GIS Jobs and Internships in Vermont and Neighboring States
3. (posted 6/18/08) Program Analyst/Data Manager - New York City
DESCRIPTION: The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP”), Division of Watershed Lands and
Community Planning, Natural Resources Management Section (“NRM”) seeks to contract the services of a Program
Analyst/Data Manager through an Intergovernmental Agreement between the New York City Department of Environmental
Protection and the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (“RF-CUNY”). The Program Analyst/Data
Manager shall be subject to approval by DEP and will report to the NRM Section Chief or his assigns on a daily basis for work
assignments in the Kingston, NY facility of DEP. RF-CUNY will administer the salary of $66,560.00 per year plus benefits to
the Program Analyst/Data Manager from DEP funding through this Agreement.
WORK LOCATION: The upstate headquarters of the DEP Bureau of Water Supply (“BWS”) in Kingston, New York.
DURATION: 36 months, plus opportunity for renewed funding afterward.
APPROXIMATE START DATE: Summer or Fall 2008
For full description and application instructions, view this PDF.
2. (posted 6/18/08) Environmental Analyst III - - Geographic Info Systems - MA DEP
Position Type: Civil Service
Full-Time or Part-Time: Full-Time
Salary Range: $50,922.04 to $67,850.38 Annually
City/Town: Boston
Application Deadline: 07-02-2008
Posting ID: J15163
Duties:
The Environmental Analyst III will act as the Department’s data steward for the National Hydrologic Data Set in Massachusetts.(NHD) The duties include: resolving inconsistencies within the current NHD, Updating NHD in Massachusetts to be consistent with all regulatory watersheds and insuring the hydrologic integrity of watersheds delineated for regulatory purposes. This EA III will improve the scale and spatial resolution of NHD adopting larger scale data where available. NHD will serve as the foundation for watershed analysis tools including specialized tools developed for the DEP. The Data steward will ensure NHD continues as the foundation dataset for this analysis and support end users using Arc Hydro and derivatives. The EA III will be the Department’s liaison coordinating updates with the USGS, as well as other state agencies and NHD coordinators in surrounding states.
Qualifications:
MINIMUM ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants must have at least (A) four years of full-time, or equivalent part-time, technical or professional experience in the field of environmental science, biology, chemistry, earth science, environmental health, meteorology, natural science, toxicology or public health, of which (B) at least two years must have been in a professional capacity, or (C) any equivalent combination of the required experience and the substitutions below.
Substitutions:
- An Associate's degree with a major in the field of environmental science, biology, chemistry, earth science, environmental health, meteorology,. natural science, toxicology or public health may be substituted for a maximum of one year of the required (A) experience.*
- A Bachelor's degree with a major in the field of environmental science, biology, chemistry, earth science, environmental health, meteorology, natural science, toxicology or public health may be substituted for a maximum of two years of the required (A) experience.*
- A Graduate degree with a major in the field of environmental science, biology, chemistry, earth science, environmental health, meteorology, natural science, toxicology or public health may be substituted for a maximum of three years of the required (A) experience and one year of the required (B) experience.*
*Education toward such a degree will be prorated on the basis of the proportion of the requirements actually completed.
NOTE: Educational substitutions will only be permitted for a maximum of one year of the required (B) experience.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Based on assignment, possession of a current and valid Massachusetts Class D Motor Vehicle Operator's License.
Preferred Qualifications:
Candidates must have demonstrated considerable expertise using ESRI GIS products for data development along with a solid foundation in hydrology. The candidate must have demonstrated the ability accomplish detailed oriented work. Highly desirable experience includes work with large vector and raster datasets, network analysis, ESRI Model Builder, Arc Hydro or other GIS based watershed delineation tools, developing GIS documentation, and user support. Experience customizing Arc GIS with VB and or Python, knowledge of environmental regulation, particularly state regulation of water, is also desired.
How To Apply:
Filling this position is subject to the availability of funding. All submissions MUST include the DEP APPLICATION FORM found at http://mass.gov/dep/about/employment/hire.htm and be mailed to the following address:
Department of Environmental Protection Staff Services Unit
One Winter St., 4th fl
Boston, MA 02108
Attn: Kim Kennedy
Applications without a Posting Number will be returned (see number above). Please submit separate applications if applying for multiple positions.
Agency Web Address:
http://www.mass.gov/dep/
1. (posted 6/3/08) GIS COORDINATOR - Westfield, MA
The City of Westfield Office of the City Engineer seeks qualified applications for the position of GIS Coordinator. General duties and responsibilities to include technical and analytical work implementing, maintaining, troubleshooting, improving and expanding the City’s Geographical Information System; maintenance and administration of engineering departmental relational databases and software applications; provide technical support to professionals and others with need for access to the system.
This 35-hour per week position pays an annual salary in the range of $37,800 – 52,700, with excellent benefits. Qualified applicants must possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Geography, Planning, Computer Science or related field and 1 - 3 years GIS related work experience; experience with municipal GIS applications preferred.
Full position description and application are available at Personnel Department, City Hall, 59 Court Street, Westfield, MA 01085 or can be downloaded at www.cityofwestfield.org
Applications are to be returned to the above address no later than 5:00 p.m., June 20, 2008.
The City of Westfield is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. (M/F/H/).
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