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Job Identification: 10908

Job Category: Engineering Technology

Location: Richmond, VA

Apply Before: 10/14/2025, 11:59 PM

Job Schedule: Full time

Minimum Salary: $54,578.00

Maximum Salary: $88,689.00

 

Job Description: 

Edit and maintain critical enterprise data. Produce accurate, high quality cartographic products. Collect, interpret, and preserve digital information, verify thoroughness and accuracy, and provide a meaningful, attractive, and graphic expression. Point of customer contact for geographic and cartographic inquiries.

 

How you will contribute:

  • Automated Cartography: Design and draw new digital map files for clean, legible, error-free final products. Plan, develop, and maintain GIS cartographic products using GIS (ERSI), Adobe Illustrator and CADD (MicroStation), map publishing, and Windows and Office software.
  • File Management: Update GIS, Adobe Illustrator and CADD files for network level base maps and transfer data between different software environments in a shared network. Move GIS data into and out of coverage libraries, convert GIS and CADD and Adobe format files and vector to raster files.
  • Pre-Publication Map Revision: Edit and proof maps and files.
  • Work Unit Support: Respond to inquiries and requests. Support maintenance of map inventor and data. Support maintenance of cartography section work environment. Participate in process development and improvement. Perform administrative recordkeeping and reporting.



What will make you successful:

  • Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with internal and external customers.
  • Ability to compile and evaluate information from alternative data sources, in vector, raster, photographic, and textual formats for editing updating GIS, Adobe Illustrator and CADD data files.
  • Ability to create spatially referenced databases for cartographic production.
  • Ability to develop and improve work processes.
  • Ability to meet deadlines under pressure.
  • Ability to overcome hardware and software problems.
  • Knowledge of the stages of high-quality map printing and publishing.
  • Knowledge of tools and techniques for creating, editing, and using extensive, high-quality, accurate and detailed GIS, CADD, and Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign suite databases for cartographic production.
  • Skill in the use of computer hardware and software applications to include GIS, CADD, cartographic publishing, and office automation.

 


Minimum Qualifications:

  • Ability to communicate effectively with customers.
  • Ability to compile and evaluate information from alternative data sources, in vector, raster, photographic, and textual formats for editing and updating GIS, Adobe Illustrator and CADD data files.
  • Ability to create spatially referenced databases for cartographic production.
  • Ability to develop and improve work processes
  • Ability to meet deadlines under pressure.
  • Ability to overcome hardware and software problems.
  • Knowledge of the stages of high quality map printing and publishing.
  • Knowledge of tools, techniques for creating, editing, and using extensive, high-quality, accurate and detailed GIS, CADD, and Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign suite databases for cartographic production.
  • Skill in the use of computer hardware and software applications to include GIS, CADD, cartographic publishing, and office automation.

 


Additional Considerations:

  • A combination of training, experience, or education in Cartography-Geography, Computer Science or related field desired.
  • Ability to obtain GIS, CADD, or programming certification.
  • Professional level experience in cartography.
  • Working knowledge of ESRI GIS products, MicroStation CADD software, map publishing software, and Microsoft Windows NT.