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The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Development Division is seeking an experienced IT professional to serve as the Asset Data Steward in Olympia, WA. The incumbent will be responsible for the asset data stewardship for ADA, hydraulic assets, and roadside hardware assets, as well as other mission critical duties essential to the agency. This position provides leadership, consultation, expert services as data steward for assigned assets, management of spatial, temporal, and other characteristics of asset data, life cycle cost estimation, and other analysis needs for the division related to asset management including, but not limited to, history, location, type, condition and performance.

This is an expert level position responsible for creating and maintaining the data systems for assigned assets, including developing test and production environments for the data, integrating data across functional areas and platforms, providing for data update and maintenance, and configuring access to this data to those performing analysis and reporting. This position provides guidance and services relating to the management of spatial and temporal components of the data, data for business analysis and evaluation of technological solutions within the discipline of GIS specifically as it relates to the management of asset or event data for the Development Division.

At WSDOT, we value the importance of creating an environment in which all employees can feel respected, included and empowered to bring unique ideas to the agency. Our diversity and inclusion efforts include embracing different cultures, backgrounds and perspectives while fostering growth and advancement in the workplace. To learn more, please watch the following video: Why WSDOT?

This position will perform the following work:

  • Develop, implement, and manage asset data marts for assigned assets.
  • Develop test and production environments for asset data marts to store, maintain, and provide access to assigned asset data as enterprise assets.
  • Develop and implement quality assurance and quality control for assigned asset data marts.
  • Data fusion and delivery of data to analysts and asset stewards.
  • Engage, contribute and represent the Development Division in the areas related to migration to an Enterprise GIS.

An ideal candidate for this position will have:

  • Bachelors of Science degree in computer science, natural science, AND nine (9) semester hours of GIS coursework or equivalent experience.
  • Experience with relational database systems.
  • Working knowledge of GPS and mobile device data collection technologies.
  • Minimum of three years of expert level data stewardship experience with asset and event data including processing, ETL, and complex analysis.
  • Minimum of three years of experience working with Esri Roads and Highways, managing data in a spatial and temporal Enterprise GIS.
  • Valid driver’s license.

How to Apply: Applications for this recruitment will be accepted electronically. Please select the large “apply” button at the top of this announcement. You may need to set up an account profile. To be considered for this position you will need to answer the supplemental questions, as part of the supplemental questions you will need to provide a letter of interest. Your letter of interest should describe how your experience, training and education make you a viable and competitive candidate for this position.

Contact us: For inquiries about this position, please contact Eirik Landes at 360-705-7758 or email to LandesE@wsdot.wa.gov.  Please reference recruitment number 18DOT-HQ-04588.

WSDOT is an equal opportunity employer. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons of disability, persons over 40 years of age, disabled and Vietnam era veterans, and people of all sexual orientations and gender identities are encouraged to apply. Persons with disabilities needing assistance in the application process, or those needing this job announcement in an alternative format may contact the listed recruiter. WSDOT does not use the E-Verify system. For more information, please visit https://www.uscis.gov/.