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GIS Analyst - Early Career - ( 24000210 )

Description

Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields and guide our work with rigor, a creative spirit, and vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties around the globe and are committed to fostering an inclusive community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. We’re a place to apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental talents on work that’s critical to our clients and the communities they support. Join a team that has the environment down to a science.

Your Opportunity

Stantec is seeking an energetic, self-motivated, and resourceful GIS Analyst to provide technical support to our multidisciplinary team and deliver solutions to our internal and external clients. You will prepare field maps, public meeting exhibits, and graphics for environmental documents. Accurate quantification and display of data is critical to our client’s success.

In the Gulf region, Stantec’s Environmental Services group works with clients primarily in the power, transportation, energy, and infrastructure development sectors. We provide GIS and mapping services to a diversity of projects such as environmental assessments, environmental permitting, Phase I & II site assessments, spills and remediation projects, wildlife and habitat monitoring, and heritage studies.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Create maps and perform a wide range of geospatial analyses in support of environmental permitting, environmental field surveys, and construction compliance for a variety of power-related projects, including, but not limited to, high voltage transmission lines, wind and solar energy facilities, transportation infrastructure and oil and gas pipelines

• Adhere to established cartographic standards and Quality Assurance / Quality Control processes

• Manage a wide variety of project-specific and reference geospatial data in accordance with defined data management standards

• Support geospatial field data collection efforts. Typical collected features include wetlands, waterways and rare, threatened or endangered species occurrences or habitats.

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with subordinates, peers, superiors, and clients

Qualifications

Capabilities and Credentials

Required:

• Strong project management skills, collaboration and ability to work effectively in a team environment

• Demonstrated experience with ArcGIS Desktop software and maintains expertise in GIS-related software and technologies

• Proficiency with the ArcGIS Online platform (including Survey123, Field Maps, Hub Sites, WebApp Builder, Experience Builder and Story Maps )

• Proficiency with ArcGIS Pro

• Thorough knowledge of cartographic design and the ability to produce high-quality professional maps

• Ability to independently perform the routine and complex GIS analysis and geo-processing tasks

• Familiarity with the geospatial datasets relevant to multi-disciplinary environmental studies that are available from government agencies and other entities

• Understanding of coordinate systems, map projections, datums, coordinate geometry and geo-referencing

Preferred:

• Experience in environmental consulting

• Experience converting design files (MicroStation & CAD) into ArcGIS deliverables

• Proficiency with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop or similar software packages

• Proficiency with database software

• Strong commitment to QA/QC procedures

• Experience with mobile data collection and high-accuracy GPS receivers

• Familiarity with Surface to Grid conversions

• Experience with task automation using ModelBuilder, Python, or other GIS scripting languages

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Geography, Planning, Natural Sciences (or a closely related field) or a certificate in GIS

Minimum of 2 years of experience as a GIS professional, preferably in environmental consulting or with a relevant agency

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location : United States-Texas-Irving

Other Locations : United States-Texas-Houston, United States-Oklahoma-Oklahoma City, United States-Texas-Austin

Organization : BC-2353 EnvSvcs-US Gulf West

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Travel : No

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : May 10, 2024, 7:19:46 AM

Req ID: 24000210

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Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans