GIS Specialist

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At AECOM, our work in providing access to clean water enables communities to thrive and ecosystems to flourish, contributing to a resilient future. As a global leader in infrastructure consulting, we are at the forefront of significant water projects, with over 6,000 of the industry’s best minds driving innovation and technical excellence. Together, we develop solutions that are not only best in the world, but best for the world.

With an acceleration in infrastructure investment, your bold ideas and global expertise have never been more crucial. Join our dynamic team, where innovation, career growth, and collaboration are celebrated. Enjoy the freedom to grow with customizable career paths, water-specific technical and professional development and the potential to contribute to transformational projects worldwide. Discover your #H2Opportunity

AECOM’s Water Business Line is actively seeking highly motivated GIS Specialist for a full-time opportunity for either the Denver, CO or Cleveland, OH metropolitan areas. This is for a long-term and large-scale construction-based program.

This role offers an exciting opportunity for those who enjoy working in a Team environment and independently applying their skills to support a dynamic and fast-paced program as to maintain its progress and overall status. The role requires this person to be detail-oriented, possess solid technical computer and writing skills, be attentive to detail, able to communicate and represent information to Team members.

This position requires a forward thinker, an ambitious attitude, and a willingness to support requests by the Program Team. The candidate will need to be adaptable to change as additional and/or different responsibilities may be assigned.

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

GIS Mapping and Applications

• Develop maps and map products (map books, visual aids, slides) utilizing GIS data and follow template map designs.
• Produce a variety of mapping products for presentations, reports, and other documents.
• Support web map (AGOL, ArcGIS Portal) datasets, web maps, applications and Esri field solutions (ArcGIS Field Maps and Survey123).
• Using ESRI tools, perform data analysis from various sources, including open data sources.
• Perform GIS data collection with field application on mobile devices paired to GPS as needed.
• Spatial Geodatabase entry and data manipulation, including setup of field schema, domains, relationship classes, topology rules, or networks.
• Support data acquisition in the field using ESRI platform for field data collection.
• Develop data collection solutions for projects and going into the office as needed to prepare GPS equipment.

Data Analysis and Processing

• Analyze technical problems and devise innovative approaches and alternative solutions to moderately complex issues.
• Process and analyze raster and vector geospatial data in support of client’s deliverables.
• Create, edit, and maintain geospatial databases and metadata on multiple simultaneous projects.
• Create, collect, convert, analyze, and integrate geospatial and non-spatial datasets in accordance with industry standards.
• Input diverse data types into GIS databases. (longitude and latitude coordinates, aerial imagery, tabular data, and digitizing maps)

Teamwork Environment

• Collaborate with project teams and clients to understand project needs and deliver GIS solutions of moderate to significant scope and complexity.
• Work independently, in a fast-paced multi-tasking environment with other planners, engineers, and GIS staff across multiple offices to support the Program.
• Adaptable team member, able to work autonomously in dynamic work environments.

Other Potential Duties

• Review data for acceptance, accuracy, quality, or completeness of documentation and metadata.
• Leverage Microsoft Excel for data manipulation, visualization, and reporting to clean and preprocess data before importing it into GIS databases or reporting.
• Perform data conversion from multiple formats (CAD, PDF, TIFF, Excel) into GIS data.

Minimum Requirements:

• BA/BS in Computer Science, Geography, Social Science, Environmental Science, Data Science, Engineering, or related field and 4 years experience in GIS, or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5 years’ experience in a GIS multidisciplinary project support role with infrastructure experience.
• 5 years experience with ESRI’s ArcMap, ArcCatalog, ArcGIS Pro and Microsoft software.ArcGIS Online (AGOL) or Portal
• Design, deploy and manage geospatial data collection reporting applications using data collected in ArcGIS Fields, Collector, Survey123, Workforce, and Dashboards within AGOL.
• Strong technical ability, with excellent problem-solving skills.
• Ability to understand and use of GIS software and programming languages (such as Python or GIS code languages).
• Advanced Excel Skills: Extensive knowledge of advanced features, complex formulas, automation using macros, and data analysis.
• Proficient in using formulas, creating charts, and working with functions like VLOOKUP and pivot tables.
• Basic understanding of relational database organization, design, and functionality.
• Coursework or experience using Python and/or model builder to customize production tools.
• Entry level ability to create custom tools, scripts, or applications within GIS software geospatial analysis using languages like Python, JavaScript, or SQL.
• Technical knowledge of geographic concepts, including coordinate systems, data collection methods, spatial data management, analysis, data visualization and cartographic design.
• Demonstrated knowledge of cartographic design and production concepts and principles.

Additional Information:

• Relocation is not available for this position
• No sponsorship is provided for this role.
• Must be able to pass CBI Internet Criminal History Check System (ICHC).

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About AECOM

AECOM is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits program to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absence, voluntary benefits, perks, U.S. and global well-being programs, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.