Prince William County Service Authority Jobs Hiring Now

Position Summary

Perform advanced data creation, update, and maintenance using Prince William Water’s Asset Registry workflows. Serve as a senior data technician and assist, mentor, and review the work of team members within the Department of Data Management (DM). Perform various progressive technical tasks in support of DM, Records, and/or GIS Administration programs assisting with varying technical projects using industry-recognized best practices. Demonstrates a commitment and supports a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion.

Position Responsibilities/Essential Job Functions – Data Management, Records, and GIS Administration:

• Possess all items listed in the Data Technician I Job Description.
• Demonstrate a basic understanding of the line of business (processes and workflows) for various Prince William Water divisions as designated.
• Respond to internal and external customer requests for mapping products, gather customer requirements, and prepare cartographic and records information for delivery.
• Create complex spatial and tabular visualizations and inform visualizations in Prince William Waters apps and dashboards (i.e., well-constructed summary reporting via appropriate graphing, cartography (map products), and tableau dashboard summaries).
• Develop spatial database tables for testing, analysis, or map creation.
• Use agile methodology for sprint cycles.
• Conduct software testing as related to software development.
• Identify and trace water and sewer networks (i.e., identify areas affected if a valve is shut down).
• Identify OFIs and draft associated PDCA documents for key work processes.
• Configure editing templates and APRXs to auto-populate information for various tasks.
• Perform tasks assigned in a continuous improvement process (Kaizen – GIS Web App Improvement Cycle).
• Create quality control inspection and testing plans for other divisions for structured and unstructured data.
• Conduct individual and/or group classes and software training.
• Demonstrate the following project lead/management skills and abilities:
  • Lead specific tasks and delegate activities within a project life cycle;
  • Identify risks and dependencies in projects, and between operational tasks and ongoing projects;
  • Work independently to break tasks in a project life cycle into activities, schedules (i.e., plan durations), etc.; and
  • Lead and facilitate collaborative, productive, and efficient project group meetings.
• Independently troubleshoot a risk (i.e., look for it, identify when it is happening, and use the response plan for mitigation).
• Mentor and review the work of team members.
• Conduct statistical analysis (i.e., parametric testing, geo-statistical analysis, variance,) using business data.
• Demonstrate advanced analytical skills including:
  • Think critically: use deductive reasoning, assess risk, identify financial improvement; and
  • Analyze data: conduct summary analysis from statistical, spatial, and geo-statistical analyses and GIS extensions, extracting and applying meaningful data from analysis and using summary data in reports; compare, contrast, and analyze multiple/large data volume and sources; and conduct cross-referencing and locate trends.
• May be deemed essential at any time.
• Perform other duties as assigned or required.

• Develop SLAs and SOPs for records processes.
• Perform complex record revisions.
• Adjust, improve, and document task management tools and workflows related to records processes.
• Develop SOP and SLAs for Records processes.
• Perform CIP-related records work.
• Perform records projects and process creation and improvement related to vertical assets.

• Configure database clients successfully (Oracle: Instant/Full).
• Perform installations and configurations of ArcGIS desktop software.
• Use Oracle Apex (i.e., setup); SQL Developer, TOAD, SQLPlus, PyWin; and LucidChart, Visio, GitHub (i.e., diagramming).
• Publish varying services using ArcGIS Server.
• Share online content using ArcGIS Pro or ArcMap to ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Portal.
• Conduct advanced data analysis (i.e., spatial and tabular analysis).
• Conduct QAQC of data from CWX records to determine workload and issues.
• Conduct analysis generating decision-making information between systems.
• Write and develop simple scripts using Python and PSQL that perform a single task.
• Create and/or refine existing graphs and charts using Tableau.
• Demonstrate knowledge of database design best practices including how to design for the three degrees of cardinality.
• Set up a versioning workflow in the test database to test tools and new workflows.
• Develop SOPs and SLAs for GIS Admin processes (Kaizen, and Web Application Development and Maintenance).

Essential Skills and Experience

Essential Competencies:

• Demonstrate knowledge of geodatabase versioning workflows and the ability to learn and demonstrate SDE versioning data flows.
• Demonstrate knowledge of EAM’s data quality management plan and the flow of data from the GIS Database to the master data repository and /or GIS App data repository.

• Associate’s degree in Geography, GIS, Engineering, Computer Science (or related field) or four years of relevant experience (i.e., GIS, CAD, GPS).
• At least two years of relevant experience.
• Or a combination of education and experience as described above.

• None.

• None.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Physical demands: The work is mostly sedentary with periods of light physical activity. Typical positions require workers to stand for short periods; lift and carry up to 20 pounds; climb stairs, bend, reach, hold, grasp, and turn objects; and operate computer or typewriter keyboards. The work requires the ability to speak normally and to use normal or aided vision and hearing.
• Work environment: Primary work is performed indoors in a standard office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.