GIS SPECIALIST

Job Description 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 location-based 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 Deputy Director, Public Safety GIS Data Development Center, the selected applicant will work as a GIS Specialist to analyze, visualize and report on geospatial information to support the agency’s executive, planning, and operations staff. The GIS Specialist will work as part of the Division’s Public Safety GIS Data Development Center to perform data acquisition, QA/QC, data maintenance, and data management tasks. In addition, the applicant will create map templates, paper maps, and web applications in support of preparedness and response operations. The selected applicant will also work on python-based GIS tools, to support geospatial data science and administrative workflows. The selected applicant will serve as an early-career GIS specialist within a team of GIS professionals.

In addition, the selected applicant will: Identify and acquire citywide data resources from NYC OpenData, geospatial data services, and partner agencies.

• Support GIS staff and agency users with the development and deployment of geospatial data and related tools.
• Perform detailed QA/QC on key datasets and maintain data consistency between NYCEM's on-premises and cloud-based environments.
• Accept ad hoc rapid data acquisition, mapping, geospatial analysis, and reporting requests.
• 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: ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Online, Fulcrum, Tableau, Microsoft and Adobe products.
• Support GIS staff and agency users with development and deployment of GIS applications and data collection tools.
• Assist in the management of the GIS knowledge base, including but not limited to overseeing related documents, templates, and workflows.
• Assist in the development of training and exercise programs for GIS and non-GIS staff.