GISC TECHNOLOGIST PRODUCTI ON GRADE A

Job Overview

The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport is advertising a GISc Technologist Production Grade A position based in Johannesburg. Applicants require a 3-4 year GIS degree or related bachelor's degree, 3 years of post-technologist experience, compulsory PLATO registration, and a valid driver's licence. Responsibilities include conducting GISc technical functions, spatial database design, data manipulation and analysis, GIS standards implementation, web-based GIS publishing, and user training. Applications must be submitted online via the Gauteng jobs portal accompanied by a completed Z83 form and CV.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Grade 12 certificate
• Three (3) to four (4) years GIS degree or related bachelor’s degree
• 3 years post Technologist experience
• Compulsory registration with PLATO
• Possession of a valid driver’s licence
• Strong GIS skills with two or more GIS packages (e.g. ESRI)
• Ability to use science and technology effectively and critically
• Knowledge of legal compliance
• Problem solving and analysis
• Conflict management
• Decision making
• Financial management
• Team leadership

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Conduct all GISc technical functions
• Collect and capture of data from various formats and sources
• Design and implement a spatial database to store the required datasets
• Data manipulation and analysis including quality assurance
• Creation and maintenance of spatial data topology and attributes, format manipulation
• Apply geo-referencing, datum and projection transformations
• Providing technical support relating to software and data usage to geographic information system (GISc) users
• Design, develop and create geo-databases, maps and other related project
• Promote and participate in stakeholder relations
• Maintain GISc unit effectiveness
• Develop Geographical Information Science (GISc) spatial information tools within organization process
• Provide access to Spatial Information and Geographic Information Services to all clients in the Department
• Train end users on skills regarding to GISc at all times
• Ensure interoperability between systems to maximize efficiency
• Publish data into a web based GISc system to provide Geographical Information through the internet
• Facilitate GISc implementation
• Undertake system audit
• Undertake requirements analysis
• Undertake cost benefit analysis
• Develop process model and workflows diagram
• Implement GIS standards
• Draft Terms of Reference for GIS projects
• Conduct research on new GIS technologies, investigate and advise on new GIS technologies
• Advise on research viability and feasibility, and recommend compile appropriate plan to respond to the research problem
• Develop new methods/technologies for solving spatial data problems
• Research and implement new GIS standards and governance
• Allocate, control, monitor and report on all resources
• Manage and implement knowledge sharing initiatives and monitor the exchange and protection of information

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