proofread and edited complex and technical documents.
GIS and related data management experience.
GIS and related spatial analysis experience.
Planned programs that require GIS-related products.
Implemented programs that require GIS-related products.
Water resources knowledge including coastal waters, rivers, lakes, wetlands, and groundwater.
Written and prepared correspondence and documents.
Created informational materials including maps, charts, and graphs involving contemporary cartographic elements.
Designed, prepared, and overseen production maps and reports to ensure the quality of GIS data.
Worked with mapped and tabular data.
GIS and related mapping experience.
Supported programs that require GIS-related products.
Designed spatial and tabular data for GIS programs.
Communicated directly with customers or the public to gather and/or provide information.
Used relational database management systems.
Maintained spatial and tabular data for GIS programs.
Applied GIS quality standards to GIS data.
Worked with mapping reference and coordinate systems.
Enhanced spatial and tabular data for GIS programs.
Analyzed spatial and tabular data for GIS programs.
Maintained consistent data standards.
Knowledge of data quality assurance and quality control procedures.
Overseen, directed, and evaluated entry of GIS and tabular data into a GIS database.
Researched, compiled, updated, and maintained reference data layers in a GIS database to provide data to users.
Designed and created GIS data.
Transferred data from maps and other media by digitizing.
Worked with GIS metadata documentation methods and processes.
Experience with GIS data entry, including responsibility for maintaining and updating data within the GIS database.
Used metadata to document the GIS database.

SECTION III:

Computer Experience:	None	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
Citrix
Microsoft Excel
Programming Experience with KML, Visual Basic, VB.NET or VBA.
Microsoft Access
ArcSDE
ArcGIS Software to edit GIS and related data