AECOM is actively seeking a talented, energetic technology minded Geographic Information System (GIS) professional for immediate employment in the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, SC Geospatial Information and Services (IGI&S)] office as a seconded employee. The GIS Specialist is a full-time AECOM employee that will report to the Associate Vice President & GIS Sr Manager in the Technology Services Group and will support our United States Marine Corps (USMC) client within the Environment Business line. This position will be part of a team of GIS Specialists supporting the MCAS Beaufort, SC IGI&S Program with GIS data management, geospatial analysis and modeling, cartographic product development, and technical support. A successful candidate will work both independently and in close coordination with the project team to develop, deploy and support GIS across the installation.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Gather and review technical requirements to meet project goals
- Design and implement quality assurance procedures to complete technical quality reviews of GIS data and applications
- Follow project plans to successfully execute assigned work
- Maintain quality assurance of spatial and non-spatial data and processes as per defined standards
- Maintain strong knowledge in existing and emerging GIS related software and technologies
- Create and maintain GIS data in an ArcGIS Enterprise environment
- Develop content within an enterprise ArcGIS Portal environment
- Solid understanding of geospatial data formats, coordinate systems, and GIS principles
- Apply attention to detail with proactive and resourceful problem-solving skills
- Communicate and collaborate with the project manager and project team lead to understand and document system/solution requirements
- Organize, document, and communicate status updates to program leaders and relevant project teams
- Develop visualizations and reports using tools such as Tableau, Power BI, ArcGIS Pro, or Portal for ArcGIS to effectively communicate findings to technical and nontechnical stakeholders
- Have excellent critical thinking, decision-making, conflict resolution, and analytical skills
- Prepare meeting materials, web maps, or figures for a variety of communities, stakeholders, and projects
- Create, edit, or delete GIS features/attribute information within an enterprise geodatabase
- Prepare digital maps