GIS SPECIALIST

New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) helps New Yorkers before during and after emergencies through preparedness education and response. NYCEM is responsible for coordinating citywide emergency planning and response for all types and scales of emergencies. We are staffed by more than 200 dedicated professionals with diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise including individuals assigned from other City agencies.

The Office of the Chief Operating Officer (COO) is comprised of Human Capital Management (HCM) Information Technology (IT) Support Services and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The Office of the COO is focused on implementing agency initiatives and strategies and incorporating them into daily operations to meet agency objectives and goals.

The NYCEM Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Unit produces reliable locationbased information through the integration analysis and visualization of essential data distributed in the form of maps datasets summary metrics and associated applications.
NYCEM has an exciting opportunity for a motivated GIS Specialist to join the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Division at New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM).

Under the supervision of the Director GIS Operations the selected applicant will be a GIS Specialist working to analyze visualize and report on geospatial information to support the work of the agencys executive planning and operations staff. The GIS Specialist will work as part of the Divisions GIS Operations team creating map templates paper maps and web maps in support of preparedness and response operations. The selected applicant will also work on GIS tools including Python tools for geospatial data science. The selected applicant will serve as an earlycareer GIS specialist within a team of GIS professionals. In addition the selected applicant will:

Create and use maps and map templates to fulfill NYCEM mapping requests
Develop custom templates for presentation of geospatial and timeseries data
Document Division standard operating procedures for routine and complex incidents
Assist in the development of training and exercise programs for GIS and nonGIS staff
Contribute to the production of scripts models and tools in a desktop GIS environment
Create applications dashboards and experiences in Esri Enterprise and ArcGIS Online
Collect analyze and display GIS data using applications including but not limited to: Fulcrum Survey123 Field Maps Tableau Microsoft and Adobe products
Contribute to requirements definition design and testing for GIS applications
Support GIS staff and agency users with development and deployment of GIS applications and data collection tools
Identify and acquire citywide data resources from NYC OpenData geospatial data services and partner agencies
Accept ad hoc rapid data acquisition mapping geospatial analysis and reporting requests
Manage the GIS work order management system (ServiceNow)
Assist in the management of the GIS knowledge base including but not limited to overseeing related documents templates and workflows

**PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:

The selected candidate will be assigned to an oncall Emergency Operations Center (EOC) team and will be expected to work nonbusiness hours during some emergencies. These nonbusiness hours include nights weekends holidays and extended week hours outside of a 9AM5PM schedule. The selected candidate will also participate in trainings to build skills and competencies in emergency response; will participate in drills and exercises associated with the oncall EOC team; and may volunteer to assist with Ready NY emergency preparedness presentations to external groups. EOC teams are on call for three weeks at a time with six weeks off in between.


UASI This position is supported with grant funding through 8/31/2027 with the possibility of an extension.

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PREFERRED SKILLS

Demonstrated proficiency with Esri desktop products (ArcPro)
Demonstrated experience working with geospatial data types
Experience working with ArcGIS Enterprise (Server Portal SDE DataStore)
Experience with Python and ArcPy
Demonstrated skills and experience with cartography and graphic design for geospatial information
Familiarity with ArcGIS Online capabilities and GIS application development
Experience with ServiceNow or similar work order management systems
Strong understanding of SharePoint MS Power Platform and Microsoft Online products
Experience with HTML CSS and/or JavaScript is a plus
Ability to thrive in an agile fastpaced mapping and data management environment
Demonstrated experience working with technical and nontechnical staff
Strong initiative and ability to perform duties with little supervision
Ability to identify needs of end users and communicate possible solutions to them
Strong organizational and project management skills
Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously under tight deadlines
Ability to collaborate effectively within a team environment

**Studies have shown that women people of color and other underrepresented groups are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they are able to perform every task in the job description. We are interested in finding the best candidate for the job and will consider any equivalent combination of knowledge skills education and experience to meet qualifications. If you are interested in applying we encourage you to think broadly about your background and skill set for the role.**

Qualifications :

1. A fouryear high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a states department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and six years of satisfactory fulltime professional experience in one or a combination of the following: emergency management fire police or military service public safety public health public administration urban planning engineering or another specialized area to which the appointment is to be made; or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of satisfactory full time professional experience in the areas listed in 1 above; or

3. A masters degree from an accredited college in emergency management public administration urban planning engineering economics political science the physical sciences or related field and one year of satisfactory fulltime professional experience in the areas listed 1 above at least two years of which must have been in one of those areas or another specialized area to which the appointment is to be made.

4. Education and/or experience equivalent to 1 2 or 3 above. However all candidates must have a fouryear high school diploma or its educational equivalent.

Special Note:
To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level II individuals must have after meeting the minimum requirements one additional year of professional experience as described in 1 above.

Additional Information :

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime