GIS Specialist

Westwood Professional Services • Minnetonka, MN

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About The Position

GIS Specialist Westwood Professional Services, Inc. Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a GIS Specialist to join our Renewables GIS team in our Minneapolis office. Westwood has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients.

Requirements

• Must have a bachelor’s degree in GIS, geography, or related field with demonstrated capabilities in GIS.
• Hands-on knowledge of ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Enterprise
• Demonstrated ability to work with standard GIS datasets and deliverables GDB, SHP, SDE (Enterprise), Vector, Raster, Feature Services, etc.
• Experience using ArcGIS Online Dashboards, Hub Sites, Webapp Builder, Story Maps, Field Maps, Survey123, etc.
• Experience using Arcade, Python, ModelBuilder, or another common GIS scripting language
• Experience working with different coordinate systems, map projections, and datums
• Familiarity with standard cartographic methods, theories, and principles.
• Ability to independently manage multiple assignments, determine and set job task priorities and work with limited direct supervision.

Nice To Haves

• Previous work in/familiarity with consulting engineers and/or surveyors.
• Experience using AutoCAD and DWG files
• Experience using Google Earth and KMZ files.
• Familiar with LiDAR datasets and usage
• Experience as a consultant

Responsibilities

• Work with clients and end users to build innovative GIS solutions using the ArcGIS platform
• Perform complex GIS analysis using Esri's ArcGIS platform
• Provide independent data interpretation while effectively maintaining data documentation.
• Create and modify GIS datasets; manage and maintain legacy GIS datasets; develop and implement GIS-based analyses supporting renewable energy projects
• Produce technically skilled and detailed solutions to include preparing clear, complete, and accurate representations of spatial data using ArcGIS Online and/or ArcGIS Enterprise
• Process data and graphics requests from project team members and anticipate information needs and presentation format as part of renewable energy project workflows
• Work with project stakeholders to develop and maintain new and useful workflows utilizing web-based GIS
• Develop and maintain geospatial data on desktop, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise, and mobile applications.
• Ensure data meets appropriate data accuracy and content standards for quality assurance and quality control.

What This Job Offers

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