Information Technology Specialist 2 (Special Expertise) - Item 47234
Information Technology Specialist 2 (Special Expertise) - Item 47234
Applications accepted from current State employees and former permanent competitive class employees eligible for reinstatement. You must meet the minimum qualification.
| Category of Information |
Posting Specific Information |
|---|---|
| Control Number | |
| Application Due By | |
| Title | Information Technology Specialist 2 (Special Expertise) - Item 47234 |
| Location: City DEC Region Division/Bureau | |
| Salary: Grade: |
18 |
| Work Hours | Days |
| Work Days | Mon. - Fri. |
| Employment Type | Temporary Budgeted Item |
| Appointment Type | |
| Jurisdictional Class | Competitive |
| Bargaining Unit/MC | PS&T 05 (PEF) |
| Duties/Responsibilities | This position is responsible for GIS and spatial modeling of natural resources, related invasive pests and forest health issues statewide. Provides GIS support to seasonal staff for mobile mapping and invasive species eradication, as well as the coordination and mobilization of statewide DEC offices and personnel for annual forest health aerial survey covering 26 million acres. Continue to develop and implement a priority based annual field and aerial survey program for indigenous and introduced forest health affecting agents. Provide technical assistance, coordinate restoration activities and serve as central liaison for involved State, Federal and local agencies or action groups. The focus will be to develop landscape level hazard themes for Forest Health agents, prepare hazard models within the database constraints, help prepare a field survey priority system and incidence and intensity based survey strategy, assist with the implementation of a PDA-GIS-ArcPad-based survey and data collection protocol, and prepare and maintain standard protocols for collection and recording of field survey data. Showcase, present and highlight our mobile mapping system to educational institutions, GIS peers, and conservation constituents. Implement and create an aerial survey mobile mapping system comprised of protocols, hardware and software configurations, post-data collection analyses, and flight planning. Supervise interns and seasonal staff in relation to mobile mapping systems, web mapping systems, and GIS training. Specific duties include:
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| Minimum Qualifications Strictly adhered to based on Civil Service requirements |
Bachelors Degree plus 2 years of full time experience involving GIS, spatial data management, application development and DBMS administration |
| Additional Comments | |
| To Apply | Qualified candidates should forward a resume and/or Employment Application which clearly indicates how the minimum qualifications are met and includes the Control Number. If you are applying for more than one posting, you must submit a separate resume or Employment Application for each control number. Send to: Department of Environmental Conservation 625 Broadway Albany, New York 12233-5060 Fax: (518) 402-9038 E-Mail: decprsnl@gw.dec.state.ny.us |
Additional Notes:
If you are a permanent NYS employee not employed by the Department of Environmental Conservation or applying for reinstatement, please provide your social security number so that appointment eligibility may be verified.
State Employees: If you wish to receive an acknowledgement that your application for this posting was received by the Bureau of Personnel and then receive information on the disposition of the position, please attach two self-addressed stamped envelopes (preferably inter-office or inter-agency) to the application. If you are applying for more than one position, you must include two envelopes for each position.
Some vacancies may be anticipated and may not result in an appointment. Application for any position listed may not result in an interview.