GIS Analyst

Job Summary

• Utilize GIS software and other tools to perform geospatial analysis, modeling, and visualization related to environmental data and water resources projects. Proficiency with QGIS is essential. Experience with ESRI products a plus.
• Organize, maintain, and process geospatial data from various sources, ensuring data integrity and consistency. Implement data quality checks and develop procedures for data integration.
• Create visually compelling and informative maps, charts, and graphs to communicate geospatial information effectively to clients, stakeholders, and team members.
• Collaborate with water resources engineers, planners, and other team members to provide GIS support throughout the project lifecycle. Contribute to project planning, execution, and reporting.
• Assist in designing and developing GIS databases specific to water resources projects. Implement geodatabase design standards and best practices.
• This includes hydrological modeling, watershed analysis, floodplain mapping, and spatial analysis of water infrastructure.
• Comfortable in the use of programming for create customized GIS tools and scripts to streamline workflows and improve productivity for environmental and water resource workflows (e.g., watershed delineation process, urban drainage studies, etc.).
• Experience with Python or R programming languages and related libraries (e.g., e.g., rasterio, GDAL, OGR, Geopandas, Fiona, Shapely, etc.) for geoprocessing data manipulation and processing.
• Highly comfortable processing, transforming, and manipulating data sets in raster format. Experience working with LiDAR data sets is a plus.
• Occasionally interact with clients to understand their GIS-related needs, present findings, and provide technical support.
• Actively maintain proficiency with the latest advancements in GIS technology and water resources management topics. Contribute innovative ideas to enhance GIS capabilities within the organization.