GIS Analyst

The Thrasher Group

Full-time - Entry Level

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The GIS Analyst at The Thrasher Group Inc. will play a crucial role in managing GIS information architecture and technology supplier contracts. This position requires a proactive team player who can thrive in a fast-paced environment, overseeing various GIS-related tasks and ensuring effective data management and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Manage and review all technology supplier contracts, including software contracts.
• Work with members of the governance body to design, develop, and implement a uniform GIS information architecture.
• Prepare departmental business plans, budgets, workload forecasting reports, and staffing plans.
• Manage timelines and expectations, delegating tasks, and assembly/delivery of final deliverables.
• Investigate new data, establish and improve workflows, create templates, and builds.
• Establish mechanisms for coordinated data development, sharing, and information exchange.
• Administer relational databases to support enterprise geodatabase hosting with respect to storage, security, optimization, and tracing.
• Track and analyze performance results from standard and customized business reports.
• Define and execute plans to incorporate policies and procedures into daily operations and systems design.
• Define meeting agendas and schedule meetings regarding the GIS platform with partners and vendors.
• Submit and track requests to vendors and handle incidents as the NGS Technology point of contact.
• Interface directly with other department staff to determine its needs, make recommendations, and perform project lead responsibilities.
• Contribute to achieving the plan and actively support development and execution of commission-wide annual action items.
• Gather and maintain knowledge of all mapping information and available resources to efficiently provide customers with tools to meet requests.
• Present spatial data in graphic form and prepare technical documentation/reports of analysis and findings to submit to requesting staff.
• Design accurate, logically-formatted map layouts by placing and editing appropriate annotation and symbols on the maps using proper size and font.
• Develop and use effective mechanisms to report application development activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, geography, computer science, or related field with 2-3 years of experience.
• Proficiency with database programming languages such as SQL, R, or Python.
• Proficiency with front end design languages such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and various mapping languages.
• Experience with GPS measuring tools.
• Problem-solving skills with attention to detail and collaboration.
• Familiarity with datasets, scripting, and editing.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Company paid short- and long-term disability
• 401K matching
• Paid-time off
• Tuition assistance
• Professional development opportunities
• Structured goal setting
• Specialized training opportunities
• Bonuses and annual salary reviews
• Work-life balance and schedule flexibility