Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

GIS Technician - 3

- Ensure that the asset data held on GIS is accurate, up to date and available to Drainage Operations & Maintenance (DO&M) users and to provide weekly, monthly and ad-hoc geo-spatial reports that enable DO&M to better understand and communicate the operation of its networks which allows targeting investment and operational interventions
- Gather, verify, input, edit, maintain and update spatial data received from contractors and suppliers
- Carry out complex spatial and data analysis on gathered data
- Create maps which identify location of network infrastructure and assets
- Interpret as-built drawings, maps, graphs, aerial images, recognize and resolve discrepancies in data and take necessary action to ensure quality of information is accurate and acceptable
- Provide GIS data to DO&M to inform future planning
- Prepare reports and maintain files, records and drawings
- Provide support to GIS team, stakeholders and other DO&M users
- Adhere to Health and Safety Policy and Procedures within the workplace and comply to any new work instructions

Requirements

- Diploma in relevant subject
- Minimum of 5 years’ work experience in the utility sector
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in GIS
- Proven knowledge of drainage asset base with a good understanding of the end to end process.
- Demonstrate Cartographic skills
- In depth knowledge of web based GIS solutions, primarily ESRI ArcGIS, ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS using Microsoft C#.Net, Python or VBA
- Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in Arabic and English preferred

About the Company

Ashghal is the Public Works Authority in the State of Qatar and is responsible for the construction and management of Roads, Highways, Waste Water facilities and Public Buildings.

It aims at being responsive at all times to the nations needs by providing effective community service and engagement to ensure that it is continuously meeting changing needs. Ashghal seeks to deliver state-of-the-art infrastructure development that caters for Qatar\\'s social, economic and political flourishing while being the Quality advocates.

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