GIS Specialist II

Posting number: 26-77103-02

Department: Assessor/Clerk Recorder

Division: Assessor-Mapping

Job classification: GIS SPECIALIST II

Posting type: Open & Promotional

Categories: Clerical & Data Entry, Database Administration, Geographic Information Systems

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The County of Riverside's Assessor - County Clerk - Recorder (ACR), Assessor Mapping Division seeks a GIS Specialist II who will be assigned to their location in Riverside.

The incumbent for this position will perform and be responsible for the management and maintenance of the Assessor Parcel Layer, associated GIS datasets, and the Assessor Maps Inventory; review and interpret legal descriptions contained in recorded documents and maps to determine impacts on property assessments; and identify and confirm assessments for the ACR Title Division through analysis of legal descriptions and related documentation. The selected candidate will also be required to prepare, verify, and provide legal descriptions for assessments included on the Treasurer-Tax Collector's annual Power to Sell listing.

The most competitive candidates will have experience in parcel maintenance and experience reviewing legal descriptions as they relate to real property.

• Prepare and update customized maps, diagrams, exhibits, and reports.

• Edit and analyze spatial data; research and compile data.

• Update GIS data layers.

• Research and compile data from record maps, land grants, and deeds for survey monument histories, boundary locations, subdivisions, right of way, street names, easements, and facility locations.

• Establish geodetic control for mapping which involves the ability to calculate and adjust angles and distances of survey field data using geometrical mathematics and computer engineering programs that utilize coordinate geometry (COGO).

• Develop macros and other applications utilizing GIS software to perform assigned work.

• Operate and maintain various GIS related hardware (e.g., plotters, scanners, digitizers, UNIX, Windows NT, or DOS based workstations).

Education: None required.

Experience: Three years of sub-professional or professional GIS experience. (Completion of GIS, automated mapping, land surveying, geography, cartography, or computer science related coursework from an accredited college or university may substitute for up to two years of the required experience on the basis of 30 semester or 45 quarter units equaling one year of experience.)

Knowledge of: Mathematics, including the principles of algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and statistics as applied to sub-professional engineering and GIS related work; automated drafting techniques; survey principles and methods.

Ability to: Apply techniques and practices involved to complete assigned GIS work; perform mathematical computations; tabulate and analyze data and prepare reports; keep clear and accurate notes; do simple drafting; understand and following oral and written directions; work cooperatively with others.

Assessor - County Clerk - Recorder(ACR), The ACR has a staff of over 375 employees located in offices throughout Riverside County. The Assessor is responsible for locating, identifying and valuing all taxable property in Riverside County. The Recorder is responsible for providing the public with constructive notice of private acts and creating and maintaining custody of permanent records for all documents filed and recorded in Riverside County. The County Clerk services range from issuing marriage licenses and performing marriage ceremonies to accepting filings of Fictitious Business Name Statements. The Records Management Archives Program (RMAP) unit provides professional records management services and the Archives Program provides public access to the history of Riverside County.

Please Contact Joshua Roberts at or at with any questions regarding this recruitment. Please allow 1-2 business days for a response to general inquires.