GIS Officer at Eldoret Water and Sanitation Company Limited (ELDOWAS)

About This Role

This position offers a great opportunity for career growth in geographical information systems management at a leading water and sanitation utility.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Mapping and Design

• Design maps, graphics, illustrations, and layouts for specialist and general users
• Communicate information through the use of colour, symbols, style, and other visual means
• Map water reticulation systems with appurtenances in GIS as required
• Map trunk sewers in GIS as required
• Develop new sewer profiles, layouts, and standard manhole details for new sewer connections
• Provide thematic maps in both digital and hard copy formats to management and users

Data Management and Analysis

• Collate data provided by remote sensing techniques and provide GPS data for customer meter points with their attributes
• Research, select, and evaluate map source data for preparation or revision of maps and charts at various scales
• Analyze and evaluate map-able information
• Design, maintain, and manipulate geographical information (GI) databases
• Capture, maintain, and output ELDOWAS digital geographic data
• Generalize map data to allow for reduction in scale (derived mapping)
• Check and appraise the content and accuracy of maps, charts, and printing proofs

Technical Operations

• Work with geographical information systems (GIS) to view, model, and analyse landscape features
• Operate plotting instruments and Digital Photogrammetric Workstations (DPW)
• Use desktop publishing packages to edit zone and route maps and formulate information
• Keep up to date with emerging specialist software

Coordination and Records Management

• Liaise with Ardhi House, surveyors, designers, and other legal authorities for cadastral maps updates
• Ensure safe storage of hard copy maps for reference purposes
• Perform other duties as may be assigned