The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) seeks a highly motivated, detail oriented GIS Specialist in the Office of Geographic Information System (GIS).

Working as part of a team of skilled planning and engineering professionals, this technical position is responsible for providing spatial analysis, application development, and cartography in support of the region’s transportation, land use, environmental and economic planning activities. Working closely with other staff, and with the support and guidance of the Senior GIS Specialist, the GIS Specialist’s primary duties include compiling, analyzing, and managing geospatial data, programming and implementing web enabled mapping applications, and designing and developing map products.  Work is performed in accordance with broadly-defined agency policies and professional standards and under administrative and technical review by management during progress and upon completion.  Innovation and creativity are highly encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Create, modify, maintain, and analyze geospatial databases.
• Design, develop, implement, and maintain web enabled mapping solutions.
• Troubleshoot existing web mapping applications and perform upgrades.
• Design and develop high quality cartographic products.
• Research, compile, develop, evaluate, and integrate spatial data from a variety of sources.
• Meet with staff and provide expertise to define data needs, project requirements, and required outputs.
• Prepare and maintain metadata.
• Represent the Office of GIS and the Commission at meetings and public forums as required.
• Perform related technical work as required.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with Esri ArcGIS software.
• Demonstrated ability to apply analytical methods and sound judgment to solve problems.
• Experience developing applications using ArcGIS Server, Google’s Maps API, Leaflet, OpenLayers, MapBox, CartoDB, or similar web mapping APIs.
• Experience with Web development technologies including, but not limited to, HTML, CSS, ASP, ASP.NET, JavaScript, PHP, Perl, Ruby, AJAX, JSON, REST, SQL, etc.
• Considerable knowledge of cartographic and web design principles.
• Experience with relational database principles, ORACLE a plus.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with DVRPC staff and client groups.
• Oral and written communications skills that allow accurate translation of user requests into GIS products.

Minimum Experience & Training

THREE YEARS of professional Geographic Information Systems (GIS) or web application development experience; and graduation from a four year college/university, with major course work in GIS, geography, planning, computer science, information technology, or a related discipline. A Master’s degree can be substituted for one year of experience.