Spatial Analyst Jobs in Philadelphia, PA (NOW HIRING)

Job Summary:
The City of Philadelphia is the fifth largest city in the United States and one of the largest employers in Southeastern Pennsylvania. The Lead GIS Analyst will manage enterprise GIS operations, including the creation and maintenance of spatial databases and applications, and will support data analysis and visualization for business intelligence purposes.
Responsibilities:
• Provide geospatial support to other city agencies including data development, analysis, on-line maps, ETL processes, and setup of field data collection apps.
• Query, analyze and prepare statistics on spatial and non-spatial data using GIS, SQL, Python and other tools.
• Prepare and execute workflows and automated routines using Python.
• Prepare and execute queries in spatial and non-spatial databases using SQL.
• Develop and maintain geospatial datasets.
• Complete metadata documentation of datasets and processes.
• Assist with administration of ArcGIS Online organizations for the city and maintain relevant user guides and training materials.
• Coordination of some short- and long-term enterprise GIS projects by preparing and maintaining project status using Wrike, cloud-drives, written reports, and wiki documents.
• Create and maintain of web map applications/dashboards/hub sites/etc published via ArcGIS Online.
• Extract and analyze Census ACS data on demographics and related national or local datasets on health, education, crime, etc.
• Interact with analysts from other departments assigned to a specific project.
• Participate in meetings and events within department, city, and wider GIS user community.
• Occasionally conduct presentations on enterprise specific topics at meetings and conferences.
• Prepare and deliver presentations and/or training sessions related to mapping software, tools or procedures to City staff on as needed basis.
• Provide oversight of subordinate, intern, and Co-op employees.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Four years of relevant professional experience required.
• Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university which has included major course work in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Geography, Urban Planning, Public Health, Natural Resources (analytical focus), Statistics, Information Science, or Civil Engineering.
• Proficiency in authoring Python scripts for automation of routines and geoprocesses.
• Proficiency in database management: create, edit, update, join, append and query data from spatial and non-spatial relational databases including PostgreSQL.
• Experience with data visualization and graphics tools for the creation of professional presentations reports, web content, or education materials.
• Advanced-level proficiency using ArcGIS Pro.
• Experience with ArcGIS Online to manage profiles, groups, publishing of data, Esri Open Data tools, and Collector for ArcGIS.
• Proficiency in spatial data creation, editing and maintenance using ArcGIS desktop and/or ArcGIS Pro.
• Advanced-level proficiency using Microsoft Office Professional Suite (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Teams, Outlook, etc.).
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proficiency in project planning and time management (setting and meeting goals, setting timelines, updating managers and team members on status, etc.).
• Ability to create and maintain good working relationships and collaborations while being able to work independently and take initiative.
• Genuinely excited and enthusiastic about learning and pushing technical limits when finding new solutions to support city initiatives.
Preferred:
• Proficiency in statistical methods and analysis including correlation/regression/modeling.
• Experience working with address and property GIS datasets.
• Intermediate to advanced-level proficiency with ArcGIS extensions such as Spatial Analyst, geostatistical Analyst, and Network Analyst.
• Experience with non-Esri software to generate on-line maps and data.
• Multi-user versioned and distributed editing, replication in ArcGIS Server/ArcGIS SDE 10.x environment.
• Previous experience building ETL processes.
• Experience providing training, presentations or seminars.
• Proficiency in -R or related statistical software tools.
Company:
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the fifth-most-populous city in the United States. Founded in 1682, the company is headquartered in Philadelphia, USA, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Late Stage.