Want to do meaningful work that has a real impact on the community?  Our mission is to maintain a friendly, hometown atmosphere.  We place a premium on teamwork and participation, while encouraging creativity and individual initiative.  We believe that through collaboration, leadership can occur at all levels. We take our commitments seriously and strive to reach positive solutions.  Whether you are joining us for three years or twenty, you will have the opportunity to grow your career with us.  We offer training courses and work diligently with our team members to enhance their skill sets to progress their careers.  In addition to growth and educational opportunities, we offer a Flexible Work Arrangement program for qualifying positions, as well as a fantastic benefit package that includes our Employee Assistance Program focused on work/life balance and overall well-being.  We would be honored to have you join the Town of Parker family!

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable qualified individuals with a disability to perform their essential duties. The below list is intended to be illustrative of the responsibilities of this position and is not all encompassing. This job description does not constitute an employment agreement and the Town may change these duties at any time.
 

• Maintains spatial and tabular data using standard industry tools; collects, compiles, deciphers, and calculates data from various internal and external sources. 

• Manages projects related to municipal development, stormwater infrastructure, and roadway maintenance including impervious surface calculations, Governmental Accounting Standards Board functions, Highway Users Tax Fund functions and pavement surface calculations.  

• Conducts research and oversees the implementation of GIS systems including map conversion, data design, digitizing, analysis, and modeling.

• Performs system and process analytics, makes recommendations to ensure assigned projects and initiatives are successful.  

• Prepares electronic data, mapping templates, graphic displays, physical and electronic maps, and photographs for internal and external customers.

• Develops methodology, designs, and implements desktop and/or web-based applications, produces data products to meet the needs of clients, and interprets results of related analyses.  

• Provides support and customer training for desktop software, web-based and mobile applications, and data editing functions. 

• Prepares functional description of the GIS system including application specification, identification of user interfaces, documentation of data sources, database design, data flow diagrams, project cost, schedule planning and reporting resource requirements.

• Develops and implements procedures for data maintenance and data quality assurance.

• Liaises with internal and external stakeholders.

• Prepares for application development, system hardware communication and software configuration plans including migration plans needed to accommodate application requirements over time. 

• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

The requirements listed below are representative of the education, experience, certification and/or licensure required. An equivalent combination of education and experience to perform the essential duties and meet the necessary employment standards may be considered.
 
Requires a bachelor’s degree in Geography, Urban Planning, Computer Science, Geology, or a related field supplemented by four (4) years of experience with GIS.
            
Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid Driver's License issued by the State of Colorado for the type of vehicle or equipment operated; safe driving record and a minimum of two (2) years of driving history. 
 
Employment Standards
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
 

• Knowledge of GIS principles, theories, and methods.
• Knowledge of software project management methods.
• Knowledge of complex spatial databases.
• Knowledge of database management concepts and structures.
• Knowledge of computer software and ESRI GIS software products.
• Skill in managing projects, timelines, project budgets, and project status.
• Skills in problem-solving and taking initiative.  
• Ability to coordinate activities and establish/maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to provide written and verbal communication for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to explore GIS methods and determine their relevance/effectiveness of the Town’s goals.
• Ability to implement philosophies, methods, policies, and procedures.  

Working Conditions
The working conditions described below are representative of those an employee generally encounters while performing the essential duties of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with a disability to perform their essential duties.
 
Tools & Equipment
Requires frequent use of general office equipment, computer, computer software, and an automobile. 
 
Physical Demands
Requires regular sitting, standing, walking, talking, handling, feeling or operating objects, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling. Requires occasionally reaching with hands and arms, climbing, balancing, and working at heights up to fifty (50) feet. Requires moderate physical activity with heavy lifting, up to fifty (50) pounds. Requires close and distance vision acuity and the ability to adjust focus, allowing a broad field of vision. 
 
Environment
Work is frequently performed in a climate-controlled office environment, but employees holding this position may be exposed to extreme cold or heat and wetness/humidity. The noise level in the office environment is low to moderate. The noise level in mechanical, server and other equipment rooms can be high and may range from moderate to extreme. The employee may occasionally work with or around hazardous items or hazardous conditions such as mechanical equipment, electrical equipment, chemicals, or radiant energy.

Tentative Search Schedule:
• Accepting Applications: Aug. 15 – Sept. 7, 2025

• Reviewing Applications: Sept. 8 - 12, 2025

• Panel Interviews: Sept. 22 - 26, 2025

• Final Interviews: Sept. 29 – Oct. 3, 2025
• Conditional Offer and Background Process Begins: Week of Oct. 6, 2025

Full salary range: $75,208 - $109,051
Hiring salary range: $75,208 - 92,129

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The Town of Parker is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

Please contact jobs@parkerco.gov with questions regarding this position.