Lead, GIS Functional
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About the Role
TAQA Distribution is seeking a Lead GIS Functional to lead the configuration, implementation, and support of the Geographic Information System (GIS). The role involves managing GIS data quality, leading enhancements, and providing functional expertise to network planning and operations teams.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the functional configuration, maintenance, and continuous improvement of TAQA's GIS platform, ensuring the system accurately supports TAQA's utility network mapping, asset spatial management, and field operations spatial data requirements
- Design and implement GIS functional configurations including utility network models, spatial data schemas, map service configurations, and field data collection workflows that support TAQA's operational requirements
- Manage GIS data quality and spatial data integrity, ensuring TAQA's utility network and asset spatial data is accurate, current, and aligned with ground truth field data
- Lead GIS platform enhancements and integration projects, ensuring spatial data is accessible and usable across TAQA's EAM, FSM, and data platform environments
- Act as the primary GIS functional expert for TAQA's network planning, operations, and engineering teams, facilitating spatial analysis requests and supporting GIS enabled decision making
- Develop and maintain GIS documentation including data dictionaries, layer specifications, map service catalogues, and user guides
- Provide GIS training and functional support to TAQA's operational and engineering users
- Apply AI powered geospatial analytics and machine learning for utility network analysis to improve operational decision making
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or equivalent
- 6 years of relevant working experience
- Master’s degree in Information Technology or equivalent (desired)
- 9 years of relevant working experience (desired)
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Job Summary
- To lead the functional configuration, implementation, support, and continuous improvement of TAQA Distribution's Geographic Information System (GIS) system, ensuring the solution is optimally configured to support TAQA's geospatial and utility network management business processes and delivers relia
- The Lead, GIS Functional acts as the senior functional authority for the Geographic Information System (GIS) platform, working under the direction of the Manager, Platforms (EAM & Core Utilities) to manage functional design, system configuration, user support, and enhancement delivery.
Job Specific Responsibilities
- Lead the functional configuration, maintenance, and continuous improvement of TAQA's GIS platform, ensuring the system accurately supports TAQA's utility network mapping, asset spatial management, and field operations spatial data requirements.
- Design and implement GIS functional configurations including utility network models, spatial data schemas, map service configurations, and field data collection workflows that support TAQA's operational requirements.
- Manage GIS data quality and spatial data integrity, ensuring TAQA's utility network and asset spatial data is accurate, current, and aligned with ground truth field data.
- Lead GIS platform enhancements and integration projects, ensuring spatial data is accessible and usable across TAQA's EAM, FSM, and data platform environments.
- Act as the primary GIS functional expert for TAQA's network planning, operations, and engineering teams, facilitating spatial analysis requests and supporting GIS enabled decision making.
- Develop and maintain GIS documentation including data dictionaries, layer specifications, map service catalogues, and user guides.
- Provide GIS training and functional support to TAQA's operational and engineering users.
- Apply AI powered geospatial analytics and machine learning for utility network analysis to improve operational decision making.
Essential Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or equivalent.
- 6 years of relevant working experience.
Desired Requirements
- Master’s degree in Information Technology or equivalent.
- 9 years of relevant working experience.
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