City of Austin - JOB DESCRIPTION

Electric Power Grid (EPG) Geospatial Information System (GIS) Supervisor

Under general supervision, performs first-line leadership to various employees including contractor personnel in the construction and maintenance of infrastructure and tracking of Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) within the Austin Energy electric service delivery area.

1. Coordinates and reviews work practices, develop designs and analyze GIS systems and makes recommendations for operations in the distribution construction process.
2. Provides direct oversight of construction and maintenance activities performed by Austin Energy personnel and contracted staff. This involves reviewing work requests, determining appropriate personnel to complete assigned projects, and monitoring the quality and accuracy of the completed work requests and projects. When necessary to also perform work on assigned work requests and projects.
3. Establishes and maintains a customer perspective for all services provided to in-house clients by providing updates, reports, presentations and documentation as requested
4. Meets deadlines and quality expectations in a cost-effective manner by monitoring project budgets and tracks expenditures. Ensures personnel and materials are available to meet work order demand.
5. Designs and create policies and procedures of the assigned area. Provide assistance in reviewing and updating policies and procedures of assigned area and to external customers. Monitor any changes to construction or systems changes in the industry to ensure best practices are applied.
6. Organizes and leads meetings with members of the IT and user communities.
7. Performs cost estimates, plans material needs, and follows up on progress of GIS portion of distribution projects from inception to completion.
8. Coordinates all aspects of training for GIS products and software.
9. Oversees EPG GIS budgets and assists with the budget presentations to City Council.
10. Maintains GIS Six Sigma Group metrics and milestones to assure GIS data quality and appropriate staffing needs.
11. Assists in incident command during storm mode and may require storm assessment or patrolling.

Responsible for the full range of supervisory activities including selection, training, evaluation, counseling, and recommendation for dismissal.

• Knowledge of Federal, State, Local laws, ordinances, and regulations as applicable to the development and implementation of a GIS.
• Knowledge of basic database design principles.
• Skill in selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new concepts.
• Skill in the application of the core requirements for use of GIS in an Electric Utility
• Skill in oral and written communications.
• Skill in handling multiple tasks and prioritizing.
• Skill in advanced data analysis and problem solving
• Ability to manage the implementation of geospatial technology projects.
• Ability to modify geospatial applications and databases using scripting languages and automation tools.
• Ability to analyze automation needs and make recommendations for data, geospatial software, and/or hardware solutions.
• Ability to coordinate and train GIS personnel.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective communication and working relationships with city employees and the public.

• Graduation from an accredited high school or equivalent, plus seven (7) years of relevant work experience related to electric utility distribution construction/design, including two (2) years of experience working within a GIS environment and one (1) year of experience functioning in a people/project lead capacity.
• Education from an accredited college or university in a related field may substitute for experience up to four (4) years for the minimum qualifications.

• None.