GIS Technologist

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Be a part of the team that is transforming the power industry of

northern and eastern Maine.

Versant Power is building on our 100-year history of delivering

efficient, safe, and reliable electricity service to customers in

northern and eastern Maine. We never lose sight of safety, quality,

integrity, and innovation.

We are committed to our dedicated people, who inspire us every day to

deliver something more powerful than power alone.

Position Overview

As we move into an environment with Beneficial Electrification and

Renewable energy, Versant Power must have a stable grid for the future.

This position will play a key role in this new stable grid which will

encompass duties targeting data quality and enhancements in our

Geographical Information System (GIS). These enhancements are the

foundation of the development of our Distribution System modeling which

allows us to continue to improve our overall Electrical grid and to make

proper decisions based on real-time situations on the system. In this

role you will be responsible for utilizing the capabilities of our GIS

and related 3rd party software to keep the system updated for supporting

projects and to manage the quality assurance of data. The qualified

candidate will be the support of our GIS system on the operations part

of the business. The position will be within the Asset Management group

which consists of various Engineers and Inspectors.

Job Responsibilities

• Resolve complex errors in GIS and support correction plans.
• Field verification visits will be necessary in certain situations
  
  

with this position.

• Responsible for having a high-level GIS knowledge for detailed
  
  

enhancements.

• General geographic data creation, editing, and analysis.
• Develop and manage enterprise GIS databases, GIS web maps, and GIS
  
  

mobile apps.

• Query geographic data for information to be used in
  
  

reports/proposals.

• Work interactively with data from CAD platforms and other geospatial
  
  

data sources.

• Develop and design all underground assets in GIS.
• Develop and design all customer generation assets in GIS.
• Develop and design all substation assets into GIS.
• QA/QC jobs that have been planned and entered into GIS.
• Develop and lead training for all departments in operations for GIS
  
  

and establish standard procedures for GIS usage.

• Attend regular meetings with other departments aimed at improving
  
  

GIS data quality.

• Responsible for ensuring GIS job closure accuracy & timeliness.
• Work closely with our Distribution Planning Engineers on the
  
  

creation of our Distribution System models. Responsible for the

output from GIS to our CYME Distribution modeling software.