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GIS Technical Writer

Job Snapshot
Location:
Fort Worth, TX 76131
Base Pay:
$32.00 - $34.00 /Hour
Employee Type:
Contractor
Industry:
Transportation
Manages Others:
No
Job Type:
Information Technology
Education:
4 Year Degree
Experience:
At least 2 year(s)
Travel:
None
Relocation Covered:
No
Post Date:
11/6/2009
Contact Information
Contact:
Bob Winter
Phone:
(972) 934-6523
Ref ID:
32183
Description MDI Groups client is a large transportation company based in Fort Worth, TX.

Candidates must be able to be W2 employess to MDI Group.  We are not able to work with 3rd Party Vendors on this requirement.  Local candidates are preferred.

This individual will be responsible for understanding and documenting the technical aspects of the NCS GIS systems and methodologies. To become familiar with and be able to write about the technologies, tools, and processes to support the GIS database. Specifically, the technical writer will build and maintain documentation relating to GIS data collection and extraction, the tools and methodologies utilized to maintain GIS data, the server and workstation hardware and software footprints and configurations, processes and procedures relating to the administration of our GIS systems, and requirements and specifications for software tools and applications. Web page design and static page authoring will also be an expectation.
The technical writer will be expected to manage several active projects at a time and utilize the full Microsoft Office suite of products (including Visio and Project), Microsoft Sharepoint, Adobe PDF document publishing software, and screen capture and editing software.


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Requirements Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent technical writing training and experience required. A minimum of two years applied experience is required. A technical background in transportation (railroad preferred), GPS and/or LiDAR data collection, GIS systems, and software development is desired. Working knowledge of all ESRI Products is required.
Ideal candidates will have strong experience in GIS and have a working knowledge of 9.x ESRI software products, including ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Desktop, ArcIMS, SDE GeoDatabases, and ArcGIS extensions within a Microsoft SQL Server RDBMS. A background in data processing and software development is a plus.
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