GIS Technician

Description

• Recommends, creates, implements and maintains improved systems, procedures and processes to advance department and company goals and initiatives.
• Performs Quality Management for new and existing facility data to ensure accurate and timely recording of natural gas facility updates in our core enterprise systems including GIS.
• Accurate and timely capture of natural gas and electric facility data in the enterprise GIS system.
• Uses completion reports, “as-built” sketches, right of way agreements, tax district documentation, and other related information to ensure the strategic, timely, accurate, and cost-effective recording of facility records, land base records, and taxing district boundaries in the GIS system.
• Collaborates with Leader and key business partners in the establishment of group goals, objectives, and priorities to achieve department performance metrics.
• Ensures all updates to the work management system, GIS, and plant accounting systems are completed timely and accurately in accordance with department objectives, goals and priorities.
• Provides training, mentoring and support to new personnel.
• Provides project support as well as respond to inquiries to assist with key business decisions.
• Reviews project completion information and geospatial data to assure compliance with proposed designs that adhere to policies, practices, standards, and applicable codes.
• Partners with stakeholders, such as Field Operations, System Operations, Finance (Asset Accounting), IT, and Pipeline Safety and Compliance, to meet strategic business goals and objectives.

Requirements

• Demonstrated knowledge of gas operations.
• Proficiency in corporate digital mapping/GIS software (i.e. ESRI, ArcFM, MicroStation, AutoCAD).
• E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) E-Verify Participation Poster English and Spanish
• GIS, Survey, or relevant certifications.
• Experience Understanding in the analysis of technical and financial information within the scope of specific design capital projects.
• Right to Work Poster (English and Spanish) If you have the right to work, don't let anyone take it away
• Demonstration of adaptability and flexibility.
• Understanding in corporate digital mapping/GIS software or GPS technology
• Associate degree in an engineering or GIS related discipline. Equivalent professional work experience is acceptable.
• Highly skilled and extensive experience in reading, interpreting, and calculating spatial measurements scales.
• Understanding of corporate workstream processes.
• Ability to read and accurately interpret “as-built” documentation, design and completion sketches, operating maps, highway relocation plans, survey plats, tax annexations, and right of way documentation.
• Ability to be self-directed and effective in a geographically dispersed organization.
• Proficiency in basic math, geometry, and mapping concepts.
• Strong communication skills; both oral and written.
• Working knowledge of Field Operations support systems (i.e. WMS, DIS, PowerPlant).
• Experience or training in the interpretation and application of standards, codes, regulations and proposed designs.
• Working knowledge of Field Operations support systems
• Strong analytical skills.
• Proven knowledge of the design capital job order completion process.
• Demonstrated knowledge of various PC applications and software (i.e. Word, Excel).
• Demonstration of high work standards with a quality orientation.
• Experience working with geospatial technology including but not limited to GIS, CAD, GNSS, or surveying, OR experience with gas engineering design, records management, or operations records support

Benefits

• The salary offered to a candidate is based on several factors including but not limited to the candidate’s skills, job-related knowledge, and relevant experience, as well as internal pay equity.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance