Job Description

We are hiring a GIS Specialist for one of our clients in Trenton, NJ.

Job Description:

• Job duties include updating and maintaining the Tidelands GIS Data Layer that can be viewed by the public as well as internal staff.
• The information for these layers will be from both spatial and non-spatial digital data, hard-copy historic maps, and aerial photography in support of the Bureau of Tidelands' mission to manage lands currently or formerly flowed by water owned by the State.
• This work can include georeferencing scanned maps and aerial photography; feature identification, classification, and enhancement; area calculations; and spatial analysis on both raster and vector data.
• Additional job duties include using GIS research to assist Bureau staff in establishing Tidelands policies; preparing reports outlining recommendations to the Tidelands Resource Council for deliberations concerning the disposition of State-owned lands; and processing Tidelands Grants and Licenses as well as providing hardware and software support as needed, including GIS Training and user assistance.
• Further duties involve participation in enhancement/development of GIS technology to support online Tidelands applications currently used by the Department; assisting in the development/use of data collected in the field using portable devices such as tablets, smartphones, and GPS units.
• Assist Bureau staff with the preparation of technical reports and communicate with applicants; assisting with and maintaining the Watershed and Land Management and Tidelands website in conjunction with the IT Group.

Education required:

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree

Work hours:

• TBD
• Lunch period: 30minutes

Additional information:

• Work from Office or Remote: Office

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