GIS Technician (Field Based)

ERM • Walnut Creek, CA

12d

About The Position

ERM is hiring a GIS Consultant to join our California team. In this role, you’ll collaborate with a team of geospatial professionals to apply GIS and related technologies in support of ERM’s core services. These include environmental impact assessments, planning and permitting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in geography, GIS, natural sciences or comparable field.
• 1 year of preferred experience in GIS or related fields.
• Experience using Esri’s ArcGIS Pro suite of software.
• Experience designing and developing ArcGIS Online web maps and customized web apps utilizing ArcGIS Server.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, keen orientation to detail, and an eye for professional presentation and aesthetics in project deliverables (maps, charts, graphs, tables, and other visualizations).
• Previous experience working effectively with others in a team environment to deliver quality projects on time and within budgets.
• Experience or exposure to web application environments such as Dashboards, Experience Builder, Web Application Builder, and StoryMaps or Instant Apps.
• Thorough knowledge of the technical application, concepts, principles, and theories in GIS and GPS.
• Self-motivated, quick learning, curious, resourceful, flexible individual with a common-sense approach to conducting business and workload management.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced experience with data management including organizing and maintaining complex projects containing geospatial and tabular data, mxds, aprx, custom tools and toolboxes, analysis output, maps, and SQL enterprise geodatabases.
• Experience using ArcGIS Pro in a production setting, creating Python geoprocessing tools for ArcPro, and designing queries in Arcade.
• Experience building, deploying, and supporting Esri mobile applications such as Collector, Survey123, Field Maps, and Dashboard.
• Experience collecting GNSS data using a variety of receivers
• Experience processing GNSS field data using a variety of software such as GPS Pathfinder Office, Pix4d, Dronedeploy

Responsibilities

• Work with a multidisciplinary team to ensure GIS and data deliverables meet or exceed our clients’ needs.
• Organize and maintain project data, analysis, and mapping following company protocols and industry best practices.
• Prioritize, organize, perform, and direct numerous work assignments in a fast-paced, client-oriented environment.
• Author and edit geoprocessing scripts and tools with Python and ModelBuilder.
• Generate custom maps and analysis for a large utility client.
• Publish and maintain ArcGIS web-based map services and applications.
• Develop and deploy field GPS and data collection systems including Trimble GPS and Esri mobile applications.
• Expand GIS capabilities by exploring new technologies and software, as well as identifying ways to enhance existing methods, tools, and workflows.

Benefits

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life & disability insurance to benefits eligible employees.
• Benefits Eligibility is limited to Regular employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week.
• Fixed-Term employees (including Flexforce) who are regularly scheduled to work 20 hours a week or more are eligible for a limited benefits package.
• Casual employees are NOT benefits eligible.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees