Systems Analyst

Job Title: GIS Mapper (Contractor)

We are seeking a skilled GIS Mapper to join our team as a consultant to a major utilities company in South Plainfield, NJ.

Duties:

• Perform assignments related to recording or producing information associated with the construction, operation, and maintenance of Utility Systems.
• Update the GIS model for the electrical distribution side of the business.
• Compare field maps, prints, sketches, etc. against GIS maps and transcribe differences to a database.
• Maintain the GIS connected model with information from sources including work management systems, as-built construction drawings, work orders, completion records, field reports, or other information from the job sponsor.
• Perform analysis or queries to assemble data and prepare reports, tabulations, charts, and maps from asset information contained in the connected model and various other data sources.
• Produce standard prints and ad-hoc plots for field requests containing specific information derived from the connected model and various other data sources.
• Maintain service point data and the relationship to the feeding source transformer.
• Track lifespan of utility asset data, including history, inspection, and attachments.
• Resolve conflicting data, mapping, connectivity, and land issues through office or field investigation.
• Perform GIS work pertaining to major projects such as facility relocations, load rearrangement, and new business.

Requirements:

• 1-2 years of GIS work-related experience.
• Must understand GIS relationships and be able to update the GIS model.
• The ability to maintain files and logs, knowledge of grammar, spelling, composition, and business writing.
• Working knowledge of a GIS application, such as ESRI, Smallworld, etc.
• College degree or in the process of completing a degree OR experience working in a utility that utilizes GIS.
• Microstation and AutoCAD experience is a plus.
• If field work required, expectation is for the person to use their own vehicle - travel will be minimal if at all.
• Computer skills in MS Office and other Windows applications.

Primary Focus:

The primary focus will be on the GIS customer connectivity project.

About the Project:

The project will have specialized training that differs from current training provided to existing contractors.

Responsibilities will involve reviewing customer addresses/accounts and validating or relocating those accounts to the closest transformers in GIS.

Using our existing data analytics and algorithms that score accuracy of the data, contractors will determine if customers are correctly linked to their assigned transformer or need to be reassigned to the algorithms suggested transformer.

Contractors will also evaluate whether the suggested transformer provided by the algorithm is the best option for relocation.

Judgment calls will be required to identify outliers and ensure data accuracy. Additionally, we want the flexibility to have these contractors backfill positions within our division if a contractor leaves the group.

We are looking for candidates with GIS education or backgrounds.