Cartographer

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Hiring Remotely in US
Remote
34-44 Hourly
Mid level
Defense
The Role
Delineate, generalize, and prepare port, waterway, coastal, and maritime features using approved geometry and the Waterways Harmonization model. Create supplemental geometry, determine logical feature endpoints, preserve naming and source lineage, and produce publication-ready geospatial data for operational use, ingestion, maintenance, and archival while following schema and quality standards.
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Who We Are:

Headquartered in Washington, DC, Versar Global Solutions provides full mission lifecycle solutions for challenges faced by our government and commercial Customers in the natural, built, and digital environments. With team members around the world and a rich legacy spanning more than 50 years, Versar Global Solutions delivers a broad array of planning, analysis and risk management solutions, project and program management, operations and maintenance services, and information technology applications for environmental management and remediation projects, mission critical facilities and installations, and in support of readiness and contingency operations.

Who You Are:

The Cartographer will support the delineation, generalization, review, and preparation of port, waterway, coastal, and maritime features for operational and public display. The ideal candidate will bring practical cartographic judgment, an understanding of maritime feature representation, and the ability to produce clear, consistent, publication-ready geospatial data aligned with Government-approved methodology and source lineage requirements.

*This position is contingent upon award. 

What You’ll Do:

  • Delineate and generalize port, waterway, coastal, offshore, and multipart features using approved parent geometry, authoritative sources, and the Waterways Harmonization model. 
  • Support the creation of supplemental geometry where approved, determine logical geographic beginning and end points for features, preserve standardized naming relationships and source lineage, and ensure that resulting features are suitable for operational use, public display, ingestion, maintenance, and archival.

What You’ll Bring:

  • At least three years of professional cartographic or hydrographic experience, including delineation and generalization of port, waterway, coastal, or maritime features and preparation of data suitable for operational and public display. 
  • Experience with nautical, hydrographic, transportation, coastal, emergency response, or public-facing geospatial datasets is preferred.
  • Strong cartographic judgment, careful attention to feature representation, and the ability to balance geographic accuracy, operational usefulness, and visual clarity. 
  • Ability to work within established schema and quality standards while identifying areas where Government decisions are needed to resolve ambiguity, source conflict, or feature interpretation issues.
  • Must be proficient in English, both written and verbal, to ensure effective communication and collaboration.
  • Successful results of preemployment screenings, including federal background check, MVR, and drug screen.
  • Comply with company drug and alcohol policy.
  • Be authorized to work in the US or will be authorized by the successful candidate’s start date.

Compensation 

Expected Salary: $33.65/hr - $44.23/hr

Versar Global Solutions provides the compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that the Company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities in addition to internal equity and geographic location. The Company reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s status protected by local, state, or federal law.

Location Requirements

The position will primarily work remote.

EEO Commitment 

Versar Global Solutions is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Versar Global Solutions complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company operates. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Versar Global Solutions expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran. Improper interference with the ability of Versar Global Solutions employees to perform their job duties is not tolerated.

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Skills Required

  • At least three years of professional cartographic or hydrographic experience including delineation and generalization of port, waterway, coastal, or maritime features
  • Ability to produce clear, consistent, publication-ready geospatial data aligned with Government-approved methodology and source lineage requirements
  • Strong cartographic judgment and careful attention to feature representation balancing accuracy, operational usefulness, and visual clarity
  • Ability to work within established schema and quality standards and identify issues requiring Government decisions
  • Proficiency in English, both written and verbal
  • Successful completion of preemployment screenings, including federal background check, MVR, and drug screen
  • Compliance with company drug and alcohol policy
  • Be authorized to work in the US or will be authorized by the successful candidate's start date
  • Experience with nautical, hydrographic, transportation, coastal, emergency response, or public-facing geospatial datasets
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The Company
HQ: Washington, District of Columbia
1,593 Employees

What We Do

Headquartered in Washington, DC, Versar Global Solutions provides full mission lifecycle solutions for challenges faced by our government and commercial Customers in the natural, built, and digital environments. With nearly 1,600 team members around the world, and a rich legacy spanning more than 50 years, Versar Global Solutions delivers a broad array of planning, analysis and risk management solutions, project and program management, operations and maintenance services, and information technology applications for environmental management and remediation projects, mission critical facilities and installations, and in support of readiness and contingency operations. Versar only extends job offers to candidates who have participated in the official application and interview process. The official application process must be conducted through the Versar website or an online, verified recruitment partner. Please note that authentic job offers will match the job information provided on Versar’s official website. Be cautious of job offers that ask for personal information, financial details, or any form of payment. Legitimate job offers from Versar will not require this information upfront. If you receive a job offer and are unsure of its authenticity, contact Versar directly at 703-750-3000 or through our Contact Form.

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