GIS Specialist
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Job Description:
Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented GIS Specialist to join our team! In this role you will get to be part of a dynamic team delivering excellence.
What You’ll Be Doing:
Lead the preparation, review, and execution of GIS implementation/management plans at the program/project level.
Create and maintain digital maps for various projects using GIS capabilities.
Perform effective data analysis, input, and data cleansing to uncover patterns, trends, and insights in geospatial data, improving data quality and accuracy.
Apply geoprocessing techniques to manipulate and analyze geospatial data, creating new information to solve geographical problems.
Define topology rules to enforce data integrity and accuracy.
Advance data completeness to support reliable spatial analysis and decision-making.
Conduct basic and advanced editing and digitization to achieve accurate conversion of analog maps or geospatial data into digital format.
Use desktop and web applications responsibly for spatial analysis and data sharing.
Utilize workbenches for transforming and converting geospatial data.
Develop custom GIS applications to support the wider team in solving spatial problems.
Draft special provisions and review system/database compliance.
Provide technical guidance and training to team members, including reviewing GIS deliverables and contributing to training manuals/videos.
Mentor and coach junior staff on GIS software and applications.
Review deliverables from equal or less-experienced team members.
Act in an advisory capacity to senior management and production staff on GIS-related matters.
Assist the team in responding to client queries and requests.
Provide input to clients and others working on the same project.
Collaborate with project teams to lead spatial data/analysis for decision-making.
Interface regularly with other departments on work assignments.
Perform other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.
What Required Skills You’ll Bring:
Bachelor’s Degree in GIS, Geography, Geomatics, Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline (or equivalent work experience).
10+ years of related work experience.
Familiarity with core GIS, CAD, and BIM software.
Proficient knowledge of GIS software/database packages, workflows, hardware/software deployment processes, troubleshooting, and capability assessments.
Strong skills in analyzing and problem-solving geospatial data, with knowledge of QA/QC practices, geoprocessing, data management standards, data model structures, and data transformation.
Ability to implement database design elements for efficient querying and analysis.
Experience implementing data model structures to accurately represent geographic features and spatial relationships.
Skilled in utilizing web services and mobile applications.
Capable of supporting Feature Manipulation Engine (FME) workbenches for data transformation and conversion.
Ability to automate tasks, customize functionalities, and perform complex spatial analyses in GIS using Python, JavaScript, or similar languages.
Skilled in utilizing model builders and customized tools for geospatial tasks.
Ability to produce scaled maps with excellent cartographic design.
Effective computer skills with working knowledge of Microsoft Windows, word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.
Ability to mentor, guide, supervise, and train team members in GIS deliverables and prepare training manuals/videos.
What Desired Skills You’ll Bring:
GIS-related certification (preferred).
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