ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN I (GIS- GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS) - City of Torrance
Torrance, CA
About the Job
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The City of Torrance is recruiting for Engineering Technician I's to be part of the Community Development Team!
The Department
Advancing a Safe, Accessible and Sustainable Built Environment
The Community Development Department oversees three divisions including Building & Safety, Planning, and Neighborhood Services. The Department consists of a total of 75 employees, with multiple disciplines and backgrounds, make up the Department’s services and specialties.
The Division
The purpose of the Building and Safety Division is to ensure the safety of the public, buildings, and structures through the enforcement of building codes and regulations.
The Position
As the entry level class in the technical series, the Engineering Technician I (GIS) works under immediate supervision, performing variety of routine technical duties in maintaining and supporting City and departmental geographic information systems (GIS) and GIS databases; uses standard GIS tools and generates standard GIS products.
The Engineering Technician I (GIS) performs duties primarily focused on GIS data creation and maintenance to support departmental and City-Wide geographic information systems capabilities. Incumbents utilize standard GIS tools and utilities to enter and correct data in GIS databases, researching a variety of source documents to verify data accuracy and completeness, and to generate standard GIS products including maps. Work assigned involves proficiency in the use of basic to standard GIS software, tools and utilities to carry out assignments ranging from basic to routine and is performed following specific and detailed instructions as to methods, procedures and guidelines.
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Job Type: Permanent Full-time
Agency: Community Development
Location: Torrance
Source : City of Torrance