City of Philadelphia
Lead GIS Analyst
Philadelphia, PA, United States · Exec
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About the role
- CityGeo is performing some of the most innovative work in municipal government on data analytics, application development, use of imagery, and management of governance and multi-departmental stakeholder collaboration.
- The analyst will take on projects to extract, evaluate, and visualize spatial and non-spatial data for business intelligence purposes and program performance measurement by departments.
- Some project management is included among the responsibilities of this position.
Responsibilities
- Provide geospatial support to other city agencies including data development, analysis, on-line maps, ETL processes, and setup of field data collection apps.
- Develop and maintain geospatial datasets.
- Assist with administration of ArcGIS Online organizations for the city and maintain relevant user guides and training materials.
- Create and maintain of web map applications/dashboards/hub sites/etc published via ArcGIS Online.
- Previous experience building ETL processes.
Requirements
- Four years of relevant professional experience required.
- Proficiency in authoring Python scripts for automation of routines and geoprocesses.
- Proficiency in database management: create, edit, update, join, append and query data from spatial and non-spatial relational databases including PostgreSQL.
- The successful candidate must be a city of Philadelphia resident within six months of hire
- Proficiency in statistical methods and analysis including correlation/regression/modeling.
- Intermediate to advanced-level proficiency with ArcGIS extensions such as Spatial Analyst, geostatistical Analyst, and Network Analyst.
- Experience with non-Esri software to generate on-line maps and data.
- Proficiency in -R or related statistical software tools.
Nice to have
- Prepare and execute workflows and automated routines using Python.
- Complete metadata documentation of datasets and processes.
- Interact with analysts from other departments assigned to a specific project.
- Participate in meetings and events within department, city, and wider GIS user community.
- Occasionally conduct presentations on enterprise specific topics at meetings and conferences.
Skills
- Query, analyze and prepare statistics on spatial and non-spatial data using GIS, SQL, Python and other tools.
- Prepare and execute queries in spatial and non-spatial databases using SQL.
- Competencies, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Compensation
- $67,000-$79,893
- Salary cannot exceed $79,893
Benefits
- We are a Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program qualified employer: 25% tuition discount program for City employees (and sometimes spouses and dependents as well) in partnership with area colleges and universities
- We offer Comprehensive health coverage for employees and their eligible dependents
- Our wellness program offers eligibility into the discounted medical plan
- Employees receive paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
Equal opportunity
- The City of Philadelphia is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not permit discrimination based on race,
This listing is sourced directly from City of Philadelphia's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.