INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUPERVISOR (GIS) (S&WB) (CLASS CODE 0180GIS)

Salary: $95,181.00 Annually
Location : 1340 Poydras Street, Suite 900, New Orleans, LA
Job Type: Probationary
Job Number: 11572/0180
Department: Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans
Opening Date: 07/17/2026
Closing Date: Continuous

Kind of Work

Highly responsible technical and supervisory work overseeing, coordinating, and participating in the activities of staff responsible for geographic information systems, enterprise GIS administration, spatial data management, application development, and related information technology functions in support of SWBNO water, sewerage, and drainage infrastructure management. This classification is responsible for supervising GIS personnel, ensuring the quality and integrity of geospatial data and systems, conducting technical research, recommending system enhancements, and supporting the organization's GIS and asset management initiatives. Work includes ensuring adherence to established policies and procedures, maintaining enterprise GIS infrastructure, and performing the more complex technical tasks related to GIS operations and support.
Minimum Qualifications

1. Bachelor's Degree* in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Computer Science, Computer Information Systems (CIS), Geography, Engineering, or a related field from an accredited college or university and five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in the support, design and/or implementation of Geographic Information database mapping systems (GIS). One (1) year of this experience must have included team leadership, project coordination, or supervisory responsibility.
OR
2. Associate's Degree* in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Computer Science, Computer Information Systems (CIS), Geography, or a related field from an accredited college or university and seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in the support, design and/or implementation of Geographic Information database mapping systems (GIS). One (1) year of this experience must have included team leadership, project coordination, or supervisory responsibility.

Note: An Esri Technical Certification or Esri Enterprise Administration Associate certification may substitute for one (1) year of the required non-supervisory experience.

* Prior to appointment, the hiring agency is required to verify education and certification claimed by the applicant to qualify for this classification. If selected for hire, applicants must provide original documents of their qualifying credentials to the hiring agency prior to their start date in this job classification.
Kind of Examination

A rating of training and experience, weighted 100%. All related previous experience will be considered for qualification purposes; however, credit on the rating of training and experience will only be given for experience gained within the last ten (10) years.

This is an original entrance examination.
Employment with the City of New Orleans brings many great benefits.

Want work-life balance?

• 14 paid holidays in 2026.
• 13 paid vacation days per year including during your first year of employment. Additional bonus vacation days the longer you are employed.
• 13 paid sick days per year including during your first year of employment. Additional bonus sick days the longer you are employed.
• Use or lose your days, off? Not here! You can roll an unlimited number of unused sick days and up to 45 unused vacation days to the next year.
• We pay you for unused vacation and sick days when you leave City government.
• Depending on your job, your department may also offer remote work, flexible schedules, and/or shift work.

Thinking of starting a family or adding to your family?

• We offer 12 weeks of paid time off for bonding with a newborn, adopted, or fostered child. This is in addition to your sick and vacation leave. Full-time employees with one year of service qualify for this program.

Need insurance for you and/or your family?

• We offer healthcare plans as low as $60.31 biweekly for individual employees. Our plan covers medical, prescription drugs, dental, and vision. Hate going to the doctor's office? It also includes access to telemedicine. Plan members can also opt to cover their children, spouses and same or opposite sex registered domestic partners.
• We also offer a Flexible Spending Account that can reduce taxes for employees by allowing for pre-tax contributions for healthcare, childcare, and commuter costs.
• A completely free $25,000 life insurance policy is also available for all full-time employees.

Have student loan debt?

• The City of New Orleans is a qualified employer under the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF).

Are you part of the FIRE (Financially Independent/Retire Early) movement? Don't want to work forever? We have options to help.

• Pension, Pension, Pension! Depending on your job you can participate in one of several pension systems and enjoy this great benefit.
• You can also participate in a Deferred Compensation Plan (457b) which allows you to defer up to $24,500 of your pretax income each year to supplement your retirement savings.

Let's talk pay

• We offer competitive pay including pay increases based on the length of your employment. We also offer special pays for educational advancement, professional certifications and specialized work assignments.

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• Our Employee Growth and Development Division offers free courses in over 50 topics including Leadership, Personal Finance, Conflict Management, Excel, Managing Stress, and Business Writing.

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