GIS Coordinator

Summary of Work


As the GIS Coordinator for the Department of Environmental Quality, you will play a key role in supporting the agency's mission through the effective management, analysis, and application of geospatial data and technologies. This position serves as the department's lead GIS resource, ensuring geospatial information is accurate, accessible, and effectively utilized to support environmental programs, decision-making, and public engagement.


In this role, you will:

• Lead and coordinate the department's GIS program, ensuring the effective, ethical, and efficient use of geospatial technologies to support environmental protection and regulatory programs.
• Serve as the primary steward of the department's geospatial datasets and GIS Hub resources, maintaining data quality, integrity, accessibility, and compliance with established quality assurance standards.
• Conduct geospatial analyses, research, and data development projects that support environmental monitoring, assessment, planning, reporting, and decision-making.
• Provide technical expertise, training, and support to department staff in the use of GIS tools, data visualization, and spatial analysis to enhance program effectiveness.
• Represent the department on the State Geospatial Committee and collaborate with federal, state, local, tribal, and other partners on geospatial initiatives, data-sharing efforts, and environmental projects.
• Serve as North Dakota's Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) Steward, maintaining watershed boundary data in accordance with U.S. Geological Survey standards and coordinating with hydrographic partners to improve statewide datasets.
• Develop maps, reports, web-based GIS resources, and technical communications for agency programs and public audiences, and conduct field work as needed to support GIS-related projects.

To succeed in this position, you should have strong technical knowledge of GIS principles, geospatial data management, and spatial analysis techniques. You should be skilled at working with complex datasets, maintaining data quality standards, and communicating technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences. Success in this role also requires strong collaboration skills, attention to detail, and the ability to build productive relationships with internal staff, partner agencies, and stakeholders while supporting the department's environmental protection mission.


Minimum Qualifications


Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. DEQ will not provide sponsorships.


The GIS Coordinator is an Environmental Scientist position. DEQ is attempting to fill the position at the Environmental Scientist III level but reserves the right to fill the position as an Environmental Scientist II.


Starting salary for Environmental Scientist III is $6042 and requires:


Bachelor's degree in natural, environmental, or physical sciences and 3 years of experience developing integrating, implementing, and maintaining GIS technologies and applications. GIS Certification will substitute for 1 year of experience.


Starting salary for Environmental Scientist II is $5484 and requires:


Bachelor's degree in natural, environmental, or physical sciences and 1 year of experience developing integrating, implementing, and maintaining GIS technologies and applications. GIS Certification will substitute for 1 year of experience.


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Application Procedures


Applications will only be accepted online through the ND PeopleSoft System. Application materials must be received by 11:59 PM Central Standard Time (CST) on the closing date. In addition to completing the online application, applicants should upload the following:

• Resume
• Cover letter
• Three professional references

Your resume should include information to demonstrate how you meet the minimum qualifications as posted. If the Department's Human Resource Division is unable to determine that you meet the minimum qualifications, credit will not be given.

The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) participates in E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: DEQ Job Openings


Applicants who experience technical difficulties during the application process should contact View email address on click.appcast.io or View phone number on click.appcast.io.

For assistance or questions regarding the application or interview process, please contact Casey Goodhouse, Human Resource Director at View email address on click.appcast.io or View phone number on click.appcast.io (TTY Relay North Dakota).

Equal Employment Opportunity


The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.

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