Roseburg Forest Products owns, sustains and responsibly harvests 600,000 acres of U.S. timberlands that yield the highest-quality building materials and specialty wood products that generate pride for the job and stand the test of time. Founded in 1936, the privately-held company has built its reputation for quality, versatility and reliability with products shipped across North America that include medium density fiberboard, softwood and hardwood plywood, dimension and stud lumber, and LVL and I-Joists. See how Roseburg is building and growing at www.roseburg.com and @Roseburg
Key Responsibilities
Manage a team of GIS Analysts and GIS Technicians.
Increase GIS team bench strength through targeted training and project management.
Develop a thorough understanding of Resources’ user groups and Resource Technical Services (RTS) shop processes.
Manage the software, data flow, and analysis for all Resources GIS, managing daily workflow requirements as well as special non-recurring and periodic projects
Develop and maintain all short-term and long-term System deployment, training, and continuous improvement plans.
Model company core values
System Integration
Work with Resources staff to understand existing group and department workflows.
Develop plans for enhancing existing GIS, paper/analog, and spreadsheet tracking processes through migration to the Enterprise GIS.
Identify opportunities for workflow efficiency gains through modifications to existing data management structures and increased utilization of the System.
System Design
Oversees the definition of all system data schemas, ensuring they effectively support resource management requirements.
Create and enforce protocols for reviewing schema changes, ensuring that the impact on workflows and automated scripts is controlled and manageable
Define custom user interface and user tool requirements and develop and or oversee the development of user interfaces and tools.
Define requirements of recurring GIS products such as contract maps and bank reporting requests.
Ensure standardization of recurring product appearance and data storage protocols.
Stay current on commercial GIS software developments.
Recommend and implement software enhancements and platform changes.
Data Integrity
Ensure maintenance of GIS system schema definition.
Ensure maintenance of GIS meta-data documentation.
Develop data quality standards, and screening tools to eliminate the introduction of poor-quality data to core datasets.
Develop and ensure use of data quality auditing tools.
Ensure data complies with defined topological relationships.
Data Analysis
Manage GIS analytical support for various business ventures.
Develop tools for automating and expanding the use of GIS analysis within Resources Teams
Staff Training
Work with Resources staff to design appropriate training paths and schedules.
Develop topic specific system training materials.
Conduct both 1 on 1 and larger group training sessions.
Staff Management
Implement effective safety protocols.
Assign projects to GIS team members including performance standards and completion dates.
Recruit, hire and train GIS team members.
Define GIS team member objectives and provide semi - annual performance evaluations.
Foster a positive teamwork environment that encourages active collaboration and retention.
Ensure team member activities are cost effective and consistent with needs and objectives.
Administration
Prepare annual budget including training, software and product costs by month
Develop system deployment and project status reports to enhance customer visibility
Required Qualifications
BS in Forest Engineering or Forest Management with 5+ years of GIS management experience
or BS in GIS with 5+ years of managing GIS data for a forest resources business or an equivalent amount of training, education, and experience
Supervisory experience
Experience and proficiency with Microsoft Office.
Strong interpersonal skills
Excellent listening, written, and verbal communication skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
Preferred Qualifications
Experience working with GIS data for a forest resource business
Experienced python programmer
Experienced using ESRI Portal to develop web maps
Familiar with ESRI ArcSDE, replication, and version management
Familiar with VertiGIS web and mobile development tools
Familiar with database management.
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER INCLUDING DISABILITY AND VETERANS