GIS Specialist Associate

South Jersey Industries • Atlantic City, NJ

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About The Position

A career in GIS within the Engineering Services group, will provide the opportunity to map existing utilities for land development, asset management and utility projects. This typically includes generating a variety of GIS products and performing data searches and retrievals. Additionally, this includes assisting in the design, development, testing and implementation of GIS applications to meet customer needs and enterprise requirements; developing and maintaining GIS databases; and keeping track of utility information received from various sources and perform data conversion from field survey and record documents.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in GIS, Geography, or closely related field with 0-2 years of relevant experience
• Equivalent work experience may be considered in lieu of degree
• Experience with ArcGIS Pro
• Organizational and Time Management skills
• Strong interpersonal skills

Nice To Haves

• Preferred degrees include GIS and/or Geography. Other acceptable degrees include Environmental Science/Planning with strong coursework in GIS
• Python, SQL, or Arcade programming skills are desired but not required
• GPS skills are desired but not required

Responsibilities

• Converts as-built data onto the GIS system ensuring that quality and turnaround time metrics are consistently met
• Creates maps, drawings and reports for internal and external customers ensuring that quality and turnaround time metrics are consistently met
• Provides subject matter expertise, training and fundamental system support on SJI geospatial issues
• Support the plan, design and implementation of asset integration and migration projects
• Performs QA/QC checks on spatial edits within GIS utilizing Data Reviewer
• Converts data to be entered into GIS from a variety of formats
• Prepare value added project documents and reports
• Working knowledge of geodatabases, georeferencing and spatial and attribute data entry and editing
• Work with existing GIS standards and assist development and roll-out of new procedures

Benefits

• Flexible vacation, Paid Time Off, and Sick Leave package
• Comprehensive Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability Insurance
• 401(k), with generous company match
• Employee Resource Groups to encourage employee engagement, nurture professional development, and foster an inclusive environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees