GIS Analyst w/Santec (pdx)

Full Job Description

Description
The Geographic Information System (GIS) Analyst or Senior GIS Analyst (depending on experience) is responsible for providing GIS services to external and/or internal clients in a shared services environment. Work will focus on supporting Environmental Services projects. The GIS Analyst determines client needs and proposes optimal GIS and geospatial technologies and solutions to meet business needs.

Your Opportunity
This is an exciting full-time position working within our Environmental Services business operating unit. Position can be remote, within close proximity to one of the following locations; Portland, OR; Bellevue, WA; Boise, ID; Denver, CO; Sacramento, CA; Walnut Creek, CA; San Francisco, CA; Salt Lake City, UT; Pasadena, CA; Thousand Oaks, CA or Anchorage AK. The position will be joining an existing dynamic 5-person GIS group to support exciting projects across the western United States. The desired candidate should be well rounded across the entire GIS platform.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Applying GIS theories, principles, and software to efficiently meet project demands.
• Serves as the GIS lead on both small and large-scale projects.
• Proficient scoping appropriate GIS technology and level of effort for project tasks.
• Completes both basic (e.g., georeferencing) and complex (e.g., suitability modeling) desktop GIS tasks and analyses.
• Configures and develops mobile data collection applications.
• Configures and develops web-based applications.
• Creating maps/figures and performs a wide range of geospatial analyses in support of diverse projects.
• Designs and manages project-specific spatial databases in accordance with defined data management standards.
• Leverages ArcGIS Platform to create comprehensive project GIS solutions.
• Collaborates with geospatial (GIS, CAD, survey, remote sensing, etc.) staff members across the company.
• Provides quality control / quality assurance of outgoing GIS deliverables.
• Mentoring of junior members of the GIS team in technical skills and project management.

Your Capabilities And Credentials

• Well established understanding of GIS theory and principles.
• Significant experience working with and applying the Esri ArcGIS Platform (Desktop, ArcGIS Online, Enterprise), including in a virtualized environment (e.g. Citrix), to a wide variety of project types.
• Proficient with Esri ArcGIS Desktop software (i.e., ArcPro, ArcMap, ArcCatalog)
• Proficient with ArcGIS Online and/or Portal to publish project sensitive data within custom web maps and applications for data consumption by project teams, the client and/or public.
• Competent with ArcGIS Online associated applications (e.g., Dashboards, Web App Builder, StoryMaps, Hub Sites)
• Experience configuring Esri mobile data collection applications (e.g., ArcGIS Collector, ArcGIS Survey123, QuickCapture, Field Maps) to meet a wide variety of project field data collection needs.
• Strong foundation in data acquisition, data management, data analysis, data models and data editing.
• Deep understanding of coordinate systems, projections, and transformations.
• Advanced cartographic skills for both desktop and web-based maps.
• Familiarity with GIS / CAD data interoperability
• Familiarity with 3-D visualization techniques within ArcGIS Pro
• Understanding of remote sensing general principles and applications (e.g., LiDAR) and experience using derived data products (e.g., las dataset, DEM, DSM)
• Basic experience with python scripting to automate tasks and/or strong interest in developing python scripting skillset

Key Characteristics

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Ability to meet project deadlines and understand how assigned tasks relate to project goals.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to prioritize, organize, and perform multiple work assignments simultaneously.
• Ability to perform work accurately in a detail-oriented environment.
• Ability to research and problem-solve technical issues.
• Ability to understand the big picture of a project and how that relates to the GIS tasks at hand.
• Desire to push the boundaries of GIS on projects, when appropriate.
• Enjoys challenging GIS tasks.
• Exceptional visual, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Interest and ability to educate and promote GIS and geospatial technologies
• Interest and ability to develop overarching GIS solutions that can be consistently applied to various projects that are innovative.
• Interest in keeping up to date on emerging geospatial technologies.
• Self-motivated to learn new GIS skills and continuously improve on existing skillsets.

Qualifications
Education and Experience

• Bachelors or an advanced degree in GIS, environmental science, geology, geomatics engineering, geotechnical engineering, or related field with demonstrated GIS training or coursework.
• A minimum of 5 - 7 years of professional applied experience providing GIS services.
• Prior experience within a consulting environment is preferred but is not required.
• Advanced Web App Development experience would be valuable but is not required.
• Intermediate to Advanced Python scripting skills would be valuable but is not required.
• Advanced data management experience (Server, SDE, SQL) would be beneficial but not required.
• Specific experience providing innovative GIS services and solutions within the Environmental Services business sectors will be considered a strength but is not required.

Licensing/Certifications

• GISP is an asset but not required

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

Primary Location : United States-Oregon-Portland