IT GIS Analyst II / III - Growth Management

IT GIS Analyst II / III - Growth Management

Salary

$64,000.00 - $95,855.00 Annually

Location

110 SE Watula Ave, 3rd Floor, Ocala, FL 34471, FL

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Number

0902

Department

Growth Management

Opening Date

09/03/2026

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Description

The IT GIS Analyst - Growth Management is responsible for overseeing the City of Ocalas GIS operations of Growth Management. Providing advanced technical expertise, project management, and user support across various divisions within the Growth Management department. This role combines the responsibilites of , GIS data management, system integration, user training, planning knowledge, and GIS project oversight. The IT GIS Analyst - Growth Management position will collaborate with Planning and Growth Management staff to ensure seamless GIS operations, effective use of GIS technology, and the successful execution of GIS projects and services. This position requires knowledge and expertise in urban planning, U.S. Census data manipulation, Esri tools, ArcGIS Online administration, data analysis, system integrations, and GIS workflow optimization.

Examples of Duties

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Training & Communication:

• Develop and facilitate training programs, identifying training topics based on current needs and user feedback.
• Organize and lead monthly GIS meetings, and training sessions to improve GIS tool proficiency among city staff.
• Coordinates as necessary with outside agencies, applicants, and consultants and other city departments to develop and maintain GIS information necessary to process applications and update maps and data as needed.
• Notify users of updates and new tool implementations, ensuring smooth transitions across GIS technologies.
• Provide clear documentation and guidelines to end-users, ensuring effective usage of GIS tools and services. User Support & Troubleshooting: User Support & Troubleshooting
• Provide advanced user support for GIS applications and tools, including Esri's Field Maps and other mobile or web-based platforms.
• Troubleshoot and resolve GIS-related issues, collaborating with internal teams and Esri Support as needed.
• Provides project related GIS support for Planning and Growth Management including project and case GIS activities.
• Develops and maintains city wide data sets to support long range planning functions including comprehensive plan updates and amendments to the comprehensive plan.
• Assist with creating, maintaining, and updating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for growth related GIS functions, internal operations, user processes, and GIS workflows.

Project Coordination & System Integration:

• Oversee and coordinate GIS-related projects, ensuring the integration of GIS technology across various departments.
• Participate in cross-departmental meetings to ensure GIS projects align with citywide initiatives, the Comprehensive Plan, Master Plans, and Growth Management and IT strategies.
• Develops and promotes the use of GIS application in the performance of duties to provide additional geospatial correlation to development and permitting data and other city-wide metrics.
• Administer ArcGIS Online, including the creation of new solutions, mapping applications, and provisioning licenses for staff. Data Maintenance & Auditing:
• Maintain and manage the City's Growth Management GIS data, identifying inconsistencies and ensuring the accuracy and integrity of GIS assets.
• Conduct monthly audits to clean up GIS data and applications, ensuring data quality and application functionality.
• Respond to departmental data and map requests, creating custom maps and conducting spatial analysis to support planning and decision-making. Automation & Scripting:
• Create custom expressions to enhance map functionality and user experience in ArcGIS Online.
• Publish and manage GIS map services for both internal and external stakeholders, including supporting special integrations with external vendors.
• Assist with writing and modifying scripts to automate GIS workflows, improving efficiency and consistency.

Backup Support & Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Provide backup support to the Enterprise GIS Manager for GIS operations, system upgrades, and technical support cases.
• Collaborate with Growth Management and the Planning Division, IT, external vendors, and Esri to implement Planning and other Growth Management related GIS solutions and manage integrations with other systems.
• Serve as a key resource for department mapping, GIS troubleshooting, software management, and system upgrades, ensuring continuity of GIS services.
• Manage the GIS Hub, internal, and external-facing Growth Management GIS web pages, ensuring stakeholders have access to up-to-date GIS information.

Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Graduation from an accredited 2-year college or technical school with major coursework in Planning, Computer Engineering or related field is required.
• Minimum of 2 years of paid experience in GIS and planning is required with 4 years preferred.
• An equal combination of training and educations experience may substitute for educational requirements

REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Must possess a valid Florida Drivers License with an acceptable driving record.
• Must obtain Esri ArcGIS Pro Foundation Certification within one year of employment

Supplemental Information

RESPONSIBILITY FOR FUNDS, PROPERTY and EQUIPMENT

Annual Budget: $0

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position will directly supervise 0 employees. This position may indirectly supervise 0 employees. If applicable, supervisory responsibilities include interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

ANALYTICAL ABILITY / PROBLEM SOLVING

DIRECTED. Supervisory and/or professional skills using structured practices or policies and directed as to execution and review.

PLANNING

With regard to general assignments in planning time, method, manner and/or sequence of performance of own work. CONSIDERABLE RESPONSIBILITY; may also occasionally assist in the planning of work assignments performed by others within a limited area of operation.

DECISION MAKING

Performs work operations which permit opportunity for decision-making of minor importance.

FREQUENTLY; Performs work operations which permit opportunity for decision-making of major importance. FREQUENTLY;

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Ability to read and understand documents such as policy manuals, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret and extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Under general direction, WORKING FROM POLICIES AND GENERAL DIRECTIVES. RARELY REFERS SPECIFIC CASES TO supervisor unless clarification or interpretation of the organization's policy is required.

MENTAL DEMAND

MODERATE; Operations requiring almost continuous attention, but work is sufficiently repetitive that a habit cycle is formed; intermittent directed thinking to determine or select materials, equipment or operations.

USE OF MACHINES, EQUIPMENT AND/OR COMPUTER

Regular use of highly complex machines and equipment; specialized or advanced software programs.

ACCURACY

Probably errors would normally not be detected in succeeding operations and could possibly affect organization-patron relationship, involve re-work, or additional expenditures in order to properly resolve the error.

PUBLIC CONTACT

Regular contacts with patrons, either within the office or in the field. May also involve occasional self-initiated contacts to patrons. Lack of tact and judgment may result in a limited type of problem for the organization.

EMPLOYEE CONTACT

Contacts of considerable importance within the department or office. Requires tact in discussing problems and presenting data and making recommendations.

SOFTWARE SKILLS REQUIRED

Accounting Basic

Alphanumeric Data Entry Basic

Contact Management Basic

Database Intermediate

Enterprise Resource Planning Basic

Human Resources Systems Basic

Payroll Systems Basic

Presentation/PowerPoint Intermediate

Programming Languages Basic

Spreadsheet Basic

Word Processing/Typing Intermediate

The City of Ocala provides a competitive, comprehensive benefit package for all full-time employees.

Health Insurance

We offer both single and family coverage, for employees working 30 or more hours per week.

Dental Insurance

For full time employees, we offer both single and family dental coverage.

Vision Insurance

For full time employees, we offer both single and family vision coverage.

Life Insurance

For full time employees, the City of Ocala provides Basic Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberments policies as an employer paid benefit. Employees can opt for additional coverage such as supplemental voluntary life, spouse life, dependent life, and child life. For full time employees, the City of Ocala provides Basic Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberments policies as an employer paid benefit. Employees can opt for additional coverage such as supplemental voluntary life, spouse life, dependent life, and child life.

Short Term and Long Term Disability

Offered to full time employees, STD and LTD coverages are income replacement benefits that assist policyholders who are unable to work for an extended period of time due to sickness or accidental injury.

Medical FSA (Flexible Spending Account) and Dependent Care FSA

Flexible spending accounts allow employees to pay out-of-pocket medical, dental, vision, and dependent care expenses using pre-tax dollars.

Pet Insurance

We also offer special pet insurance for your pets in the case of illness or accidents, as well as preventative care.

Employee Health & Wellness Center

The City of Ocala offers the use of the City Clinic for those employees, and covered dependents over the age of 8, which have elected one of our health insurance plans. Services offered by the City Clinic include primary care, chronic disease management, labs, x-rays, and wellness coaching.

Voluntary Cancer Insurance

For full time employees, the cancer insurance policy can help provide security if you, or a covered dependent, suddenly become diagnosed with cancer.

Supplemental Critical Care Insurance

Our full time employees have the option of electing critical care insurance that is available to help with medical expenses that could arise from things such as a heart attack or stroke.

Supplemental Accident Insurance

Also available to full time employees, is our Accident Coverage. This supplemental plan can be used to help with expenses like MRIs, physical therapy, and hospital admission.

Legal Plan Insurance

Full time employees can have access to local attorneys for a monthly fee and receive discounts on services such as legal consultation, wills, traffic violations and the purchase or sale of your home. The carrier also has a separate policy assisting with the matter of identity theft and social media monitoring.

Deferred Compensation Plan

Deferred compensation is available to all full-time employees at the time of employment. This benefit allows the employee to defer income without paying taxes until money is withdrawn. Current plan is administered through MissionSquare.

Direct Deposit

Direct deposit automatically deposits your net pay each pay period to your checking or savings account at your own financial institution. Direct deposit is a condition of employment for a person hired by the City.

Each pay period the employee receives an earnings statement showing gross pay, taxes, other deductions, accruals and net pay. Enrollment forms are available at Human Resources or Payroll.

Discounts - Theme Park

Discounts are available to all non-temporary employees at the time of employment.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

The Employee Assistance Program is available to all full-time employees and members of your household as an employer paid benefit. The EAP offers emotional wellbeing support in the form as counseling sessions and all sessions are confidential. The EAP also provides daily life assistance, legal services, and financial services.

Holidays and Paid Time off

The City provides paid holidays and paid time off for full-time employees. Refer to the Employee Handbook for details.

Retirement Plan

All full-time employees hired after 10/01/2013, apart from Sworn Police Officers and Firefighters, are enrolled in the 401a Defined Contribution Retirement Plan with MissionSquare. All contributions to the 401a Defined contribution plan are pre-tax and earnings grow tax-deferred. The City contributes 8% and employees contribute 3%. City contributions are 100% vested after one year of employment. You will be enrolled automatically and should take time to review your investment options at your earliest convenience.

Training Programs

The City is committed to provide training programs for all departments and all positions. Risk Management conducts classes in Defensive Driving, Safety, and Insurance. With rare exceptions, classes are offered during working hours, and are open to all eligible employees.

Tuition Reimbursement

All regular, full-time employees are eligible to participate in the tuition reimbursement program.

01

Do you possess a valid State of Florida Operator Drivers License with an acceptable driving record OR If you possess a valid out of state license, do you have the ability to obtain a Florida Drivers License prior to employment?

• Yes
• No

02

Do you have a high school diploma or GED?

• Yes
• No

03

Please select the highest level of completed education you possess with major coursework in planning, computer engineering, or a related field.

• None
• Technical School
• Associates
• Bachelors
• Masters

04

Please select the amount of paid GIS and planning experience you possess.

• None
• Less than 1 year
• 1 year
• 2 years
• 3 years
• 4 years
• 5 years
• 6 years
• 7+ years

05

Do you understand you must possess Esri ArcGIS Pro Foundation Certification within one year of employment?

• Yes
• No

06

If you feel you qualify for this position due to an equivalent combination of training, education and experience, please explain below:

07

I understand that all information I provide regarding my background, education, certifications, licenses, and work history is subject to verification once an offer of employment has been extended and accepted. I further understand that any false, misleading, or incomplete information, or the omission of relevant information, may be grounds for disqualification from consideration, withdrawal of an employment offer, or dismissal from employment if discovered after I begin work.

• Yes
• No

08

I understand that, as a condition of employment with the City of Ocala, I will be required to review and electronically sign a Policy and Consent form related to the Lytx in-vehicle safety system. I understand that this consent includes acknowledgment of the collection and use of video, audio, location, and, where applicable, biometric data for safety, compliance, and operational purposes. I further understand that on my first day of employment, an email from noreply@lytx.com will be sent to my City of Ocala employee email address with instructions, and that the form must be completed within twenty-four (24) hours of my official start date.

• Yes
• No

09

Have you provided a complete employment and education history covering the past ten (10) years, or dating back to high school graduation, whichever period is shorter, within your NeoGov application and/or master profile? Please note: Resumes are welcome; however, they do not substitute for a completed application. Applications that do not include the required employment and education history, or that are otherwise incomplete, will be rejected and will not be considered for further review.

• Yes, I have provided a complete employment and education history and understand that incomplete applications will be rejected.
• No

Required Question

Employer City of Ocala

Address 110 SE Watula Ave

City Hall, 3rd Floor

Ocala, Florida, 34471

Phone 352-629-8359

Website https://www.ocalafl.gov/