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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented GIS Analyst / Cartographer to join our team! In this role you will be responsible for ensuring high-quality GIS data and maps to support project decision-making and meet the needs of various stakeholders efficiently.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Fulfill map and analysis requests for the legal, utilities, and master planning teams.

• Provide GIS support for the land acquisition project, including parcel identification, boundary mapping, and property analysis.

• Assist in centralizing all GIS data to ensure efficient access and usability across departments.

• Ensure that all departments, beyond just development, are adequately served with accurate and up-to-date GIS data.

• Utilize GIS software for mapping, spatial analysis, and database management to support project objectives.

• Design and maintain GIS databases and integrate various data types, including CAD, GPS, and database files, into GIS systems.

• Create and develop cartographic products, ensuring the application of appropriate coordinate systems, projections, and map scales.

• Automate GIS processes through scripting and programming using languages such as Python, Visual Basic, and HTML.

• Perform quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) on GIS data and processes.

• Analyze spatial data using advanced methods such as interpolation and modeling to identify patterns and trends.

• Integrate GIS applications with non-GIS datasets, ensuring accuracy and relevance to project needs.

• Prepare and deliver project outputs in both digital and hardcopy formats, meeting client and internal team requirements.

• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including clients and vendors, to ensure project success.

• Provide technical guidance to junior GIS team members and maintain detailed project documentation and metadata

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Geography, Urban Planning, Cartography, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.

• A minimum of 15 years of experience in GIS design, mapping, and analysis with experience integrating and processing diverse data types (e.g., CAD, GPS, and geospatial data).

• Expertise in cartography, including map design principles and the application of various coordinate systems and projections.

• Proficiency in GIS software applications, such as ESRI ArcGIS Pro, QGIS, or similar tools and related technologies.

• Proficiency in basic office automation software, including MS Word, MS Excel, and Power BI, for reporting and visualization.

• Strong programming and scripting skills in languages like Python, Visual Basic, and HTML for automation and customization of GIS processes.

• Strong analytical skills for identifying data anomalies, assessing software limitations, and troubleshooting issues.

• Skills in maps layout and geoprocessing for daily operations.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills to convey project outcomes and provide technical guidance.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Familiarity with database management systems, such as Microsoft Access and dBase, for GIS data organization.

• Knowledge of metadata creation and project documentation best practices.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.

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