GIS/Asset Management Engineer

Precision Systems, Inc.•Washington, DC

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About The Position

PSI is a fast growing full-service transportation engineering firm with three decades of delivering award-winning, innovative engineering services to governments at all levels, public agencies, and private clients. Our team of diverse professional engineers, planners, researchers, and software developers combine practical experience and cutting-edge technology to solve operational and design issues facing our communities' transportation systems. Who You Are: PSI is seeking a rare hybrid professional who bridges transportation asset management and GIS/software development. This role sits at the intersection of technical fieldwork and software delivery — supporting transportation agencies that rely on PSI-built tools to manage their infrastructure assets. The ideal candidate brings both a transportation engineering foundation and demonstrated proficiency in GIS platforms and scripting, enabling them to contribute across client-facing project work and internal software delivery. This is a high-visibility role with direct impact on PSI's core software products and the agencies that depend on them.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Geography, Computer Science, or related field.
3–7 years of experience in transportation engineering, asset management, GIS, or a combination thereof.
Proficiency in GIS platforms including QGIS and ArcGIS; experience with GeoPandas a plus.
Proficiency in Python for spatial analysis, automation, or data processing.
Familiarity with SQL or other database querying languages.
Knowledge of transportation asset management principles, condition assessment methods, or FHWA reporting requirements.
Strong analytical skills and attention to detail; ability to produce clear, accurate technical documentation.

Nice To Haves

Experience developing or maintaining software tools in a consulting or agency environment.
Knowledge of FHWA asset management reporting requirements and TAMP frameworks.
Experience integrating GIS data with inspection or maintenance management systems.
EIT or PE license (or in progress).

Responsibilities

Support transportation agencies in developing, maintaining, and improving asset management programs covering pavement, bridges, sidewalks, signs, and other infrastructure.
Assist with condition assessments, data collection, and inventory management for agency asset programs.
Analyze asset condition data to support capital planning, programming, and FHWA/state performance reporting.
Provide technical expertise on AASHTO, FHWA, and state DOT asset management frameworks, including TAMP compliance.
Coordinate directly with agency clients on data needs, methodology, and deliverable review.
Build and maintain GIS workflows, spatial analyses, and data pipelines supporting asset management and inspection programs.
Conduct spatial analysis and visualization using Python, QGIS, and ArcGIS to support asset condition reporting and traffic analysis.
Automate mapping workflows and streamline spatial data processing for recurring reports and studies.
Manage and QA/QC geospatial datasets; identify and correct deficiencies before submission.
Contribute to the development and maintenance of PSI's proprietary transportation software tools used by agency clients.
Work with SQL-based databases and geospatial platforms to manage, query, and visualize asset data.
Support integration of GIS data with inspection or maintenance management systems.
Collaborate with the software engineering team to translate engineering requirements into functional software features.