GIS Intern

Fisher Associates • City of Rochester, NY

19h • Onsite

About The Position

Launch Rochester-area GIS production supporting Fisher’s headquarters market, Finger Lakes infrastructure programs, municipal, transportation, utility, environmental, and civil/site projects across Upstate New York. Use ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise, GPS/mobile collection, and disciplined data standards to turn field and project information into maps, layers, dashboards, and geospatial products that help Fisher teams and clients make better decisions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in process for GIS, Geography, Computer Science, or a related degree with extensive GIS coursework required or in progress, depending on final hiring requirements.
• Hands-on familiarity with ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, and/or ArcGIS Enterprise environments preferred.
• Experience collecting GPS data in the field and using mobile data collection applications such as ArcGIS Field Maps and Survey123 preferred.
• Strong attention to detail, critical thinking, sound judgment, professional communication, organization, time management, and comfort managing multiple tasks.
• Proactive, self-motivated, eager-to-learn team member who takes ownership, responds well to feedback, and wants to build a long-term GIS career.

Nice To Haves

• Coursework or early-career experience in GIS data management, cartography, geospatial analysis, mobile data collection, asset inventories, or infrastructure mapping.
• Comfort working with Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel, plus a willingness to learn Fisher standards, workflows, and project delivery expectations.
• Ability to communicate with supervisors, GIS staff, survey teams, engineers, planners, and project managers to clarify data needs and keep deliverables moving.
• Interest in municipal, transportation, civil/site, environmental, utility, planning, survey, and community-shaping project work.
• Professional behaviors aligned with Fisher values: Aspire to Excellence, Teamwork and Respect, Owning our Results, and Empowered Employees.

Responsibilities

• Enter, edit, manipulate, convert, migrate, and automate GIS data in support of active project work, internal teams, and client deliverables.
• Create maps, GIS layers, exhibits, and deliverables using field-collected data, GPS/mobile data, survey information, and inputs from Fisher project teams.
• Maintain consistent cartographic standards while tailoring maps and geospatial outputs to each project’s technical, client, and presentation needs.
• Help identify and resolve missing, conflicting, or incomplete information through careful review, communication, and quality-control practices.
• Work across Land Survey + Data Solutions and other Fisher sectors while following established procedures, data standards, naming conventions, and QA/QC expectations.

Benefits

• Start or grow your GIS career in a collaborative Land Survey + Data Solutions group where your mapping accuracy, curiosity, and technical discipline matter.
• Work on meaningful infrastructure, municipal, transportation, civil/site, environmental, planning, survey, and geospatial projects across Upstate New York and Fisher’s broader footprint.
• Learn from experienced GIS, survey, engineering, and project delivery professionals while building practical skills in ArcGIS, data standards, QA/QC, and client-ready deliverables.
• Join a flexible, team-oriented culture built on mentorship, accessible leadership, continuous improvement, ownership, respect, and professional growth.
• Contribute to clear, reliable geospatial information that helps clients, communities, and project teams make better decisions.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern