GIS Specialist

Location

Houston, TX | United States

Job description

Take Your Environmental Career to the Next Level

Are you ready to be challenged, make a difference, and experience professional growth in your career? Kleinfelder's Environmental team is looking for you! From environmental planning, permitting, remediation, and site characterization to chemical data management and hydrogeology, Kleinfelder offers a variety of services designed to provide technically appropriate and cost-effective solutions. 

Step into Your New Role

Kleinfelder’s Houston, Texas office is looking to add a GIS Specialist to join our team. This candidate would support our environmental and construction related work that includes environmental assessment / remediation, land repurposing at industrial facilities; water and stormwater management; and climate change resiliency planning including coastal flooding, riverine flooding, and urban canopy analysis. 

This candidate will be responsible for developing GIS mapping, managing large datasets, data analytics, and graphics development. 

This candidate will transform existing information, GPS field data, and other data resources into working documents using GIS and CAD software, complete complex assignments requiring knowledge of advanced GIS and CAD techniques, review maps, drawings and designs to ensure adherence to established specifications and standards. 

Kleinfelder’s Houston office is looking for a candidate experienced in a multi-editor environment leveraging ESRI technologies who possess abilities to organize, analyze and illustrate geospatial data through the ESRI ArcGIS Pro, AutoCAD and mapping grade GPS. 

The candidate shall:

• Demonstrate knowledge in principles of geography/cartography, including coordinate systems and projections, map composition, geo-processing tools, geocoding, linear referencing, routing, networks, raster data, CAD-GIS interaction, symbology, spatial statistics, web-based mapping applications, and WMS/web services.
• Be proficient in GIS spatial analysis, data management, data conversion, and map automation and production using Python / Model Builder with ArcGIS Pro 3.x or ArcGIS 10.x Server. Integrate a wide range of mapping and GIS capabilities online or offline, including editing, geocoding, routing, and data visualization.
• Be experienced publishing and configuring ArcGIS Server / ArcGIS Online / ArcGIS Enterprise Portal hosted feature services for optimization in field data capture, ArcGIS FieldMaps, and Navigator, are strongly desired.
• Have demonstrated skills in database setup, geodatabase principles, query building and reporting using one or more of the following database tools (MS-Access, SQL, Oracle). Ability to build custom data queries and ability to suggest improved data presentation and graphics.
• Candidate should have experience communicating GIS information externally through ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise Portal and various dashboard applications such as PowerBI, Tableau/Qlikview. 
• Exhibit experience or interest in front-end development including use of ESRI Enterprise Builder, JavaScript, HTML, CSS and web hosting principles. 

The following competencies describe a desirable candidate:

Communicating Effectively

• Expresses ideas and information in a clear and concise manner.
• Delivers information in a manner that is interesting and compelling to the listener.
• Able to relate to all kinds of people regardless of background.

Delivering High Quality Work

• Perform tasks according to detailed protocols with clear and accurate documentation.
• Identify problems that could impact quality.
• Checks own work product to confirm compliance with requirements and expectations.

Serving Internal and External Clients

• Stays aware of client needs, concerns and satisfaction.
• Responds promptly to client questions and requests.
• Proven ability to multi-task and prioritize.

Problem Solving

• Breaks down problems into manageable components.
• Clarifies information or additional resources needed to solve problems. 

EXPERIENCE & ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Geography, Environmental Science, GIS or a related field including courses in GIS.

Experience: 0-2 years of experience fulfilling the job expectations outlined. 

This position may require work on projects requiring full vaccination from COVID-19. If that is the case, you will be required to show proof of vaccination or an acceptable exemption in order to work on the project.

Move Forward with Kleinfelder

Kleinfelder has been connecting great people to the best work since 1961. We are engineers, scientists, and construction professionals providing solutions that improve our clients' transportation, water, energy, and other private infrastructure. As a responsive, cross-disciplinary team of bright, curious, and innovative problem-solvers, we are dedicated to doing the right thing, every day, on every project from over 85 offices in the US, Canada, and Australia. Connecting great people to the best work is our purpose - together, we deliver.

Progress with an Employer that Values You

Kleinfelder is an inclusive organization free from discrimination. We are a stronger organization when we are a diverse workforce and believe that through   diversity, equity, and inclusion comes creativity, innovation, and unity. We are proud to offer the following:

Benefits:  Kleinfelder offers an excellent compensation and benefits package, including: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid holidays. 

Career Development:  We are committed to investing in the professional development of our staff, offering each employee every opportunity to grow, develop, and take control of their career paths. We support these efforts through reimbursements for continuing education as well as many of the expenses associated with trainings and certifications, and opportunities for career development through our internal Mentoring Program.

Equal Opportunity:  Kleinfelder is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans. (Compliant with the new VEVRAA and Section 503 rules)

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES 

Please note that Kleinfelder does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, Kleinfelder will not consider or agree to payment for any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Kleinfelder explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resume, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Kleinfelder. 

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