GIS Specialist – Mid Level (Hybrid)

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Minneapolis, MN
5-7 Years Experience
Consulting • Energy
The Role
The GIS Specialist will conduct GIS-related work including map creation, data management, and analysis. Responsibilities include being the technical GIS lead, ensuring GIS best practices, performing data analysis on raster and vector data, and coordinating GIS tasks with various software. The position demands strong organizational skills and attention to detail, along with the ability to work independently or lead small teams.
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Job Description:

Summary:

This position involves GIS work on projects including map and figure creation, data formatting and editing, data management, data analysis, and quality control. The person in this position will act as the technical GIS lead for a variety of projects. The position will require identifying, determining, and communicating GIS best practices and resources for technical solutions for both internal and external clients. Project responsibilities may include working with and interpreting aerial photos, performing analysis of both raster and vector data, completing database entries and queries, performing database management, working with internet map applications, coordinating GIS work with other software applications (e.g., AutoCAD, Google Earth), and using standard GIS extensions.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in GIS, geography, environmental science, or a related GIS field

  • 5 years of professional experience related to the job responsibilities described above

  • Experience with Esri’s ArcGIS 10.x or ArcGIS Pro Suite for map creation, spatial data analysis, and data management

  • Experience working with public or private data sources (USGS, EPA, NOAA, ESRI)

  • Task management experience

  • Ability and willingness to work independently or lead small teams

  • Attention to detail and strong organizational skills; understanding of the importance of quality control and data review processes

  • A flexible working style, self-motivation, and willingness to occasionally modify personal schedule to meet project commitments

  • Capacity to thrive in fast-paced work situations

  • Conscientiousness concerning the accuracy, appropriateness, and timeliness of results

  • Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills

  • Legal authorization to work in the United States without the need for sponsorship from Barr, now or in the future


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master's degree in GIS, geography, or a related GIS field

  • Project management experience

  • Familiarity with budget, scope, and/or proposal development

  • Familiarity with reviewing GIS data to support environmental impact assessment and permitting

  • Experience developing figures to relay complicated concepts or large sets of data to regulators and the general public

  • Certificate in Geographic Information Systems

  • Field experience working with Trimble TerraSync or ArcGIS Collector/Field Maps/Survey123 mobile data collection applications (including iPad applications) or other GPS data collection and processing tools

  • Experience working with Esri’s ArcGIS Online

  • Experience with ArcSDE Enterprise Geodatabases Scripting/programming skills (JavaScript, Python)

  • Familiarity with AutoCAD, Adobe Illustrator, gINT

  • Experience sourcing and working with data and imagery from a range of public and private data sources (USGS, EPA, NOAA, ESRI)

  • Possession of a valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record

A hybrid work arrangement may be considered for this position. A hybrid work arrangement refers to splitting time worked between a Barr office and a home office. This position is based out of Barr's Duluth or Minneapolis, Minnesota, offices.

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Open positions at Barr Engineering Co. do not have application deadlines. Barr Engineering Co. is an equal opportunity employer, and all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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The Company
HQ: Minneapolis, Minnesota
1,024 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1966

What We Do

Barr provides engineering and environmental consulting services to clients across the Midwest, throughout the Americas, and around the world. We have been employee-owned since 1966 and trace our origins to the early 1900s. Working together, our 1,000+ engineers, scientists, and technical specialists help clients develop, manage, and restore natural resources.

Barr’s project teams work with clients in industries such as power, refining, mining, and manufacturing as well as attorneys, government agencies, and natural-resource-management organizations. Our project sites range from iron-ore mines in South America to wind-power farms in South Dakota, from manufacturing facilities in California to oil-sands fields in western Canada.

Barr is an EEO employer. For more about who we are and what we do, please visit our website at www.barr.com

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