The Assistant GIS Specialist will work closely within functional teams to deliver GIS data and GIS services to our clients, with a strong emphasis on teamwork, customer commitment, sense of urgency, and continuous improvement. He/she must be able to multi-task and demonstrate the ability to work with a diverse work group of stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Support Client needs as directed
• Data mining detailed information from archive documents
• Converting MicroStation to AutoCAD
• Scanning printed drawings and maps for conversion into electronic formatting
• Support project managers, design engineers, environmental consultants, GIS mapping specialists.
• Assist in updating of new and existing GIS maps and map layers. using ArcGIS in support of the utility network
• GIS metadata creation.
• Perform data research from various sources
• Perform georeferencing of raster and vector data.
  

• Bachelor’s degree in GIS or related field of study preferred but not required
• Experience working in the ArcGIS desktop environment is preferred but not required (ArcGIS Desktop 10.0 or higher is a plus).
• Experience working with MicroStation to AutoCAD preferred but not required
• Basic GIS skills, including data analysis abilities.

• Prior GPS and applicable natural science field experience a plus
• Utilize various software packages and information from various sources (MS Access databases, MS Excel spreadsheets and documents such as deeds, field notes etc.)
• Proficient in working with Google Earth, PDF viewer/editing programs, spreadsheets and other task tracking software preferred but not required
• $23-$28/HR DOE