GIS Program Manager (GIS Analyst Lead/ Advanced)

$69,323 - $90,420/Yr

State of Maryland - Baltimore, MD

Full-time - Mid Level

Baltimore, MD

1,001-5,000 employees

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

The GIS Program Manager position at the Maryland Department of Human Services (DHS) is responsible for leading GIS initiatives to support planning, research, and analysis efforts within the department. This role involves recommending and applying GIS tools and technologies, providing program information and data to local departments, and offering technical support through data analysis and representation.

Responsibilities

• Support the DHS in Departmental initiatives through the use of GIS and Spatial Analysis.
• Develop or integrate scripts to customize ArcGIS software for the purpose of enhancing productivity and software capability.
• Use technical and administrative skills to support DHS initiatives.
• Support the Office of the Secretary, Service Administrations and Local Departments of Social Services with tables, spreadsheets, databases, graphs, graphics, and analysis.
• Recommend GIS hardware, software, data and resources to purchase for the Department pursuant to established purchasing policies and regulations.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university including 30 credit hours in Geography, Geographic Information Systems, Economics, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Planning, Mathematics, Computer Science, Statistics, or Information Technology.
• Three years of experience in geospatial analysis.

Nice-to-haves

• One year of experience using Experience Builder or WebAppbuilder.
• One year of experience using ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Pro or SQL Server.
• One year of experience Environmental Systems Research Institute HUB projects.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Personal Leave - six (6) personnel days annually
• Annual Leave - ten (10) days of accumulated annual leave per year
• Sick Leave - fifteen (15) days of accumulated sick leave per year
• Parental Leave - up to sixty (60) days of paid parental leave upon the birth or adoption of a child
• Holidays - at least twelve (12) holidays per year
• Pension - credits towards a retirement pension
• Potential eligibility for telework