GIS Specialist

EXP•Fort Lauderdale, FL

13h•Onsite

About The Position

At EXP, we’re driven to provide innovative solutions for the world’s built and natural environments. Our multidisciplinary teams combine engineering, planning, technology, data analytics, and digital solutions to help transportation agencies make better-informed decisions and deliver safer, more efficient infrastructure. Are you ready to design your future? Be our next GIS Specialist Your work environment at EXP EXP is seeking a GIS Specialist to provide full-time, in-house support to a government client, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This position will support the client through the administration, development, analysis, visualization, and management of geospatial information and GIS-based applications. The successful candidate will work closely with client staff and multidisciplinary transportation professionals to develop and maintain GIS resources that support program management, project delivery, planning, reporting, and data-driven decision-making. The ideal candidate will combine strong GIS technical capabilities with experience in ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Online, geospatial data management, dashboard development, data visualization, and programming/automation . This is a full-time, client-facing position requiring the ability to work collaboratively within an in-house environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Geography, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Planning, or a related field.
Progressive professional experience working with GIS and geospatial technologies.
Experience with ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online administration.
Strong working knowledge of Esri GIS technologies and geospatial data-management practices.
Experience developing web maps, GIS applications, dashboards, and data visualization products.
Ability to collect, organize, analyze, maintain, and quality-control geospatial and tabular datasets.
Experience integrating GIS information with other databases, datasets, and information systems.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate business or operational requirements into practical GIS solutions.
Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work directly with client staff and multidisciplinary technical teams.
Ability to work effectively in a full-time, in-house client environment.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in GIS, Geography, Computer Science, Engineering, Planning, or a related discipline.
Five or more years of progressive GIS/geospatial experience.
Previous experience supporting FDOT or another transportation agency, particularly in an in-house or staff-augmentation environment.
Prior experience with transportation infrastructure, project delivery, program management, or transportation-related GIS applications.
Experience developing dashboards and other interactive data visualization solutions.
Programming or scripting experience applicable to GIS, data processing, workflow automation, or application development.
Experience with Python and/or other programming languages used for GIS automation and data analytics.
Familiarity with databases, data integration, APIs, and automated data-processing workflows.
GISP (Certified GIS Professional) certification.
Esri Technical Certification, including applicable ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Pro, or ArcGIS Enterprise credentials.
Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

Provide day-to-day GIS and geospatial technical support to the government client as needed.
Administer and support ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online environments, including users, groups, permissions, hosted content, web maps, applications, and related GIS resources.
Develop, maintain, and enhance GIS applications, interactive maps, dashboards, and data visualization tools supporting transportation programs and projects.
Compile, manage, analyze, and maintain geospatial datasets from multiple FDOT and external data sources.
Perform spatial analyses to support transportation program management, project development, planning, reporting, and decision-making.
Develop GIS-based dashboards and reporting tools that communicate project, program, performance, and geographic information in a clear and actionable format.
Support integration of GIS information with databases, spreadsheets, project-management information, and other transportation data systems.
Use programming and scripting, where appropriate, to automate GIS workflows, improve data processing, perform quality control, and increase efficiency.
Assist with development and maintenance of GIS standards, procedures, metadata, data governance practices, and documentation.
Perform data quality assurance and quality control to maintain the accuracy, consistency, completeness, and reliability of geospatial information.
Coordinate with client staff, project managers, engineers, planners, consultants, and other stakeholders to identify GIS and data needs and translate those needs into practical technical solutions.
Prepare maps, graphics, dashboards, reports, and other visualization products for technical analyses, management reporting, presentations, and decision support.
Troubleshoot GIS applications, datasets, user-access issues, and related technical problems.
Identify opportunities to improve existing workflows through GIS, data analytics, automation, dashboards, and programming.