Our client is seeking a GIS Contractor to support ongoing operational, analytical, and project-based initiatives for an initial six-month engagement, with the potential for extension based on project needs, performance, and budget approval.
This position will follow a hybrid schedule requiring onsite attendance approximately three (3) days per week in the North Dallas area, with the opportunity for remote work on remaining days pending management approval and business needs. Standard business hours will apply Monday through Friday.
The GIS Contractor will support the GIS Manager and collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams to maintain accurate spatial data, support mapping initiatives, and ensure GIS standards and processes are consistently followed.
The ideal candidate will have strong GIS technical skills, excellent attention to detail, and prior experience supporting energy, oil & gas, utilities, engineering, or infrastructure-related projects. Local candidates in the Dallas, TX are strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Create, edit, maintain, and validate GIS datasets and spatial databases
- Produce maps, exhibits, and cartographic products for operational and business use
- Support mapping of minerals, leases, existing wells, and future well locations
- Maintain and update well datasets and acreage positions
- Scan, georeference, digitize, and maintain spatial records and historical mapping data
- Assist with GIS web applications, dashboards, and related tools
- Troubleshoot GIS-related issues and resolve data discrepancies
- Ensure data accuracy, organization, and compliance with company GIS standards
- Collaborate effectively with cross-functional departments and project stakeholders
Mandatory Requirements
- Experience using ArcGIS Pro and related GIS software tools
- Experience managing spatial data, geodatabases, and GIS datasets
- Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently while contributing within a collaborative team environment
- High attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy
- Prior experience in energy, oil & gas, utilities, engineering, land, or infrastructure industries preferred
Skills Required
- Experience using ArcGIS Pro and related GIS software tools
- Experience managing spatial data, geodatabases, and GIS datasets
- Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently while contributing within a collaborative team environment
- High attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy
- Prior experience in energy, oil & gas, utilities, engineering, land, or infrastructure industries
What We Do
Purple Land Management, Overdrive Powered by ESRI®, is a full-service land management firm skilled at handling everything from title and leasing, due diligence and opinion certification to right-of-way acquisition, surveying and surface operations. We believe that standards can always be raised. That’s why we work so hard to give our clients – energy producers, mid-stream operators, mobile service providers, engineering firms and municipal and state agencies – more than they expect. That means we demand a lot from ourselves. It means we are always looking for new approaches, new perspectives, and new ideas to help us be better at what we do. And it means that every day, for every project, we push ourselves to exceed goals, elevate service and deliver results – not just for our clients, but also for our communities and our country. The Purple Way is about going above and beyond. Pushing the limits of what’s possible. Give more than you take. For our clients, it means we’re committed to being incredibly accurate, extremely efficient and doggedly results-oriented. For our communities, it means helping create jobs and stimulate the economy. For our country, it means being passionate about the domestic energy cause and working tirelessly to help reduce our dependence on foreign energy resources. Our Mission: Purple Land Management's mission is threefold: to hire the naturally ambitious and provide ongoing education outreach, to execute projects with the highest quality of excellence and detail, and to establish working relationships that give more than they take.
