GIS Technician (Union AFSCME)

GIS Technician (Union AFSCME) JobID: 1345

Position Type: Public Works/GIS Technician Date Posted: 3/12/2026 Location: Service Center Date Available: TBD Closing Date: Open until filled

Additional Information: Show/Hide Salary: $44.869 - $57.484/hourly Starting salary is dependent upon qualifications, but in most cases is no higher than the midpoint for range.

NATURE OF WORK: This is a professional position requiring performance of a variety of technical assignments including:

• GIS editing
• Map requests
• Database management
• Construction-related field testing
• Permitting
• General IT support for the water production bureau.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Edit GIS data to reflect lead service line replacement projects from annual projects, homeowner improvements, and city repairs.
• Edit water and sewer GIS data to reflect recent projects, incorporating as-built data.
• Edit water and sewer GIS data to reflect private developments, field corrections, and data cleanup.
• Prepare maps and data for internal projects, external contract developments, reporting, and internal/external data requests.
• Monitor contractor performance for compliance by inspecting construction, observing contractor field tests, and collecting water samples.
• Review and manage permits related to the water system, including data management and communicating with all stakeholders.
• Develop, maintain, and improve GIS database architecture and tables.
• Develop GIS web maps, apps, dashboards, and reports.
• Maintain & support CMMS workflows, data integrity, and reporting for the water production bureau.
• IT support for the water production bureau, including implementation and troubleshooting of hardware (tablets, laptops, cellular, printers, etc) and software (GIS, CMMS, etc).
• Collect and verify data using appropriate tools and hardware including GPS receivers, tablet computers, and measuring devices for water and sewer system construction and system monitoring/testing.
• Perform research and utilize technology as aids in developing solutions to engineering problems.
• Investigate complaints from community members, contractors and the general public.
• Respond to, resolve, or escalate service requests in accordance city standards and parameters.
• Perform and assist in archival records scanning and indexing, and researching plan/profile drawings, easement, agreements, and other documents.
• Supervise or review work done by interns as needed.
• Demonstrate consistent and methodical approaches to problem solving.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF WORK:

• Must possess an associates degree or higher in engineering, geography, GIS, or related discipline.
• Must have at least 2 years experience in engineering, GIS, or related field.
• Must have valid drivers license with safe driving record

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Thorough understanding of GIS software, including ESRI ArcGIS Desktop and ArcGIS Pro and familiarity with ArcGIS Enterprise Portal and ArcGIS Online.
• Experience editing within an enterprise geodatabase and applicable QA/QC techniques.
• Familiarity with AutoCAD, Microsoft Office, and Google suite of applications.
• Ability to read digital drawings, blueprints, specifications, safety manuals and rules, personnel rules, city code, and related documents.
• Ability to prepare data summaries and reports using prescribed format and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction, and style that are understandable to the audience to whom the written document is addressed.
• Ability to recognize and report errors, inconsistencies, and other deficiencies in technical data.
• Consistent and methodical approaches to problem solving.
• Excellent communications, organization, and project management skills.
• Ability to organize multiple projects and work on multiple tasks concurrently.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, contractors, members of the public, and city officials.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; and to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions.
• Ability to speak effectively and persuasively, using appropriate diction, articulation, vocabulary and presence appropriate to the audience to whom the spoken word is addressed.
• Ability to adapt to new technologies and quickly learn new systems.
• Engineering and GIS skills within a municipal setting preferred.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS OF WORK:

• Light work: exerting up to 30 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
• Type of physical demands:
• Stooping (bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist)
• Kneeling (bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees)
• Crouching (bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine)
• Feeling (perceiving attributes of objects such as size, shape, temperature or texture by means of receptors in the skin)
• Fingering (picking, pinching, or otherwise working with fingers primarily)
• Reaching (extending hands(s) and arm(s) in any direction)
• Handling (seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with hands)
• Talking (expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word)
• Hearing (perceiving the nature of sounds by ear)
• Seeing (the ability to perceive the nature of objects by eye)
• Far vision (clarity of vision at 20 feet or more)
• Near vision (clarity of vision at 20 inches or less)
• Depth perception (ability to judge distance and space relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are, including safety to oneself and others)
• Field of vision (observing an area that can be seen up and in a given point, when required to see a large area while keeping the eyes fixed)
• Accommodation (adjustment of lens of eye to bring an object into sharp focus, especially important when doing near-point work at varying distances from the eye)
• Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:

• The worker is subject to both inside and outside environmental conditions.
• There are no environmental hazards indicated for this classification.

SUPERVISION:

• Work is performed under the direction of the capital planning and engineering bureau chief and senior project manager but additional supervisory reporting may be assigned.
• Work may vary and assignments may be either verbal or written.
• Work is subject to review by a supervisor through ongoing observation, written and verbal communications, meetings and feedback from the supervisor and from department.
• Guidance is provided through rules and regulations, policies and procedures, unified work rules, union contract, personnel rules and OSHA.
• Additional guidance is provided by federal, state, and City traffic sign and control regulations, safety regulations, and sign manufacturing equipment manuals.

PUBLIC CONTACT:

• The employee has contact with other City employees and contractors on a regular basis.
• The employee may have periodic contact with the general public when in the field and will be required to answer questions and respond to concerns in a professional manner.

SELECTION METHOD TYPE OF ELIGIBILITY LIST LIFE OF ELIGIBILITY LIST

• Structured Oral Interview Category List Two (2) Years

To apply for this position, please apply online at www.cityofevanston.org on or before the closing date.

Chosen candidates will be subject to a pre-employment screening and drug/alcohol screen.

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