Assistant Staff Geospatial Scientist

About the opportunity

SWCA Environmental Consultants is seeking a GIS Specialist to join our Arlington, TX office. This position will support both our Natural and Cultural Resource programs in the Texas/Gulf Coast region and will collaborate with and support other SWCA offices across the country. SWCA's GIS Department consists of 70+ GIS Professional with diverse backgrounds in GIS design, cartography, data management, and more.

This is a full time, hourly position with the ability to work remotely, remote/office hybrid, or full time in an office. The preferred candidate with be located within driving distance of the Arlington, TX office. Remote candidates within the Central Time Zone will also be considered.

What you will accomplish

• Work with the GIS, Natural Resources and Cultural Resources Teams to prepare web-based field maps, process field collected data, and generate maps to be included in reports needed to satisfy environmental permitting requirements of projects, namely under the Clean Water Act
• Independently and as a part of a team, solve problems related to data research, data management, and data visualization
• Communicate workload with the GIS and project teams to ensure timely and accurate delivery of work products
• Maintain productivity ≥ 85% (i.e., 85% of your time must be directly billed to projects)
• Contribute to a collaborative work environment
• Use Esri’s ArcGIS Pro for data management, production/editing, spatial analyses, and production of high-quality field maps and report figures
• Follow data management best practices and provide technical support for a variety of mobile data collection systems including tablets, GPS receivers, Esri’s Field Maps and Survey123 applications
• Create high-quality map products using ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online
• Help design, create, maintain, and QA/QC spatial datasets

Experience and qualifications for success

Required Qualifications:

• 0-2 years’ experience working in a GIS position post-education
• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in GIS, Geography, Cartography, Archaeology, Biology, Environmental Science, Information Science, Data Analytics, Computer Science, Land Survey, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience working in the environmental consulting industry
• Knowledge/experience applying GIS to cultural and/or natural resources management
• Knowledge/experience working with local or federal regulatory agencies such as the USACE, TCEQ, FERC, USFS, NPS, BLM, USGS, etc.
• Knowledge/experience applying GIS to the development of a construction project (preliminary site assessments, permitting, progress monitoring, OM&M)
• Knowledge/experience with energy projects (e.g., wind, solar, fossil fuels)
• Knowledge/experience with workflow automation and tool building using Python, Arcpy, Arcpy.mp, or SQL
• Knowledge/experience with data transfer, data analysis, data visualization, data mining, and data inventory using software applications (e.g., Windows Explorer, Excel, Access, Esri ArcGIS, SQL)
• Knowledge/experience creating database schemas, domains, web applications
• Field work experience

SWCA Environmental Consultants is a growing employee-owned firm, providing a full spectrum of environmental services. With offices across the United States, SWCA is one of the largest environmental compliance firms and ranks among Engineering News-Record’s Top 200 Environmental Firms.

SWCA is committed to salary equity and salary transparency for all its employees.  In alignment with this commitment, SWCA posts good faith pay ranges in all its advertised job postings to promote pay equity and transparency.

An employee in this Arlington, TX -based position can expect an hourly pay rate of $21.50 - $27.50/hour. Actual pay within this range may depend on experience, qualifications, geographic location, client requirements where applicable, and other factors permitted by law.  Regular-status employees are also eligible for performance bonuses. Candidates are also encouraged to consider SWCA’s Total Rewards package, which includes a competitive Benefits package, forward-thinking workplace flexibility, outstanding corporate culture, award-winning career development, and more.

EOE - women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply.

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