GIS Specialist

Arcadis•Charlotte, NC

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

Arcadis is seeking to hire a junior to mid-level part-time cultural resources specialist with Geographic Information System (GIS) experience in Asheville, North Carolina. The successful candidate will collaborate with a federal client, subcontractors, and the internal Arcadis project team on restoration efforts. This role involves mapping, managing relevant information, and analyzing locations and other data for archaeological sites, historic structures, cultural landscapes, and environmental settings. Familiarity with relevant GIS desktop applications, and experience working within a federal and North Carolina state framework is required. The candidate must be located in Asheville, North Carolina, and will be expected to conduct some field visits, including overnight travel, and attend regular client and project meetings. This position is part of the Mobility Global Business Area and offers an opportunity to make a difference on a long-term federal restoration project, building professional relationships within Arcadis, with federal and state agencies, and with external cultural resource professionals. It's a challenging business environment with a dynamic team, providing experience applicable to various cultural resource and environmental projects.

Requirements

A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in an appropriate area of science or related field.
Minimum 4 years of general experience in cultural resources management, with a combination of field- and office-based experience and roles.
Must have 3 years of experience in archaeological fieldwork as a field technician.
Must have participated in a field school.
Demonstrated GIS experience including deploying GPS systems, ArcGIS Field Maps or Survey 123.
Experience required in ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise, Dashboards.
Working knowledge of cultural resources management, Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and North Carolina state guidelines (including standard archaeological survey methods).
Strong communications skills.
Experience working with federal and state agencies.
Must be located in Asheville, North Carolina.

Nice To Haves

Good technical writing skills.
Ability to work independently or in collaboration under the supervision of senior staff.

Responsibilities

Map, manage relevant information, and analyze locations and other data for known and potential archaeological sites, historic structures, cultural landscapes, environmental settings, and other relevancies based on data for multiple restoration locations provided by project team.
Assist and provide technical guidance to field and other research teams as necessary to obtain data required to produce accurate mapping for cultural resource locations, archaeology test locations, reports, figures, photographs, drawings, and other documents to aid in meeting all project objectives.
Complete assigned activities within budget, timeframe, and to a quality standard that ensures overall project integrity while meeting or exceeding client objectives and expectations in compliance with Arcadis requirements and relevant national standards and codes of practice.