Senior GIS Expert

  • SARIA Recruitment
  • Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  • Mar 08, 2023
Full Time Engineering Jobs in Ethiopia

Job Description

Job Description

  • Oversees the production of reports, maps, applications, and visualizations;
  • Ensure proper maintenance, documentation, and cleaning of GIS;
  • Update and maintain the GIS digital mapping system that includes a timely update on completed work in the field;
  • Supervising a team of staff including programmers, cartographers, data managers, digitizers, analysts and support specialists;
  • Forecast and evaluate all present trends, anticipate all issues and develop efficient procedures to reduce all errors;
  • Manage the development of GIS software packages and evaluate their functionality;
  • Interpret and prepare information for a wide variety of GIS data that can be geo-processed, analyzed, and mapped;
  • Review, evaluate, and verify mapping data provided by digitizers, and surveys for accuracy and consistency;
  • Prepares and maintains documentation of GIS databases, procedures, standards, and other reference materials;
  • Perform quality assurance/quality control procedures on delivered data;
  • Experience in reviewing technical reports and report writing;

Requirements 

Academic qualification

    • BA in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing

Additional qualifications

    • Strong analytical skills and have an eye for details;
    • Strong written, oral, interpersonal and listening abilities.
    • Highly self-motivated and directed, with keen attention to detail.
    • Proven experience in performing and updating data management, data processing and data presentation
    • Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.

Work Experience: 6+ years in related field and significant GIS experience, ideally related to water or other infrastructure projects

Required No.:  1 (one)

Submission: Interested applicants fulfilling the above requirements can submit their CV and copy of their credentials through our email address job@sariaconsult.com

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