Addressing Technician

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Salary: $28.58, per hour

Job Summary:

The Addressing Technician assigns addresses to all new residential and commercial subdivisions and buildings and maintains and updates the City's enterprise addressing database using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). This database is central to much of the permitting and code enforcement activities in the City The position is responsible for new subdivision street name review, compliance with the City's Street Name and Addressing Ordinance (City Code), and NENA (911 National Emergency Number Association) standards. Other duties include making corrections to addressing and/or street-naming anomalies that may lead to emergency response delays, tracking project status updates on new subdivisions and their readiness prior to addressing, assisting the Department with mapping and data analysis, conducting plan reviews for Public Works to calculate water and sewer assessments on commercial projects, and responding to daily requests for information from multiple agencies, developers and residents.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Facilitate informational meetings, prepare staff reports, testify at public meetings and hearings, and make formal recommendations to City Council and Planning & Zoning Commission regarding street name and addressing changes;
• Represent the City's interests as part of an inter-agency review committee and data exchange for proposed subdivisions and developments;
• Review new subdivision plats, evaluate existing street alignments, verify accuracy of plat information, and make new street name recommendations to Ada County and developers;
• Actively collaborate with Ada County Assessor’s, Dispatch (911 Call Center) and Meridian Fire and Police Departments in identifying and correcting addressing and street name issues in order to reduce emergency response delays;
• Verify existing address and parcel data for commercial project applications, assign new addresses for residential and commercial projects, maintain updated address information in MEAD (Meridian Enterprise Addressing Database) for data sharing with partner agencies, verify address information consistency between MEAD and the Accela enterprise systems;
• Conduct on-site visits to buildings and development projects to determine location of building entrances for accuracy of GIS address point placement and placement of street signs;
• Provide addressing and assessment information in response to daily requests from government agencies, utilities, contractors, developers, City departments and the general public;
• Perform spatial analytics such as geo-referencing and navigate various tools/features within ESRI ArcGIS (including ArcPro). Create simple maps to be released to the public. Maintain close correspondence with other building and county GIS staff. Attend county and regional meetings to discuss GIS issues, applications, and data sharing;
• Responsible for application of and adherence to the Meridian City Street Name and Addressing Ordinance, adherence to the Ada Conty address number grid and roadway centerline address ranges, and generally accepted standards;
• Provide project status to developers/builders on new subdivisions, notifying other divisions and departments when project sign-offs need to be completed;
• Conduct assessment plan reviews of all new commercial projects, calculating water and sanitary sewer assessments. Provide assessment estimates for proposed commercial projects, research and track assessment payments on existing projects;
• Responsible for application of and adherence to Meridian City Water and Sewer Ordinance when calculating assessments and requesting direction from PW Management when exceptions occur;
• Work collaboratively with other departments to provide code review, data analysis and input on long-term projects ;
• Attend pre-application meetings and discuss addressing for future developments with developers, planners, and other staff;
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Specifications:

• High school graduate or GED/equivalent;

• Degree or professional certification with coursework in GIS or planning related fields, or an

equivalent amount of demonstratable experience working in GIS and planning review.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Must be detail-oriented, have strong public relations skills;

• Must be self-motivated and able to work independently;

• Must have proven skills in conflict resolution, problem solving, time management, decision making

and customer service;

• Must have the ability to be flexible and adaptable;

• Requires a working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite of programs;

• Requires GIS proficiency  (ESRI ArcGIS and ArcPro preferred) including familiarity with mapping, \

geoprocessing tools, and GIS database editing;

• Must be able to interpret related government regulations, policies and procedures and to explain

department policies and procedures under adverse conditions;

• Must be able to read and interpret maps, construction documents, legal property descriptions and

subdivision plats;

• Requires the ability to perform mathematical computations quickly and accurately; consolidate

information from various sources into a prescribed format;

• Must be able to perform research and make recommendations for code, process, and procedure

changes;

Licensing:

• Must hold a valid State of Idaho driver's license.

Work Environment and Physical Demands:

• Work is performed primarily in an office environment with moderate noise level, protected from

weather conditions but not necessarily from fluctuations in temperature;

• Work requires  job site and business inspections to verify configuration of floor plans, installation

of wayfinding, and ensuring relevant EMS access. Work is subject to outside environmental

conditions;

• Requires sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes which permits the employee to function

in a general office environment to accomplish the essential duties;

• Constantly requires sitting at a desk for long periods of time, up to 8 hours, and the ability to lift up

to 20 lbs.;

• Constantly requires clarity of speech and hearing, which permits the employee to communicate

effectively;

• Constantly requires clear vision to read printed materials and computer screen to accomplish

work;

• Constantly requires repetitive movement of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

Travel Requirements

•        Local travel is occasionally required.

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us! 

City of Meridian is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, order of protection status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.

The City of Meridian is unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time. This includes, but is not limited to, H-1B and F-1 visa categories. Candidates must possess valid work authorization in the United States that does not require employer sponsorship.