GIS Manager | Associate Professor | Professor
GIS Manager | Associate Professor | Professor
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Organization: Montana
Tech
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Location: Butte,
Montana, United States
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Deadline: November
12, 2021
Job Description (GIS Manager
| Associate Professor | Professor):
The
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology (MBMG) invites applications for a GIS
Manager to be based in Butte, Montana. MBMG (the Bureau) is a department of
Montana Tech and a state service agency. The Bureau is a primary provider of
applied research and technical assistance on the geology and water resources of
the state of Montana.
The
GIS Program Manager will provide technical expertise and operational leadership
in conceiving and implementing the Bureau’s centralized GIS and technical
resources to increase process efficiency, solve technical problems, and
maximize the value of GIS to the Bureau. The successful candidate will focus on
inter- and intra-agency GIS coordination, internal and public data dissemination,
technical and program support, and database and systems management for the
Bureau’s centralized GIS and Information Technology resources.
The successful candidate will be expected to
stay up-to-date with the latest GIS technologies, standards, and practices and
aid the GIS team in implementing that knowledge. They will serve as the subject
matter expert on GIS; review data, and ensure quality control and completeness
across the various MBMG functions into the central database.
This
position is not an instructional, academic research, or tenurable position.
In coordination with MBMG geoscientists and GIS staff, the Manager’s
duties will include:
Program Manager/Technical Expert
1.
Provide technical direction, oversight, project management, and input
for priority decisions regarding database and application development for the
MBMG`s geologic mapping, geologic hazards, and economic geology programs.
Create, communicate, and monitor the implementation, progress, and
accomplishment of section and agency-level GIS goals.
2.
Provide long-term planning, technical leadership, and supervision for
the GIS office. Review and help prioritize GIS application and data management
backlog, and ensure GIS systems supporting the organization are reliable and
performant.
3.
Supervise GIS staff and students; assign work, help employees set
priorities, and delegate analyst-level GIS support and resources fairly among
competing MBMG projects to accomplishment of section and agency-level GIS
goals.
4.
Monitor internal and external funding initiatives and prepare
any proposals or supplemental documents required to receive funding.
5.
Provide services and expertise in areas of GIS for other geologic
research projects, including the collection, storage, analysis, use of
satellite data or other remotely sensed imagery, and make recommendations on
production workflows and areas of improvement.
GIS Coordination/Data Dissemination
6.
Coordinate agency-wide GIS resources (tools, data, and applications),
lead software license purchases and user access, and serve as the agency
contact for the MBMG’s ESRI Enterprise License Agreement (ELA) for GIS software
licenses.
7.
Provide a system to ensure internal and external users can find
necessary data. Develop, guide, and support improvements to GIS product content
on public MBMG website and ArcGIS Online.
8.
Oversee organization and release of maps and associated data to the
public by collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team to maintain geospatial
data products in a current, updated, usable format, and print files in a
retrievable format.
Technical/Program Support
9.
Support programs and ongoing projects and improve process efficiency
through the application, development and scripting of GIS-based tools, models,
or scripts for automated workflows and processes for desktop and web-based
platforms.
10.
Spearhead training, coordination, and shared learning experiences for
all staff at MBMG with regular coordination meetings and open communication.
Database/Systems
Management
11.
Perform hands-on administration of ArcGIS Enterprise suite (server,
datastore, portal) and ArcGIS Online, including data maintenance, publishing,
user setup, user support, security, service registration, migration, and
upgrades.
12.
Supervise and lead maintenance, updates, and archival of Enterprise
databases associated with the Bureau’s geology programs. This includes leading
the creation, update, and revision of best management practices for creating
and publishing geologic maps and associated geologic data.
Required qualifications:
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Master’s degree plus 8 years’ experience or Ph.D. plus 5 years’ experience (Associate
Professor level) OR
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Master’s degree plus 13 years’ experience or Ph.D. plus 10 years’ experience (Professor
level) in GIS, Geography, Geology, or closely related field.
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Program management, including providing long-term planning, goals,
leadership, and supervision
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Project management, including oversight and coordination of best
practices for collecting, creating, storing, quality checking, and publishing
large datasets
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Personnel management and supervision
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Expert-level spatial data creation, analysis, editing, and management
using ESRI suite of software products, including ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro
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Coordinating information, tools, data, personnel, and resources across
multiple agencies or groups
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Leading GIS-specific training/educational experiences and technical
support
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Administrative tools in ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online
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Versioned editing and spatial data management in enterprise
geodatabases.
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Relational database management systems such as SQL Server
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In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to
verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete
the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.
Required Skills:
Research-oriented
manager with a strong understanding of geologic mapping principals and
experience developing and working with digital geologic maps using
ESRI ArcGIS Desktop and ArcGIS Server software.
Preferred qualifications:
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Geoscience background
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Experience working with geologic data and databases
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Experience with the U.S. Geological Survey Map Schema (GeMS)
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Experience collecting, storing, quality checking, and managing remote
sensing data (such as LiDAR, satellite imagery, UAV drone, airborne magnetic
data, INSAR)
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Experience publishing and managing GIS web services
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Experience with Python scripting for task automation, shell scripting in
Windows and/or Linux
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Experience working with subsurface geologic data
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Demonstrated experience developing and writing grant proposals
Physical demands: Extended time working on a computer
Applications received by November 12th, 2021 will be guaranteed full
review and consideration. Applications received after
that date may be considered until an adequate applicant pool has been
established.
For full consideration application materials must be complete.
Please
include:
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Cover letter addressing qualifications,
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Resume
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Contact information for 3 professional references.
Any offer of employment is contingent upon a satisfactory criminal
background check.
Montana
Tech is committed to providing a working and learning environment free from
discrimination. As such, the University does not discriminate in the admission,
access to or conduct of its educational programs and activities nor in its
employment policies and practices on the basis of race, color, religion,
national origin, ethnicity, creed, service in the uniformed services (as
defined in state and federal law), veteran status, gender, age, political
beliefs, marital or family status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability,
genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation
or preference. In support of the University’s mission to be inclusive and
diverse, applications from qualified minorities, women, veterans and persons
with disabilities are highly encouraged. Montana Tech makes accommodation for
any known disability that may interfere with an applicant’s ability to compete
in the hiring process or an employee’s ability to perform the duties of the
job. In compliance with the Montana Veteran’s Employment Preference Act,
Montana Tech provides preference in employment to veterans, disabled veterans,
and certain eligible relatives of veterans.
To claim veteran’s preference please complete the employment (veteran’s)
preference form located on the employment page and email
to humanresources@mtech.edu. You must include the job title of the
position in which you are applying.
To request an accommodation for the application or interview, please
contact Cathy Isakson 406-496-4380; cisakson@mtech.edu
Montana Technological University provides a comprehensive benefits
package for all eligible positions that includes health, dental and vision
insurance, mandatory retirement plan with employer contribution, partial
tuition waiver, and a wellness program.
Montana Technological University, Butte Montana, is nestled in the Heart
of the Rocky Mountains along the Continental Divide, where I-15 and I-90
intersect. We are home to the largest National Historic District in the
country. Montana Tech is a special focus institution with a reputation for
excellence and value. Montana Tech is ranked #1 in the nation by CollegeNET.
