Geographical Information Systems Specialist

Tanzania Geothermal Development Company Limited (TGDC) is a subsidiary company of the Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) established in December 2013 and came into operation in July 2014 with a mandate to spearhead geothermal resources in Tanzania. Our Vision: To be the most competitive regional geothermal resources development company serving today and future generations with reliable, affordable and environmental friendly energy Our Mission: To offer reliable and efficient geothermal energy development services to support the nation's development vision. TGDC is mandated: To carry out geothermal exploration including geological, geochemistry, seismological, volcanological studies; To carry business in geothermal drilling for steam and hot water, well testing and logging, reservoir assessment and management; To mobilize funds for geothermal development from various sources; To promote geothermal business and developer of alternative uses of geothermal energy than electricity including watering cultures, therapeutic uses, geothermal bathing, drying of farm products and all industrial and non-industrial uses; In order to reach its goals, the Company intends to invest in its business, systems and human capital. TGDC now invites applications from self-motivated, pro-active, honest, hardworking and committed TANZANIANS to fill in the undermentioned position Position: Geographical Information Systems Specialist (1 Post) – Ref: TGDC/HR/022 Reporting to: Manager Geo Science Services Divisional Directorate: Technical Services POSITION OBJECTIVE Integrate field geothermal data sets (geological, geophysical and geochemical) using ArcGIS software and produce state of art geothermal maps from different sites. Key Responsibilities Creates, develops and maintains geographic databases showing locations of geothermal sites, exploited geothermal fields and other potential geothermal locations. The specialist must design and update GIS databases using various mathematics techniques, such as coordinate geometry, conversion of vectors and real analysis Gathers, analyzes, and integrates geospatial data and determine how best the information can be displayed using GIS Enters geothermal map data' through use of a digitizer or by direct input of coordinate information using the principles of cartography including coordinate systems, longitude, latitude, elevation, topography, and map scales. Operates and maintain GIS system hardware and software. Designs and updates database, applying additional knowledge of geospatial feature representations Acquires, analyzes, compiles, evaluates, and reviews geospatial data Attributes, exploits, extracts, formats, manipulates, positions, and symbolizes geospatial information with high quality, accuracy, and currency of geospatial information produced in-house or in cooperation with contractors.

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