GIS Program Coordinator

Salary: $46.58 - $61.09 Hourly

Location : San Juan County - any island

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Number: 202600130

Department: Information Services

Opening Date: 06/23/2026

San Juan County provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Basic Function

San Juan County is excited to invite candidates to apply for our GIS Program Coordinator position. First screening of applications will be July 6th, 2026. To be considered with this first round of applicants, we highly encourage you to submit your application on or before this date.

BASIC FUNCTIONS:

Lead position for all GIS activities in San Juan County. Performs advanced-level professional GIS mapping, long-range planning, and engineering work for County departments and coordinates GIS activities for the county-wide GIS enterprise. Leads a team of professional and technical staff in ensuring a stable and accessible GIS platform and in improving the GIS functionality. Work is highly technical and performed collegially under the direct supervision of the IT Director.

Examples of Essential Duties

• Develops, implements, and maintains computerized GIS databases for County Departments and agencies. Serves as data library steward, managing the flow and dissemination of cartographic (map) output.

• Oversees the day-to-day work of GIS analysts and technicians.

• *Governance - Provides the framework of policies, standards, and procedures that can create, modify, and access spatial data. This would include maintaining the 4 pillars of GIS Governance:

• Structure: Defines roles, responsibilities, and committees. This includes assigning data owners, GIS managers, and data stewards.

• Controls: The policies and standards that formalize best practices. This covers metadata management, access controls, and data distribution rights.

• Processes: The operational management activities. This includes continuous workflows for data updates, quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC), and auditing.

• Performance: The metrics used to monitor success and ROI. Ensures the GIS program delivers reliable, accurate location data for decision-making.

• Plans and directs the GIS enterprise projects for County agencies. Works with other departments, agencies, and users to assess current functionality, determine what is needed to improve GIS services, and identify additional services. Collaborate with other County agencies, utilities, private sector businesses, non-profits, and Town, State, and Federal governments to develop and establish policies related to community use of GIS data and cartographic outputs.

• Develops short- and long-range goals and objectives for the County's GIS system, conducting research, reviewing and analyzing programs and technologies, formulating recommendations, and implementing strategies and solutions for GIS applications. Prepares management reports related to the development and implementation of these strategic and tactical plans. Long-range tasks include such projects as:

• Development of an Electronic Road Log

• Right of Way Map System

• Creation and revision of complex computerized mapping projects,

• Conversion of paper and/or digital data into the County's GIS format

• Development and maintenance of online GIS Applications

• Other infrastructure management systems

• As the lead, prepares and monitors the IT Department's GIS budget and manages consultant service agreement contracts and task orders.

• Provides technical guidance to GIS staff and users.

• Acts within the scope of his or her responsibilities, working as a public employee with courtesy and professionalism, and adhering to the highest standard of ethics in accordance with RCW 42.52.

• Other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Requires graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in computer science, GIS, Urban Planning, Geography, Civil Engineering, or a related field, and extensive (5+ years) professional experience in GIS, engineering, surveying, and/or land-use planning. Considerable experience (3-5 years) with computerized databases is also required.

Must possess a valid Washington Driver's License within six months of hire date and be legally eligible to work in the U.S.A.

Supplemental Information

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge of:

• GIS concepts and methods, digitizing and data manipulation procedures.
• Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) products and software such as ArcGIS PRO, ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Online, Portal, geoprocessing tools and extensions, etc.
• The theories, principles, and practices related to GIS, engineering, surveying, mapping, and land use planning and development.
• Principles and practices of statistical analyses and technology as applied to managing GIS resources, applications, and protocols.
• Database management specifically relates to the administration and coordination of GIS.
• Global Positioning System hardware and software utilization.
• Database and Computer system design.
• Leadership and team styles and skills.
• Project management.

Skills and Abilities:

GIS Technical

• Work toward creating a comprehensive information system that links related data and documents and allows the public and all departments to retrieve and analyze information easily and efficiently.
• Use a personal computer to view, revise, or create reports, databases, maps, graphics, or spreadsheets.
• Maintain and update GIS data and related databases using GIS and other software.
• Complete mapping tasks in a timely manner and prioritize mapping requests.
• Use County standards for locating roads, utilities, recreational, educational, protective, and other public services, and residential, commercial, and industrial areas.
• Complete spatial analysis and database queries.
• Development of web mapping applications
• Deploy and maintain ArcGIS Enterprise.
• Understand the use, construction, and maintenance of scripts.
• Develop GIS products using LiDAR data and Aerial imagery.
• Assist with Web development projects, which may include working on project teams with other County personnel.
• Read and interpret legal descriptions.
• Perceive the full range of the color spectrum to accurately determine multiple colored mapping patterns.
• Use graphic materials such as blueprints, as-builts, and site plans to illustrate or clarify information.
• Learn existing GIS systems and business functions for an assigned area.

Communications and Team Development

• Work effectively with the GIS team to prioritize and direct the team's work.
• Recommend and/or provide appropriate training to GIS staff as needed.
• Determine the most effective utilization of equipment and human resources.
• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing, including listening to and communicating effectively with citizens and staff having varying educational backgrounds and values.
• Work effectively in a collaborative manner with other county agencies and departments.
• Communicate complex technological information in layman's terms.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with management, County staff, vendors, contractors, and the public.

Process Improvement

• Study procedures and operational methods and make recommendations for improving efficiency and accuracy.
• Develop contingency plans for multiple tasks and projects.
• Monitor and review programs and determine their effectiveness.
• Analyze complex problems, determine resolutions, and recommend action.
• Apply quality control/quality assurance standards and practices to GIS data.
• Work with a team or individually to identify and prioritize tasks needed to accomplish a project.
• Acquire knowledge and keep abreast of new technology trends through seminars, trade journals, and professional organizations.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Work requires continuous sitting and operation of a computer including keyboard and mouse operation
• Frequent standing and walking
• Involves talking and hearing in person and on the phone
• Vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to differentiate colors and read computer monitor.
• Deals with customer stress and deadlines, which may require overtime, flexibility of time
• This position requires attention to detail and communication skills

WORKING CONDITIONS: Most work is performed in a normal office environment, with occasional outdoor field research and site visits. Deadlines and volume of workload create stressful conditions at times. Occasionally, evenings, weekends, and holidays are required to meet deadlines.

Medical, dental, vision, life, LTD, state retirement, paid holidays, paid leave accrual, air ambulance. Please visit for additional details about these and other benefits.