Staff Level GIS Specialist

$44,720 - $63,440/Yr

Swca Environmental Consultants - Minneapolis, MN

Full-time - Mid Level

Minneapolis, MN

51-100 employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

SWCA Environmental Consultants is seeking a Staff Level GIS Specialist to support the Rocky Mountain Plains region, primarily focusing on Natural and Cultural Resource programs. This full-time position involves collaboration with a team of 70 GIS professionals and offers opportunities for advancement within a supportive, employee-owned firm. The role is based in Minneapolis, MN, with a preference for local candidates and a hybrid work schedule.

Responsibilities

• Prepare web maps for field staff use in Field Maps.
• Post-process and manage field data; report calculations, and create map products using established protocols and templates.
• Communicate workload with the team to ensure productivity goals are met and projects are delivered on time and on budget.
• Contribute to a collaborative work environment.
• Use Esri ArcGIS Pro for data management, production/editing, spatial analyses, and efficient production of high-quality field maps and report figures.
• Follow data management Best Practices and provide technical support for mobile platforms such as ESRI's Field Maps and Survey123 applications.
• Create cartographic-quality map products using ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online.
• Help design, create, maintain, and QA/QC geospatial databases using ArcGIS.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in GIS, Geography, Cartography, Archaeology, Biology, Environmental Science or related field with an emphasis in GIS (or a GIS certificate).
• One (1) year of experience with GPS technology, field data collection techniques, data management, and troubleshooting digital files.
• Experience with ArcGIS Pro 3.x and ArcMap 10.x, knowledge of cartography and computer mapping including design principles and understanding map creation procedures in ArcGIS.

Nice-to-haves

• Prior work in environmental consulting, with experience in the application of GIS to cultural or natural resources management.
• Experience working with federal land agencies such as the USFS, NPS, BLM, BOR, USGS.
• Experience with data transfer, data analysis, data mining, and data inventory using software applications (e.g. Windows Explorer, Excel, Access, Esri ArcGIS).
• Prior knowledge and experience creating database schemas, domains, ArcServer/web applications, network analysis, knowledge of Python, .NET, Java, PHP, HTML.

Benefits

• Profit sharing
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance
• Employee stock ownership plan
• Opportunities for advancement