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Jacobs GIS Professional -- Eastern U.S. in Richmond, Virginia
We’re helping our clients embrace the digital revolution by providing data analysis solutions tailored to their environmental challenges. As a GIS Professional supporting our clients, you’ll leverage your GIS, database, and visualization skills in collaboration with our team.
Based out of one of our offices in the Eastern United States such as Cincinnati, OH; Cleveland, OH; Columbus, OH; St. Louis, MO; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Charlotte, NC; Richmond, VA; Orlando, FL; Raleigh, NC, you’ll have the chance to work on a broad range of consulting projects globally with a primary focus supporting our regional client base. Working with other members of our team, you’ll help deliver complex technical projects and be passionate about applying GIS technology. During your time with us, you will leverage your geospatial skills and collaborate with experts in various disciplines to apply GIS technologies to solve a variety of problems. You will play a key role in the creation, collection, processing, and analysis of geospatial data in support of projects under the guidance of senior staff. By driving collaboration and innovation across GIS projects, you’ll help your passionate team achieve the clients’ goals.
The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills and demonstrated skill in critical thinking, judgment, and data analysis, including demonstrated knowledge in the application of geospatial technologies, and specifically Esri ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online and Enterprise platforms. The ability to support project teams with database design, figure mapping production, mobile data collection, and online web application development is required. You will demonstrate solid data management/analytical skills, cartographic expertise, and great attention to detail, execute GIS data conversion/editing, GIS map production, spatial database management, and spatial analysis/reporting tasks, assist with standard GIS analysis, mapping techniques, and data collection tools, support experienced team members in larger GIS projects, gaining exposure to advanced techniques and methodologies, assist in documenting workflows and procedures, ensuring clarity and consistency, and actively seeks feedback and participates in training sessions to enhance GIS knowledge and skills.
Continue your Jacobs career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow.
• B.S or M.S./M.A. Computer Science, Environmental Science, Engineering, Geographic Information Systems, Geography, Land Use Planning.
• 2 to 5 years’ experience as a GIS professional in a work environment.
• Experience as a GIS lead with the ability to delegate work and meet project deadlines.
• Experience using Suite of ESRI products including but not limited to: ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Portal, ArcGIS Online, Field Maps, Survey 123, Operations Dashboards, Storymaps.
• Data management skills including creating, editing, and converting GIS data.
• Cartographic and visual design standards to make our products look great for both print and web.
• Experience creating, publishing, and managing map services.
Ideally, you’ll also have:
• Experience building data visualization tools and dashboards using platforms like PowerBI.
• Basic understanding and or use of SQL Server Management Studio, SQL code language.
• Experience using FME to build and manage automated data or reporting workflows.
• Knowledge of Python, Javascript, R, or other programming language.
• Exposure to Sheetcutter by New Century Software.
• General familiarity with core project management competencies (ex: define scope, set timelines, assure quality).
• Experience writing code in Python and/or SQL for data processing.
• Experience writing expressions in ArcGIS Arcade for ArcGIS products and APIs.
• Exposure to Web-based GIS technologies programming languages and software development.
Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language.
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