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Form of workSalary: $55,877.96 - $76,273.42 Annually
Location : 25 - HINDS COUNTY, MS
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 9492-0941-20240223hi
Department: 0941 - TRANSPORTATION
Opening Date: 02/23/2024
Closing Date: 3/14/2024 11:59 PM Central
Agency Minimum Salary: $55,877.96
Agency Maximum Salary: $76,273.42
About the Agency: The Mississippi Department of Transportation is responsible for providing a safe intermodal transportation network that is planned, designed, constructed and maintained in an effective, cost efficient, and environmentally sensitive manner.
About the Position: Supervisory position accountable for providing consultative guidance and technical expertise in geodatabase analysis and design, geographic information application programming, spatial data and technology integration, remote sensing applications, network and route analysis, and web mapping applications. Provides GIS project management and supervision. Develops and analyzes complex specifications such as flowcharts, logic, and work flow diagrams. Supervises GIS professionals.MDOT is seeking a GIS Specialist Team Lead for the Planning Division. The position's primary duties include creating, editing, analyzing, managing, and reporting geospatial data. Examples of this include maintaining our Linear Referencing System (LRS), cartographic mapping, collecting and extracting information from LiDAR point clouds and aerial imagery, along with general GIS data workflows. Additional duties include managing data collection efforts and internal/consultant led data creation or collection efforts statewide. The tools that are utilized to perform this work include desktop GIS and CADD software packages (ex. - ArcGIS, Geomedia, QGIS, Bentley Microstation etc.) along with spatial and relational databases such as Oracle and SQL Server.
What you'll need to be Successful: Organizational skills, attention to detail, adaptability, ability to learn, and critical thinking. Along with these skills, successful candidates will need to be a self-starter, team player, have a good attitude and have good technical writing skills.
Preferred Qualifications: Typically requires a Bachelor's Degree and 3-5 years of experience in GIS. Agency preferred qualifications:Bachelor's Degree in cartography, geography, geographic information systems, or a related discipline and 3-5 years of experience in GIS.
Characteristics of Work
See for information regarding this classifications
Minimum Qualifications
Typically requires a Bachelor's Degree and 3-5 years of experience in GIS.
Health/Prescription InsuranceEligible employees have the opportunity to participate in the state's health and prescription insurance program. Employees may select either single or family coverage with affordable co-payments. More detail can be found at Know Your Benefits.
Wellness Benefits
Employees are eligible for a wellness and health promotion program. This plan provides annual benefits for certain services with first-dollar coverage with no deductible.
Life Insurance
All eligible employees receive an actual term life insurance policy upon employment. The policy coverage is two times the employee's annual salary to a maximum of $100,000. More detail can be found at Life Insurance Choices.
Optional Insurances
Many agencies offer discounted premiums for dental, vision, and cancer insurance.
Flexible Spending Accounts
Many state agencies provide opportunity for employees to participate in pre-tax spending accounts. These accounts allow employees to withhold childcare expenses and unreimbursed medical expenses prior to application of state and federal taxes.
Paid Personal Leave and Sick LeaveFull-time employees receive paid time off for personal needs and for sick leave. Leave begins accruing after one month of employment and may be used as it is accrued. Employees earn approximately 18 days of personal leave annually and 12 days of sick leave annually.
Military Leave
In accordance with federal law, all employees serving in the armed forces or the military reserves are entitled to 15 days per year for military training.
Holidays
Employees receive up to 10 paid holidays to enjoy many of our nation's celebrations with family and friends.
Retirement Programs
The State of Mississippi provides all its employees a Defined Benefit/Defined Contribution Retirement Program. Employees become vested in the State's retirement system after 8 years of employment. Both you and your employing agency contribute toward your retirement. More detailed information regarding the State's retirement program can be found at http://www.pers.state.ms.us
Deferred Compensation
State agencies offer several opportunities for their employees to participate in a deferred compensation voluntary retirement savings plan. More information can be found at Deferred Compensation.
State Credit Union
All state employees are eligible to participate in the Mississippi Public Employees' Credit Union. This organization offers state employees special savings and borrowing plans. For more information about this program, call 601.948.8191.
Tuition Reimbursement
Many state agencies provide opportunities for their employees to achieve higher education through tuition reimbursement. Common programs include medical and nursing fields, accounting, and business/administrative fields.
Career Development and Training
The Mississippi State Personnel Board offers several management and administrative certification programs, as well as professional development courses to enhance employee value to the agency. Individual agencies also offer technical training and allow membership in professional organizations to employees in their specific fields of employment.
Promotional Opportunities
Employees who have completed 6 or more months of service are eligible for promotional opportunities within state government employment. Minimum qualifications must be met.
Career Ladders
Many job classifications provide career-ladder opportunities based upon attainment of competencies. These career ladders can increase an individual's salary, provided funds are available within the agency.
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What is the highest level of education (or semester hours of college) you have completed?
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How many years of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) experience do you have?
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Location : 25 - HINDS COUNTY, MS
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 9492-0941-20240223hi
Department: 0941 - TRANSPORTATION
Opening Date: 02/23/2024
Closing Date: 3/14/2024 11:59 PM Central
Agency Minimum Salary: $55,877.96
Agency Maximum Salary: $76,273.42
About the Agency: The Mississippi Department of Transportation is responsible for providing a safe intermodal transportation network that is planned, designed, constructed and maintained in an effective, cost efficient, and environmentally sensitive manner.
About the Position: Supervisory position accountable for providing consultative guidance and technical expertise in geodatabase analysis and design, geographic information application programming, spatial data and technology integration, remote sensing applications, network and route analysis, and web mapping applications. Provides GIS project management and supervision. Develops and analyzes complex specifications such as flowcharts, logic, and work flow diagrams. Supervises GIS professionals.MDOT is seeking a GIS Specialist Team Lead for the Planning Division. The position's primary duties include creating, editing, analyzing, managing, and reporting geospatial data. Examples of this include maintaining our Linear Referencing System (LRS), cartographic mapping, collecting and extracting information from LiDAR point clouds and aerial imagery, along with general GIS data workflows. Additional duties include managing data collection efforts and internal/consultant led data creation or collection efforts statewide. The tools that are utilized to perform this work include desktop GIS and CADD software packages (ex. - ArcGIS, Geomedia, QGIS, Bentley Microstation etc.) along with spatial and relational databases such as Oracle and SQL Server.
What you'll need to be Successful: Organizational skills, attention to detail, adaptability, ability to learn, and critical thinking. Along with these skills, successful candidates will need to be a self-starter, team player, have a good attitude and have good technical writing skills.
Preferred Qualifications: Typically requires a Bachelor's Degree and 3-5 years of experience in GIS. Agency preferred qualifications:Bachelor's Degree in cartography, geography, geographic information systems, or a related discipline and 3-5 years of experience in GIS.
Characteristics of Work
See for information regarding this classifications
Minimum Qualifications
Typically requires a Bachelor's Degree and 3-5 years of experience in GIS.
Health/Prescription InsuranceEligible employees have the opportunity to participate in the state's health and prescription insurance program. Employees may select either single or family coverage with affordable co-payments. More detail can be found at Know Your Benefits.
Wellness Benefits
Employees are eligible for a wellness and health promotion program. This plan provides annual benefits for certain services with first-dollar coverage with no deductible.
Life Insurance
All eligible employees receive an actual term life insurance policy upon employment. The policy coverage is two times the employee's annual salary to a maximum of $100,000. More detail can be found at Life Insurance Choices.
Optional Insurances
Many agencies offer discounted premiums for dental, vision, and cancer insurance.
Flexible Spending Accounts
Many state agencies provide opportunity for employees to participate in pre-tax spending accounts. These accounts allow employees to withhold childcare expenses and unreimbursed medical expenses prior to application of state and federal taxes.
Paid Personal Leave and Sick LeaveFull-time employees receive paid time off for personal needs and for sick leave. Leave begins accruing after one month of employment and may be used as it is accrued. Employees earn approximately 18 days of personal leave annually and 12 days of sick leave annually.
Military Leave
In accordance with federal law, all employees serving in the armed forces or the military reserves are entitled to 15 days per year for military training.
Holidays
Employees receive up to 10 paid holidays to enjoy many of our nation's celebrations with family and friends.
Retirement Programs
The State of Mississippi provides all its employees a Defined Benefit/Defined Contribution Retirement Program. Employees become vested in the State's retirement system after 8 years of employment. Both you and your employing agency contribute toward your retirement. More detailed information regarding the State's retirement program can be found at http://www.pers.state.ms.us
Deferred Compensation
State agencies offer several opportunities for their employees to participate in a deferred compensation voluntary retirement savings plan. More information can be found at Deferred Compensation.
State Credit Union
All state employees are eligible to participate in the Mississippi Public Employees' Credit Union. This organization offers state employees special savings and borrowing plans. For more information about this program, call 601.948.8191.
Tuition Reimbursement
Many state agencies provide opportunities for their employees to achieve higher education through tuition reimbursement. Common programs include medical and nursing fields, accounting, and business/administrative fields.
Career Development and Training
The Mississippi State Personnel Board offers several management and administrative certification programs, as well as professional development courses to enhance employee value to the agency. Individual agencies also offer technical training and allow membership in professional organizations to employees in their specific fields of employment.
Promotional Opportunities
Employees who have completed 6 or more months of service are eligible for promotional opportunities within state government employment. Minimum qualifications must be met.
Career Ladders
Many job classifications provide career-ladder opportunities based upon attainment of competencies. These career ladders can increase an individual's salary, provided funds are available within the agency.
01
What is the highest level of education (or semester hours of college) you have completed?
- None
- GED or High School Equivalency Diploma / High School Diploma
- 30 semester hours
- Associate's Degree / 60 semester hours
- 90 semester hours
- Bachelor's Degree
- Master's Degree
- Specialist Degree
- Doctorate Degree
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How many years of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) experience do you have?
- No experience
- 1 year of experience
- 2 years of experience
- 3 years of experience
- 4 years of experience
- 5 years of experience
- 6 years of experience
- 7 years of experience
- 8 years of experience
- 9 years of experience
- 10 years of experience
- More than 10 years
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