1 Marta Jobs Hiring in Decatur, GA

Job Summary:
MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority) is seeking a GIS Analyst III to work on advanced analysis and project leadership within their Information Technology Systems. The role involves supporting route surveys, geo-coding, and ensuring compliance with geo-spatial data policies while managing multiple priorities.
Responsibilities:
• Supports initial and on-going Route Surveys of the AVL system to ensure the integrity of the route survey information for Bus on time performance.
• Supports initial and on-going Route development in the Fixed-Route scheduling system.
• Has responsibility to geo-code all time points, stops, routes and patterns in the scheduling system.
• Completes all steps to ensure the geo information will flow to the AVL system via the interface between AVL system and Scheduling system
• Monitors and reports systems for the compliance of enterprise-wide geo-spatial data policies and standards enabling the Authority to operate more efficiently
• Manages a base map acquisition and maintenance environment for use across the Authority
• Represents the authority externally concerning GIS issues
• Performs all manual interface/integration activities currently performed by Information Technology Systems between MARTA's scheduling, trip planning and AVL system
• Performs and/or coordinates installation, training and other activities involved in the deployment of spatial applications that IT has either acquired or developed
• Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Geographic Information Systems, Cartography or related field.
• Five years’ experience in the design, development, customization, installation and training of CAD (Computer Aided Drafting), GIS (Geographic Information System) and database applications required.
• Must possess a strong knowledge of GPS and GIS computerized mapping skills to include the use of personal computers and their related software (analytical, database, spreadsheets and word processing).
• Knowledge of GIS with a focus on GEO (Global Earth Observation) database management, Trapeze, MARTA’s scheduling, trip planning and Bus Communication/AVL and Trapeze program desired.
• Experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis in lieu of Bachelor's Degree.
• Advanced skills with Trapeze, industry GIS applications, .net environments, ITS, NTCIP, SDTS, GML, SVG and XML applications required.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Preferred:
• Previous project leadership experience is preferred.
Company:
MARTA was created to provide safe, convenient and reliable transit service for the Metro Atlanta region. Founded in 1972, the company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA, US, , with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.