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PRINCIPAL SPATIAL ANALYST

Job Description (PRINCIPAL SPATIAL ANALYST)

Basic Function: Analyzes and provides spatial representations of complex transit operational issues, investigates, and develops methodology for future processes, and develops, promotes and supports spatial understanding of Metro’s overall operations.

Example Of Duties


May be required to perform other related job duties

Requirements For Employment

A combination of education and/or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the position. Additional experience, as outlined below, may be substituted for required education on a two-for-one year basis. A typical combination includes:

Education

Experience

Certifications/Licenses/Special Requirements

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications (PQs) are used to identify relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) as determined by business necessity. These criteria are considered preferred qualifications and are not intended to serve as minimum requirements for the position. PQs will help support selection decisions throughout the recruitment. In addition, applicants who possess these PQs will not automatically be selected.

The following are the preferred qualifications:

Knowledge:

Skill In:

Abilities:

Selection Procedure

Applicants who best meet job-related qualifications will be invited to participate in the examination process that may consist of any combination of written, performance, or oral appraisal to further evaluate job-related experience, knowledge, skills and abilities.

Application Procedure

To apply, visit Metro’s website at www.metro.net and complete an online Employment Application. Telephone: (213) 922-6217 or persons with hearing or speech impairments can use California Relay Service 711 to contact Metro.

All completed online Employment Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. on the closing date. (EA)

*Open to the public and all Metro employees

This job bulletin is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. Employees may be required to perform other related job duties.

PTSC BENEFITS
Medical/Dental/Vision Plan – Employee has the choice of 3 separate medical plans and 3 dental plans. A separate vision plan is included in each medical plan.
Group Life Insurance – PTSC pays for an amount equal to your annual salary, rounded up to the nearest $1,000. Minimum amount of life insurance is $30,000.
Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance – PTSC provides $50,000 coverage for each employee. Additional voluntary coverage in amounts up to $500,000 is available at favorable premium rates.
Long-Term Disability Insurance – 100% employer paid. Provides employees with a minimum income of 60% of earnings after six months of disability. Buy up or buy down options available.
Holidays – 10 days a year: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans’ Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day After Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.
Time off with Pay (TOWP) – Compensates employees who are on approved absence from work for reasons such as illness, injury, medical and dental appointments, personal business, vacation, or observance of (a) religious holiday.
Years of Service                Annual Accrual
Hire date – 5 years                          20 days
Beginning of 6th – 10th year             25 days
Beginning of 11th – 15th year            30 days
Beginning of 16th + years                 35 days

Pension Plan – PTSC retirement plan is the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS). Vesting is five (5) years. Minimum retirement age is 52, based on the 2% at 62 formula.
Other Benefits: Transportation passes for employees and/or eligible dependents; Medicare; Tuition reimbursement; credit union membership; SDI; Deferred Compensation Plan; 401(K) Thrift plan; EAP; Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts; Flexible work schedules; and Jury Duty Pay.

Supplemental Questions

  1. Do you possess a Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Statistics, Mathematics, Information Science, Geology, Planning, or a related field from an accredited college or university?
  2. Please select the years of relevant experience you have performing statistical research, database management, data analysis, and spatial presentation including 2 years’ experience in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), or a related field.
  3. Please select the years of relevant experience you in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), or a related field.
  4. Do you have two years of experience in transit-related experience, or a related field?
  5. Please describe your relevant experience you have performing statistical research, database management, data analysis, and spatial presentation including 2 years’ experience in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), or a related. (Please list the places and dates of employment where you gained this experience.) Do not refer to or rely on a resume or other documentation as we will not review resumes to determine qualifications. If you do not have this experience, please type N/A in the field below.
  6. Please describe your experience interpreting transit operations schedules data. (Please list the places and dates of employment where you gained this experience) Do not refer to or rely on a resume or other documentation as we will not review resumes to determine qualifications. If you do not have this experience, please type N/A in the field below.
  7. Please describe your experience applying advanced computer programming techniques. (Please list the places and dates of employment where you gained this experience) Do not refer to or rely on a resume or other documentation as we will not review resumes to determine qualifications. If you do not have this experience, please type N/A in the field below.
  8. Please describe your experience developing, testing, and reviewing complex databases and related structures. (Please list the places and dates of employment where you gained this experience) Do not refer to or rely on a resume or other documentation as we will not review resumes to determine qualifications. If you do not have this experience, please type N/A in the field below.
  9. Please describe your experience applying knowledge of SQL to pull Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data from relational databases for plotting in GIS software (ArcGIS or BI Visuals). (Please list the places and dates of employment where you gained this experience) Do not refer to or rely on a resume or other documentation as we will not review resumes to determine qualifications. If you do not have this experience, please type N/A in the field below.

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