Gis Specialist Jobs

We are looking for a motivated GIS Specialist with analytical, coding and/or scripting experience to join our team full-time this summer to provide support on various GIS related projects. An ideal candidate would be passionate about GIS technologies and able to think outside the box to devise creative solutions.

An ideal candidate would be passionate about GIS technologies and able to think outside the box to devise creative solutions.

Duties and Responsibilities
(Including, but are not limited to)

• Capable of doing all kinds of analytical work with little to no guidance
• Make equipment recommendations; troubleshoot hardware, software, and outlying problems.
• Effectively participate in GIS application programming and testing activities.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Develop and maintain appropriate documentation.
• Assembles and formats complex and non-standard reports from company GIS system for electric-related tasks.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Ideal candidate would have the following skills and proficiencies:

• GIS compatible scripting (Python, VBScript, Arcade)
• Experience utility industry and its terminology is a strong plus
• Research
• Experience working with MS Office Suite
• The ability to lead on some projects
• Technical Writing
• Experience working within a utility industry distribution and/or transmission program is a strong plus
• Public Speaking and Presentation
• Spatial Analysis Experience
• Intermediate level knowledge of ESRI ArcGIS (desktop, extensions, online, portal, applications) and Excel
• Experience developing, designing, and implementing systems and databases to access and store geospatial data

Additional Skills:

• Ability to work both efficiently independently and cooperatively in a team environment.
• Proficiency with data management, organization, a willingness to learn, and ability to ask questions to obtain desired results if unclear of the task at hand.
• Demonstrated ability to organize multiple projects and be self-led.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both verbal and written, with the ability to effectively interface with both internal and external customers.
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated organizational and time management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to identify improvement opportunities and the initiative to implement change.
• Ability to adapt to new GIS software.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Geography, GIS, or related field preferred. Exceptions may be made for remarkable candidates.
• Minimum of three years of actual work experience in GIS with progressively responsible experience in the design and development of GIS systems and applications.

Location: Prefer candidate in the Charlotte, North Carolina area, but will consider remote candidates.

Relocation Expenses: None