Property Information Resource GIS Specialist

The Operations Division serves four Tufts University campuses: the Medford/Somerville campus, the Boston Health Sciences campus, the Boston School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts, and the Grafton campus - together encompassing 275 buildings and approximately 5.8 million gross square feet. The division comprises of Campus Planning, Capital Renewal, Capital Projects, Real Estate, Facilities and Engineering Services, Dining, Auxiliary Services, and Public Safety. Together, these teams support and advance strategic goals for the University's research and educational mission, vision, and values.

Campus Planning supports the University's mission in teaching, research, and clinical practice by enabling and fostering transformative experiences, through stewardship, strategies and services for the campus environment and infrastructure. The integration of sustainability and reaching carbon neutrality is critical to all these efforts. We collaborate across the University to develop integrated, innovative, and feasible near- and long-planning solutions.

Reporting to the Property Information Resource Manager, the GIS Specialist will collaborate across the University to integrate GIS requirements to a central portal. Operating with a high degree of independence and initiative, this position presents a unique opportunity to lead a new initiative to establish and administer an enterprise GIS system within the Operations Division at Tufts University.

Basic Requirements:

• Knowledge and experience typically acquired by a Bachelor's degree in GIS, Geography, Computer Science, Information Systems/Technology or related field with 5-7 years of experience
• Proficiency in managing GIS and ESRI products including ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online; experience with ESRI ArcGIS Indoors preferred
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)
• Experience with Autodesk products (Revit, Civl3D & CAD) & Adobe (Illustrator) preferred
• Experience with FME and working knowledge of ETL routines preferred
• Ability to work and learn independently with skills in researching problems to find solutions
• Effective time management and organizational skills
• Ability to read and understand design and construction drawings including utility and site plans
• Ability to communicate ideas clearly, both verbally, graphically and in writing
• Demonstrates ability to work with a diverse workforce and population and to respect and value differences
• An ability and commitment to work effectively in a culturally diverse and inclusive environment

Special Work Schedule Requirements:

• This job involves responsibilities that are performed in a hybrid working environment
• Flexible work arrangements can be amended or terminated by a manager with reasonable notice if work requirements or business needs change