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Westwood Professional Services · 5 hours ago

GIS Specialist / Field Technician

Westminster, CO

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a GIS Specialist / Field Technician to join their Geotechnical Engineering team. The role involves developing and maintaining geospatial data, participating in field assignments, and creating client-facing applications for real-time project monitoring.

Civil EngineeringMechanical EngineeringProfessional Services

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain geospatial data on desktop and mobile applications. Ensure data meets appropriate data accuracy and content standards for quality assurance and quality control

Create customized client-facing Operations Dashboards and configurable web applications to allow for real-time project monitoring

Participate in field assignments such as geotechnical investigations, pile load testing, culvert inventories, road condition studies, and site visits. Expect to be travelling on field assignments on average up to 50% of the time (i.e., 1-2 weeks per month). Field assignments are approximately 1 to 2 weeks in length. Food and lodging allowances will be provided

Perform field data entry and post-processing when in the office to support analysis and report development

Lead fieldwork preparation, including preparing safety plans and field maps, coordinating utility clearances, planning travel, and coordinating project requirements with subcontractors and client representatives

Clearly communicate with management regarding project status, workload, problems and progress as related to work assignments

Utilize advanced GPS equipment to locate and map objects and utilities in the field

Provide independent data interpretation while effectively maintaining data documentation

Create and modify GIS datasets; manage and maintain legacy GIS datasets; develop and implement GIS-based analyses supporting civil engineering, electrical engineering, and survey projects

Produce technically skilled and detailed solutions to include preparing clear, complete, and accurate representations of spatial data using hardcopy and/or electronic media

Core responsibility includes processing data and graphics requests from project team members and anticipating information needs and presentation format as part of engineering and survey workflows

You will work on energy projects, such as transmission, solar and wind, and land projects, such as residential and commercial development, to compile available information for project proposals

Develop and maintain geospatial data on desktop and mobile applications. Ensure data meets appropriate data accuracy and content standards for quality assurance and quality control

Qualification

GIS data managementGPS equipment utilizationGeotechnical investigationsWeb application developmentData accuracy standardsField data entryProject coordinationCommunication skills

Required

Develop and maintain geospatial data on desktop and mobile applications

Ensure data meets appropriate data accuracy and content standards for quality assurance and quality control

Create customized client-facing Operations Dashboards and configurable web applications to allow for real-time project monitoring

Participate in field assignments such as geotechnical investigations, pile load testing, culvert inventories, road condition studies, and site visits

Expect to be travelling on field assignments on average up to 50% of the time (i.e., 1-2 weeks per month)