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Job Description
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As part of our digital transformation business, you’ll help clients unlock innovation, embrace the future and change communities for good.And we’ll help you stimulate new thinking, accelerate your career and connect you to projects that really matter.Join our team of over 600 data scientists, design thinkers, immersive digital consultants, project managers and innovators, all working to create positive change for generations to come. GHD is one of the world’s leading professional services companies operating in the global markets of water, energy and resources, environment, property and buildings, and transportation. Privately owned by our people, GHD provides engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services to private and public sector clients across five continents. Focused on creating lasting community benefit, our connected global network of 8500 people delivers projects with high standards of safety, quality and ethics. Join a global professional services leader. We are committed to solving the world’s biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy, urbanization and sustainable development, while improving the physical, natural and social environments of the many communities in which we operate. Our Eureka/Santa Rosa/Phoenix office is looking for a team-oriented and enthusiastic Geospatial Sciences professional to fill a fulltime GIS Analyst position in our growing US Operations. The position begins January, 2024, or as soon as available. The work site will be in-office initially, and GHD will work with the selected applicant to find the best arrangement between in-office and remote work. Working as a GIS Analyst, you will participate in Civil, Municipal, and Environmental Engineering and Planning projects on activities pertaining to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and data management. You will work closely with, and in support of, project managers, spatial scientists, professional engineers, planners, geologists, environmental scientists, and skilled technicians/technologists to coordinate and implement a wide variety of project solutions and goals.Position Responsibilities:
- Preparation and delivery of GIS figures for environmental reporting and planning documents
- Prepare online digital maps and data for desktop review and public access
- Prepare mobile digital maps and data for field data collection
- Gather, compile, migrate and convert data sets for project needs from a variety of internal and external sources (e.g. conversion between CADD and GIS)
- Evaluate data from multiple sources to determine the quality and ensure data is clean and accurate
- Possible field data collection of public assets within the right-of-way
- Research, update, and maintain numerous GIS datasets and templates
- Champion GIS Solutions for the local office for both data collection and delivery
- Apply understanding of the definition, projection, and application of different coordinate systems for both vector and raster datasets in ArcGIS
Qualifications:
- Completion of a Geospatial-focused academic degree or certificate program
- Experience in Esri ArcGIS Desktop and Pro, ArcGIS Online/Portal, S123, Field Maps
- Experience in data conversion, data management, and GIS digitization and analysis
- Experience using python, arcade, VBScript, Jscript or SQL for minor formatting and query functions
- Experience in Microsoft Office Suite
Additional Desired Skills and Competencies:
- Background in public utilities, environmental compliance or management, or transportation and urban planning
- Experience with FME or similar software
- Demonstrated analytical, problem solving and decision-making abilities, ability to grasp new technical concepts quickly
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines, being self-motivated while working independently
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, communication, analytical and time management skills
Take on some of the world’s toughest challenges - with everyone at GHD backing you every step of the way.We'll give you control over your career, empower you to find innovative solutions and help you create a lasting impact.See where your commitment could take you with GHD.As a diverse and inclusive organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. Upon request, GHD will provide reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process.#LI-AT1