GIS Specialist - Water

AECOM•West Palm Beach, FL

About The Position

The Water Division of AECOM is actively seeking a Civil Technician for employment in the West Palm Beach, Florida office. The successful candidate will support the Water Resource design teams in South Florida by working to complete a variety of projects that involve water resources. AECOM is proud to provide our employees with a variety of exciting, challenging projects locally and worldwide. The successful candidate will be expected to: Serve on project teams under the supervision of AECOM’s Project Managers Independently perform most simple assignments with instructions as to the general results expected Receive technical guidance and supervisory approval on proposed plans for projects. Complete assignments on time and within budget and achieve firm’s quality objectives. This is an exciting career opportunity which includes the following responsibilities: General engineering design and preparation of contract plans and specifications, including calculations Water resources design including Civil 3D design and creation of GIS maps Support on simple calculations for hydraulic modeling and preparation of reports for water resources projects Interact with multi-discipline and mutli office teams within AECOM and across various Departments within the Office and Region Support for Construction Management Services and Engineer of Record for construction of water resources projects Process survey data Integration of information from different platforms like LiDAR, Drone data, 3D Laser scanning.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), or a related field plus 4 years of experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
Demonstrated experience with Civil 3D design, Infraworks, CADD,GIS/QGIS/Agisoft, ACC

Nice To Haves

Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Ability to multi-task and be flexible and able to adapt to rapidly changing project requirements and deadlines.
Experience in the water/wastewater industry.
Ability to work with a diverse team.

Responsibilities

General engineering design and preparation of contract plans and specifications, including calculations
Water resources design including Civil 3D design and creation of GIS maps
Support on simple calculations for hydraulic modeling and preparation of reports for water resources projects
Interact with multi-discipline and mutli office teams within AECOM and across various Departments within the Office and Region
Support for Construction Management Services and Engineer of Record for construction of water resources projects
Process survey data
Integration of information from different platforms like LiDAR, Drone data, 3D Laser scanning.