GIS Specialist

KaMin•Macon, GA

About The Position

The GIS Specialist supports and coordinates the use of departmental spatial data related to land, timber, and mineral resources in support of KaMin’s business strategy. The role uses geoinformatics knowledge and experience to assist with database management, map creation, spatial analysis, and automation, ensuring the Geology and Land Management Department has accurate data and statistics for daily operations. The specialist also supports the development of departmental procedures and roles. The position supports short- and long-term strategies for managing land, timber, and natural-resource spatial data in accordance with KaMin’s environmental and natural-resource management principles. It structures, analyzes, and maintains departmental data, including property, mineral, timber, drilling, laboratory, hauling, valuation, reserve, and lease information. The role works independently and alongside the department manager, and coordinates with consulting foresters, surveyors, and others involved in property evaluations and reporting. Performance, project progression, and departmental contributions are reviewed yearly. The role is primarily based in the United States, especially the Georgia-South Carolina Kaolin Belt. Work is approximately 90% in an office setting and 10% in mining or forest field settings, with occasional to frequent travel to other plant sites or properties along the Georgia Fall Line area.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in geographic information science, geosciences, data analytics, or another data-science field.
Associate-level experience in GIS, database management, and/or spatial data management.
Computer analysis skills, including GIS, AutoCAD, Carlson Mining Software, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Azure SQL, and SQL Server.
Strong technical comprehension and competence.
Effective written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to prioritize and manage different and sometimes conflicting objectives, projects, or activities.

Nice To Haves

Desire and ability to pursue a professional GIS license, a higher-education degree, or continuing-education credits.

Responsibilities

Support implementation of short- and long-term strategies for land, timber, and natural-resource spatial data management.
Use GIS-based programs to structure, analyze, and maintain departmental data.
Maintain dashboards that communicate departmental data to other team members.
Create individual data profiles for assigned properties.
Manage the inflow and outflow of departmental data into a database.
Identify and enter pertinent departmental data into designated databases, and ensure records are accurate and up to date.
Maintain data relating to property locations and ownership, mineral and timber agreements, drill core data, laboratory testing, hauling, asset valuation, mineral reserves, and leases.
Assist with data management for non-essential property activities, such as the employee hunting club and academic field trips.
Assist mineral-resource acquisitions through specific and detailed data analysis.
Participate in quality, safety, environmental, human-resource, production, and management programs as required for safe, efficient, and quality-oriented performance.
Pursue continuous-improvement opportunities and training, and assist with other continuous-improvement projects.
Promote KaMin’s vision, principles, and desired culture, and contribute to a high-performance organization by developing staff competencies and fostering a motivating work environment.
Coordinate with consulting foresters, surveyors, and others involved in property evaluations and reports.