Under the general direction of a Supervising Transportation Engineer and under the lead of a Research Data Supervisor and Senior Landscape Architect in District 7 (D7) Division of Maintenance Roadside Management Office, the incumbent performs Geographic Information System and related database work in support of the Office of Natural Resource Management (ONRM)HM4 Vegetation Program, and other Offices within the Division and District. The GIS Specialist will perform tasks related to mapping, displaying, and reporting the vegetation management work funded by Maintenance and providing geospatial information to the HQ Maintenance Office of Natural Resource Management (ONRM) on monthly, quarterly, and annual basis. ONRM work to be converted to GIS data includes Maintenance field activities reported in Integrated Maintenance Management System (IMMS) such as landscaped areas, vegetation management strips, natural vegetation areas, and tree work (primarily C, E and G Families). The GIS Specialist will also be work with service contracts, interagency agreements, converting various units of measure to “acres treated” will align with the performance metrics in the Maintenance Strategic Plan (MSP), the Caltrans Strategic Management Plan (SMP), and the Governor’s Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force. Furthermore, the GIS Specialist has District responsibility for mapping, displaying, and converting the District Vegetation Management Plan, and extracting information from IMMS for the continued development and maintenance of the Division’s and District’s GIS Program. The position will assist in the implementation and maintenance of GIS databases, capabilities, and services for the Office of Roadside Management, the Division of Maintenance, and the District. The incumbent will assist in the design, testing, integration, and deployment of spatial and non-spatial databases as well as GIS web-based applications for Vegetation Management Program in the Division of Maintenance, and other Departmental, and District use. The incumbent may have lead responsibilities, work on multidisciplinary teams, or have primary responsibilities for a project or support activity. The GIS Specialist represents the District, Division and Department on various GIS steering committees and technical working groups on matters relating to vegetation management. The Governor’s Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force includes a Monitoring and Reporting Working Group, CALFIRE Fire Resource and Planning (FRAP) enterprise GIS and governance efforts. The incumbent is a technical support liaison and promotes knowledge and use of GIS technology, data governance, and data quality best practices within the Division and District. The incumbent will often work with sensitive and confidential data used for GIS analysis and products for the highest levels in the Department involving policy and strategic matters.

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