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Salt Lake County: A career with a purpose in the community you love!

Salt Lake County invites you to explore our exciting career opportunities. We seek highly enthusiastic individuals to enrich our County with your experience and talent. If you enjoy working in a team environment committed to changing its community's lives, please keep reading.

What it's like to work here:

At Salt Lake County, our culture is woven into all aspects of our work and employees' lives, from how we treat each other to how we support the community. To promote and foster a fun and healthy work environment, we appreciate employees through great benefits, a healthy work-life balance, and room to grow and develop.

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Peers who are motivated to make a difference in the lives of those we serve. We serve Salt Lake County and envision a safe and beautiful place for all to live, work, and have fun. Salt Lake County is about connecting people and championing our community. Our community is more than a place; it's our heart and service that brings us together.

We encourage work-life balance:

Working for Salt Lake County is more than just a paycheck. A career with us includes several benefits and perks. We support our employees with 12 Holidays, up to 24 vacation days, 12 sick days, and one personal day every year. Some positions offer a hybrid work environment, allowing you to work from home and in the office.

Additional Benefits Include:

• Retirement options for hybrid pension/401(k) or 401(k) only with 10% employee contribution
• Medical coverage, including a 100% County-paid premium option
• Dental and Vision coverage with coverage for adult designees
• Health Savings account with a County contribution of up to $1,200 per year, or a Flexible Spending Account
• 100% County-paid Long-Term Disability and employee-paid Short-Term Disability options
• Professional Development and professional membership fees paid
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Plus: Onsite medical clinic and gym; hospital insurance, auto insurance, and home insurance, and discounts at County facilities

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JOB SUMMARY

GIS Cadastral Analyst I -- Supports the maintenance of the County's official parcel maps and land records by assisting with GIS mapping tasks, title research, and data verification. This entry-level role helps ensure property boundaries and ownership are accurately represented and provides technical assistance under guidance from senior staff.

GIS Cadastral Analyst II -- Maintains the County's official parcel maps and land records by combining advanced GIS mapping skills—including independent Parcel Fabric editing in ArcGIS Pro—with detailed title, legal, and boundary research. Performs complex cadastral work and uses sound professional judgment to ensure that property boundaries, ownership records, and assessments remain accurate and compliant with state and local standards. Independently manages a defined geographic assignment, resolves complex parcel and ownership issues with minimal supervision, and produces authoritative updates to the Parcel Fabric.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Grade 13

Associate's degree from an accredited college or university plus two (2) years of related experience; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience. Preference may be given to candidates with degrees in Geography, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Drafting, or other closely related fields.

Grade 14

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university plus three (3) years of related experience; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience. Preference may be given to candidates with degrees in Geography, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Drafting, or other closely related fields.

Selected applicants must possess or obtain a Cadastral Mapping Certificate during the first year of eligibility.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Grade 13

• Enters, edits, and analyzes GIS spatial and attribute data (points, lines, polygons) following established procedures; verifies accuracy against source documents.
• Supports review of deeds, surveys, plats, and ownership histories to help maintain parcel records.
• Maintains existing GIS database layers and Parcel Fabric datasets under supervision; assists with updates to ensure accurate representation of parcel ownership and property boundaries.
• Assists with maintaining and updating the tax parcel index; helps create new tax descriptions under guidance.
• Provides routine technical assistance and documentation to internal staff and stakeholders, following guidance from senior staff.
• Conducts basic research into historic maps and property abstracts to support more complex analysis by senior staff. Assists senior staff with calculations and adjustments to parcel boundaries, including splits and mergers.
• Helps coordinate the recording, filing, and follow-up of plats and documents to support seamless service delivery.
• Ensures routine compliance with recording standards and helps follow up on noncompliant documents.
• Performs routine QA/QC tasks by reviewing and correcting errors identified through established reports, workflows, or supervisor direction; ensures parcel data is updated accurately according to standards.

Grade 14

• Creates, maintains, and revises existing GIS database layers and Parcel Fabric datasets using coordinate geometry (COGO) and State Plan Coordinate System standards; ensures accurate representation of parcel ownership, property boundaries, and historic layers.
• Enters, edits, and analyzes GIS spatial and attribute data (points, lines, polygons) following established procedures; verifies accuracy against source documents.
• Maintains and updates the tax parcel index; ensures accuracy of parcel ownership, addresses, and tax descriptions; leads the creation of new tax descriptions for parcel splits, mergers, and remainder parcels, and assists team members in preparing or reviewing tax descriptions for accuracy and compliance.
• Reviews and analyzes deeds, surveys, plats, ownership histories, and other recorded documents, including resolving conflicting legal descriptions or ambiguous boundary calls.
• Serves as a liaison between the Recorder's Office and stakeholders, including government agencies, developers, attorneys, surveyors, engineers, title companies, and the public; provides technical assistance, research findings, and documentation while maintaining professional communication and service standards.
• Conducts specialized research, including evaluation of historic ownership, mapping, and title records, prepares formal reports that present findings, confirms record accuracy, or recommends updates to ensure the integrity of County land records.
• Serves as the point of escalation for complex or disputed customer interactions, resolving issues through expert technical knowledge and professional judgment, and providing authoritative guidance to internal staff and external stakeholders.
• Serves as an advanced technical resource for GIS and cadastral mapping questions; provides guidance to team members on complex workflows, data standards, and troubleshooting; assists with resolving issues that require higher-level expertise.
• Applies advanced calculations and survey principles to establish and adjust parcel boundaries, including splits, mergers, and acreage corrections.
• Performs advanced quality control reviews of GIS edits, topology, and attribution; provides guidance to team members on correcting identified issues and ensures team adherence to GIS best practices and county mapping standards.
• Coordinates the recording, filing, and follow-up of plats and documents with external stakeholders and internal staff to ensure consistent application of policies and seamless service delivery.
• Ensures compliance with recording standards and state code; verifies document format and content. Issues Recorder Notices for noncompliant documents and follow up on corrective actions.