Assistant Project Geospatial Scientist

SWCA is looking for a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Analyst (HR Title = Assistant Project Geospatial Scientist) for SWCA's Great Basin operations. This position will support our Water Resources GIS team and will collaborate with and support other SWCA offices across the country.

SWCA Environmental Consultants is a growing employee-owned firm, providing a full spectrum of environmental services. With more 45 offices across the United States, SWCA is one of the largest environmental compliance firms and ranks among Engineering News-Record's Top 200 Environmental Firms.

This is a great opportunity to join a dynamic team and use GIS and technology to better our natural environment.

This position is available for distributed work in the US. This is an hourly, regular (with benefits), non-exempt position.

Application Deadline: Our team will begin reviewing applications immediately, and interviews will be scheduled with qualified candidates on a rolling basis. The application process will remain open until we have received a robust pool of qualified candidates. Once we have identified suitable individuals, we may close the application process without prior notice. We appreciate the time and effort invested by all applicants and will carefully consider each submission.

The Assistant Project Geospatial Scientist will work with the Water Resources GIS team and perform modeling, database management, geospatial analysis and geoprocessing of data, create maps for reports, and occasionally support GIS for fieldwork.

The position involves working both independently and as part of a team, and solving problems related to data research, data management, and data visualization.

Responsibilities include:

• May temporarily direct the work of one or more junior staff members with project specific work.
• Troubleshoot routine problems with guidance from supervisor or other Subject Matter Expert (SME).
• Apply basic knowledge of water resources and hydrologic processes to the job.
• Produce moderately complex cartographic quality maps adhering to SWCA or client mapping templates.
• Complete individual tasks of medium complexity or duration with minimal oversight and review of work products.
• Support the overall management and organization of data associated with projects.
• Document workflows and processes used to complete tasks.
• Help build and maintain geodatabases within SWCA standards, as directed.
• Create Public Facing web applications that meet ADA compliance requirements as well as comply with SWCA data sharing policies.

We seek a team member who possesses demonstrated experience in project management, environmental consulting, and geographic information systems. We seek the following specific qualities:

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree in Geography, Biology, Environmental Science, or related field with an emphasis in GIS (or GIS certificate)
• At least three (3) years of experience in a GIS position post-education
• Basic understanding of water resources including common datasets, models, concepts, and types of projects.

Preferred or Helpful Qualifications

We do not expect candidates to have all the preferred or helpful qualifications. A majority of these will be very helpful.

• Groundwater modeling experience strongly preferred

• GIS experience with water infrastructure, such as sewers and pipelines, strongly preferred
• Large-database management experience strongly preferred, including knowledge/experience creating GIS database schemas, domains
• Experience with supporting field efforts with Esri ArcGIS Field Maps, Survey123, and other software
• GIS project management skills and experience
• Ability to self-start and work independently, as well as work as part of team and take direction from team leads
• Experienced with data quality assurance and quality control methods
• Previous experience with GIS projects/tasks in the environmental consulting industry supporting projects with water resource issues
• A working understanding of agency internal processes and procedures and positive existing relationships with federal land management and regulatory agencies, such as the BLM, USFS, NPS, BOR, DOE, DOT, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and/or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
• Knowledge/experience with workflow automation and tool building using Python, Arcpy, Arcpy.mp, or SQL
• Knowledge/experience with data transfer, data analysis, data visualization, data mining, and data inventory using software applications (e.g., Windows Explorer, Excel, Access, Esri ArcGIS, SQL)

  SWCA Environmental Consultants is a growing employee-owned firm, providing a full spectrum of environmental services. With offices across the United States, SWCA is one of the largest environmental compliance firms and ranks among Engineering News-Record's Top 200 Environmental Firms.

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  In accordance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (EPEWA), we are disclosing a good faith estimate of the compensation range for roles that will be, or could be, performed in Colorado.

An employee in this Salt Lake City, UT-based position can expect a rate between $27.56/hour to $335.36/hour, depending on experience, geographic locations, client requirements where applicable, and other factors permitted by law. Employees in this position are eligible for consideration for SWCA's annual bonus program, which provides awards based on individual and organizational performance. To review additional benefits associated with this position, click here: https://www.swca.com/careers/benefits

EOE - women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply. At SWCA Environmental Consultants, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment. We strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including those with diverse experiences and veterans, to apply. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce enhances creativity, innovation, and overall organizational success.

At SWCA, we support our team members in developing their careers to make them leaders in their industry. Our Career Landscape initiative is a process and guide designed to help develop chart rewarding career paths for employees at SWCA. We encourage professional conference attendance, internal and external professional development and training programs, education reimbursement, a Science and Leadership Program, and bonuses for publications meeting certain criteria. All regular status employees are eligible to participate in SWCA medical, dental, vision, employee assistance, wellness, life and disability plans, and are eligible to participate in the SWCA 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust.