Job Opening: Senior GIS Analyst, Auburn , NY

The Cayuga County Department of Planning and Economic Development is excited to post an opportunity to join an excellent planning team with an immediate opening for a Senior GIS Analyst. We are a multi-disciplined, progressive Planning & Economic Development Office with a staff of nine, including a Director, two support staff and five professional planners committed to assisting the 23 Towns and 9 Villages within the County, improving the quality of life in our communities and protecting our natural resources. 

The open Senior GIS Analyst position is a unique position within the department focused on providing GIS services within the department for land use, community and economic development projects, and GIS services to partner departments and agencies. Although GIS services cover a broad range of planning applications, there is also an opportunity to apply GIS-based modeling and analysis to ongoing environmental and resource protection planning initiatives. 

The Planning Department’s broad scope of work provides room for career growth in municipal and land use planning, environmental resource protection planning, and community and economic development. The Senior GIS Analyst will have an opportunity to work with staff and partners implementing the recently adopted EPA Nine-Element Plan for the Owasco Lake Watershed, to provide GIS support for town and village comprehensive plans, zoning ordinances and open space plans, contribute mapping and analysis services in support of recreation and farmland protection plans and economic development activities. AICP-certified planners are encouraged to apply. 

The department provides an open and collaborative work environment with a flexible hybrid remote-work policy in place. This is an excellent opportunity to join a team of committed professionals engaged in a broad range of County-wide planning, environmental resource protection and economic development activities.

 Minimum Qualifications: Either 

• Master's Degree in Geography, Municipal, Community or Regional Planning, Engineering, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Computer Science or related field, PLUS minimum of one (1) year of experience in a planning or engineering field working with data information and analysis, which shall have involved working with Geographic Information Systems and demographic analysis, or related field; OR 

• Bachelor's Degree in Geography, Municipal, Community or Regional Planning, Engineering, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Geographic Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field, PLUS minimum two (2) years of experience described in (A) above, one year of which shall have involved working with Geographic Information Systems and demographic analysis, or related field; OR 

• An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A) and (B) above. 

Special Provisions: This will be a provisional appointment, meaning the candidate will be required to take an open-competitive civil service exam at some time in the future. Permanent appointment will be dependent upon the candidate’s exam score. 

Salary Range: $61,461 (probationary salary for 6 months), on to a range of $61,811.00 - $68,794.00. This is a full-time (37.5 hours per week) planning position with a salary of $61,811.00 and excellent benefits. The top of the salary range for Senior Planner/GIS Analyst is currently $68,794.00. The department and county provide and support career growth and advancement opportunities. 

Application: To APPLY, go to www.mycivilservice.cayugacounty.us/jobopps and click on the APPLY button across from the title of “Senior GIS Analyst – Provisional Vacancy” under Current Vacancies. Interested candidates who apply should also send a resume, cover letter and references to the Cayuga County Planning Department, Cayuga County Office Building, 5th Floor, 160 Genesee Street, Auburn, NY 13021 or as PDFs to planning@cayugacounty.us, noting that you have applied. For more information on the Department of Planning and Economic Development and on the excellent quality of life in Cayuga County, please visit the department website Planning & Economic Development | Cayuga County, NY and the County tourism website www.tourcayuga.com. 

Cayuga County is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.