GIS/IT Professional w/ David Evans & Associates

Job ID: 4408
Position Type: Full Time
Location: US-OR-Portland
Posted Date: 9/15/2014Category: Survey & GPS - GIS

Responsibilities:
At David Evans and Associates (DEA) our philosophy is “To find outstanding professionals and give them the freedom and support to do what they do best.”  Since its founding in 1976 in Portland, OR, DEA has become a recognized leader for progressive and sustainable design and management solutions for complex transportation, land development, energy, and water resources projects nationwide. DEA’s multi-disciplinary teams partner with clients to tailor sustainable solutions to meet the unique needs of each project. The firm has over 15 offices in seven states and employs approximately 650 people firm wide.  DEA is an employee-owned corporation and consistently ranks among ENR’s Top 100 Pure Design firms in the US. 

DEA’s Portland, OR office Geomatics team is currently seeking to hire a GIS/IT Professional for our Oregon Region.  This position will be developing and programing a regional GIS approach as well as mentoring existing staff on the use of GIS.  A successful candidate must be able to perform tasks quickly with minimal supervision, to meet schedules and timeframes.  Responsibilities for this role will be but not limited to the following:

• Help to establish and support eGIS application and identify areas of need and improvement.
• Work with users throughout the enterprise to understand business requirements and workflows and identify enhancements for eGIS. Ability to identify underlying issues client requests may cause and question need for specific enhancements.
• Design, develop, and implement future enhancements to EGIS application leveraging ArcGIS Server, API (FLEX, JavaScript / HTML5), and other 3rd party server technologies
• Serve as primary technical contact for client needs and work closely with client project team, project manager and technical lead
• Translate requirements into technical specifications and write program code for GIS applications in the ESRI development environment using technologies such as ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Desktop, ArcSDE, and others
• Understand the project scope and provide estimate based on the client requirements
• Apply software development lifecycle methodology to ensure quality applications are designed, developed and delivered
• Assist in marketing GIS services from standalone consulting to product deliverables from other business units.
• Provide customer support and maintain good relationship with the client

Qualifications:

• Degree Requirements: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major work in physical or natural science, geography, engineering, planning, computer science or a related field
• Five years of experience using the ESRI ArcGIS platform.
• Experience in public speaking and training
• QA/QC experience preferred.
• Certified Geographic Information Systems Professional (GISP)

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Vacation/Sick/Holiday Pay
• 401k and Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)

Survey Jobs with DEA:

Throughout history, land surveyors have played a significant role in the development of our world. Though fundamental principles have remained essentially the same over time, the technology employed continues to rapidly advance. DEA uses the latest tools while respecting historic doctrines such as following in the footsteps of the original surveyor.  We foster a unique, collaborative work environment where specific expertise can be targeted for optimal client solutions.

Our day-to-day land surveying and geomatics activities are as varied in scope as in any career. DEA’s team is staffed and fully equipped to provide land surveying services for construction staking and layout, geodetic and control surveys, topographic and quantity surveys, and boundary surveys. As value-added services, we offer in-house 3D high-definition laser scanning, both static and mobile, and hydrographic survey services.

DEA is proud to be  an AA/EEO employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to characteristics protected by applicable local, state or federal law, such as race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information or sexual orientation.

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