Description

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At DNRC we are passionate about ensuring that Montana’s land and water resources remain a benefit today and for future generations. We are actively seeking a GIS Analyst/Developer who values the vast resources in our treasure state as much as we do.

Yes, we fight fires across Montana and provide volunteer fire departments with resources, but are you aware that our agency also owns 5.2 million acres of state land that generates revenue for K-12 schools? Last fiscal year our Trust Lands Division distributed over forty-three million dollars. $43 million. That’s no chump change. Or how about, that we are a significant resource to assist small communities through grant funding with restoration of their natural resources. Small communities’ matter in Montana.

Division and Bureau Overview:  The Trust Land Management Division (TLMD) of the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) manages approximately 5.2 million surface and 6.2 subsurface acres of state trust land for the benefit of the common schools and other endowed institutions.  The Division is divided into four programs: minerals, real estate, agriculture and grazing, and forest management.  The Forest Management Bureau (FMB) provides programmatic oversight and support for the management of approximately 780,000 acres of forested state trust land.  

JOB OVERVIEW:    The GIS Analyst/Developer is responsible for designing and maintaining the Montana Department of Natural Resource and Conservation (DNRC)’s geographic information systems (GIS) data, geoprocessing scripts, and related applications. The position’s duties include overseeing data management to include quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC), technical consulting, training, data analysis, cross-division and cross-agency collaboration, and occasional intern oversight.  This position is responsible for designing and maintaining specialized Python-based geoprocessing scripts, methodologies and procedures to analyze, implement and automate GIS processes involving raster, vector and tabular data sets.

The person in this position will primarily focus their time on data management. The main responsibilities of which include creating, maintaining and managing the DNRC’s GIS and related data sets and the DNRC’s Python-based geoprocessing scripts; determining the most effective method of acquiring data or establishing links to new data sources; assisting in the design of spatial databases to ensure efficient and cost-effective collection, conversion, access, and analysis of geographic resource data for all types of users; and monitoring database performance.

The person in this position will also focus heavily on data analysis and processing. This includes Conduct statistical and spatial analyses of tabular and spatial GIS data and designing, developing, and implementing processes to automate geospatial analyses and produce cartographic products depicting the analyses.

Other duties for this position include processing requests for cartographic products and assisting in the development of training curricula for DNRC GIS applications in a variety of situations, as well as other duties as assigned.

This position requires professional knowledge and experience with a wide breadth of natural resource spatial data, in particular forest management related data and have experience with utilization and administration of ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcSDE for SQL Server. The person in this position should also have advanced knowledge of GIS principles, software, data management, analysis methodologies, and have knowledge and experience with project management principles and best practices.

APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCESS:  The DNRC may include the following factors in determining whether an applicant meets the qualifications of a position vacancy by: State of MT application form, cover letter, current resume, educational requirements, structured interview, a performance test, job-related reference checks, job-related work experience, job-related past and current performance.

Required application materials to be considered for this position are:

• Your online State of Montana application;
• Cover Letter;
• Resume;
• References;
• answers to Supplemental Questions.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS:  Please answer the following supplemental questions. This provides you an opportunity to present more complete and specific details regarding your qualifications. The responses should be clear and concise since the hiring team may view them as a sample of your written communication skills. This supplement is reviewed separately from the state application form and is part of the evaluation process.

1.  ArcGIS, ArcSDE, ArcServer, ArcGIS Online, ESRI Collector, and ESRI Survey123 are the primary platforms for DNRC’s GIS data storage, data editing, and data creation.  Please briefly describe your experience in using/managing each of these systems.

2.  A)  Please describe any previous experience in GIS data modeling/process scripting and what programming languages/tools/applications were used.

B)  Please paste a code sample that you created from a recent project into a word document or pdf and attach the file with the rest of you application materials.

3.  Please describe your experience in remote sensing/raster analysis and LiDAR analysis

4. Please describe your experience in working with natural resource data.

HELPFUL HINT: You must check the “relevant document” box to ensure your attachments are uploading correctly to the specific application.

Qualifications

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EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:  The position requires education and experience equivalent to a bachelor’ degree in Geography/GIS, Computer Science, Forestry, Natural Resource Management, or a similar academic field AND three (3) years progressive experience in a related profession. Alternative combinations of education and professional experience may be considered.

SPECIAL INFORMATION:  Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States.  A valid driver’s license is required with less than 12 conviction points in the most recent completed 36 months.

ELIGIBILITY TO WORK: In accordance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act, the person selected must produce within three days of hire documents that show authorization to work in the United States. Examples of such documentation include a birth certificate or Social Security card along with a driver’s license or other picture I.D., or a U.S. passport, or a “green card”.

Applicant Pool Statement:  If another department vacancy occurs in this job title within six months, the same applicant pool may be used for the selection. Training Assignment:  Not Applicable

Job

:  Information Technology/Computer Science

Salary: $

30.00 – 30.00  Hourly Benefits Package Eligibility:  Health Insurance, Paid Leave & Holidays, Retirement Plan

Number of Openings

:  1 Employee Status:  Regular Schedule:  Full-Time

Shift

:  Day Job

Travel

:  Yes, 5 % of the Time

Primary Location

:  Missoula    Agency:  Department of Natural Resources & Conservation Union:  000 – None Bargaining Unit:  000 – None

Posting Date

:  Jul 17, 2019, 6:00:00 AM

Closing Date (based on your computer’s timezone)

:  Aug 17, 2019, 5:59:00 AM

Required Application Materials:  Cover Letter, Resume, References, Supplemental Questions (Refer to Job Posting)

Contact Name:  Maggie Barker  |  Contact Email:  maggie.barker@mt.gov  |  Contact Phone:  406-444-0513 The State of Montana has a decentralized human resources system and each agency is responsible for its own recruitment and selection process. An employee or applicant who needs a reasonable accommodation during the application or hiring process should contact the state agency human resources staff identified on the job listing as soon as possible or use the relay service by dialing 711. Montana Job Service Offices also offer support services including assisting applicants with submitting online applications.

Montana State Government does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, or sexual orientation), age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, creed, political affiliation, veteran status, military service, retaliation, or any other factor not related to the merit and qualifications of an employee or applicant.