Read this if you are seeking a position where you can have a tremendous impact and help improve people’s lives. Municipal GIS Partners (MGP) works with local governments to make technology work. Our mission is to improve community through innovative solutions that enhance efficiencies, decision-making, and service delivery. Our people first approach focuses on fostering trust, transparency, and long-term partnerships with our clients, ensuring that our solutions create meaningful impacts.
The GIS Technician supports the maintenance, accuracy, and usability of geospatial data for local government and public safety clients. This role is responsible for data editing, quality assurance, map production, and GIS database support, working with a variety of municipal datasets including utilities, addressing, zoning, and transportation networks.
The GIS Technician plays a key role in ensuring geospatial data is accurate, consistent, and aligned with organizational standards. This position collaborates closely with the Service Delivery Manager and GIS Analysts to support projects, respond to client needs, and maintain reliable GIS operations across multiple client environments.
In this position you will:
- Collect, input, edit, and maintain GIS datasets from various sources (CAD drawings, field data, spreadsheets, and client systems).
- Perform routine updates to municipal geospatial layers.
- Ensure proper attribution, domain usage, and adherence to client and organizational standards.
- Maintain consistency across datasets, geodatabases, and multi-client environments.
- Convert as-built and construction record information into GIS features using established standards.
- Interpret plan sets, redlines, and supporting documentation to capture asset location, geometry, connectivity, and attributes.
- Translate CAD data into GIS feature classes aligned to municipal schemas (e.g., utilities, transportation, and asset inventories).
- Apply consistent editing practices for linear and network-based systems (water/sewer/storm, roadway centerlines, etc.).
- Perform QA/QC on spatial and attribute data across key municipal datasets (utilities, addresses, zoning, etc..).
- Validate topology, network connectivity, and alignment between related datasets (e.g., address points and road centerlines).
- Identify and correct errors such as geometry issues, incorrect attribution, and duplication.
- Document recurring data issues and contribute to improving data standards and workflows.
- Assist Service Delivery Manager or appointed GIS Analyst lead in delivering project work, meeting timelines, and addressing client requests.
- Support project teams by preparing field verification follow-ups tied to as‑built uncertainty.
- Respond to client data and mapping requests with accuracy and timeliness, clearly communicating status and any issues that could affect delivery.
- Produce basic maps and conversion deliverables that support projects and client needs.
- Use GIS tools (e.g. ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online) to create standardized and custom map products for review/verification and client handoff.
Core Values
Personable
- Builds influence
- Communicates effectively
- Emphasizes team over self
- Makes things easy for others
- Supports team members
- Trustworthy
Driven
- Consistent contributor
- Overdelivers
- Gets things done
- Growth oriented
- Responsible & accountable
- Self-motivated
Savvy
- Flexible thinker
- Inclusive decision-maker
- Inquisitive
- Leverages talents of others
- Resourceful
- Sound judgement
Key Competencies
The most important thing MGP seeks in a candidate is their commitment to local government and our core values. The skills listed below will help the GIS Technician succeed in their position, and MGP will provide skill development time as needed.
- Strong ability to read and interpret construction drawings and plan sets
- Basic to intermediate GIS editing capabilities
- Consistent documentation of editing steps
- Effective communication of progress, issues, and resolutions
Work Environmen:
This job is primarily performed at the MGP Office, located in Schaumburg, IL.
Benefits
- Competitive hourly rate
- Paid time off
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Parental leave
- 401(k) company match
- Company-funded HRA
- Professional development assistance
- Flexible schedule
- Employee assistance program
Required qualifications
- 1–3 years of experience in GIS data editing or technician-level GIS production work (municipal or utilities experience a plus).
- Working knowledge of GIS editing concepts (feature creation, snapping, basic geoprocessing, attribution).
- Ability to interpret technical documentation (plan sets, markups, construction notes) and translate it into structured GIS updates.
- Strong attention to detail and comfort working with repetitive, standards-driven production workflows.
- Clear written communication skills for documenting edits, assumptions, and QA notes.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience with CAD-to-GIS conversion workflows (e.g., mapping CAD layers to GIS schema, handling annotation, eliminating drafting artifacts).
- Familiarity with local government or utility data models (e.g., common municipal asset schemas, domains, subtype logic).
- Experience with quality control practices (topology rules, network connectivity checks, and review tracking).
Additional qualifications
- Ability to provide three to four professional references, including at least one current or former supervisor.
- Ability to successfully pass a background check.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $25.00 - $30.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- What interests you most about this position?
Experience:
- GIS or Local Government: 1 year (Preferred)
Location:
- Schaumburg, IL 60173 (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
