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GIS Specialist

  • Tempe, Arizona
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  • Position ID: 4207
  • Minimum Experience: 2 years
  • Education: BS
  • Registration: (Not Specified)
  • Required Skills: AutoCAD or Microstation; ArcGIS; GIS; Microsoft Office
  • Sponsorship: Immigration related employment benefits, e.g. visa sponsorship, are not available for this position.
  • Third-Party Recruiting: Position not approved for third-party recruiters. Click for details

Burgess & Niple is seeking a GIS Specialist to join our team in Arizona. The GIS Specialist will support multidisciplinary engineering and planning teams by delivering high-quality geospatial data, analysis, and cartographic products that inform civil infrastructure and environmental engineering projects. 

B&N GIS Specialist Responsibilities: 

  • Conduct routine data entry, data management, creation, conversion, and generation of maps for projects across the country
  • Perform data acquisition, validation, and quality control of geospatial datasets
  • Produce high-quality cartographic products for reports, proposals, and client deliverables
  • Organize and manage tabular and graphical data, metadata, and production maps for analysis by others and cartographic maps for illustrations, reports, and presentations
  • Develop and maintain web maps and applications using ArcGIS Online or similar platforms
  • Support spatial analysis efforts for engineering and planning projects
  • Maintain proficiency with industry standards, GIS programs and processes, including cartography, computing, data management, editing, creation, and conversion methods
  • Assist with other technical projects and proposals requiring mapping

Skills & Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in the field of Geography, GIS, or Cartography
  • 2 – 5 years of related post-graduate GIS experience
  • ESRI ArcGIS product experience including ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office required
  • Proficiency with database management, data conversion, and map projections
  • Ability to work in a team and assist planners, engineers, and other GIS professionals in researching and documenting geographic and surface features and formations
  • Ability to work within defined schedules and provide clear written and verbal communication with technical users
  • Experience with Python for GIS automation (ArcPy), open-source GIS tools (QGIS, GDAL) and MicroStation/AutoCAD 

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