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SWCA Incorporated Staff Level GIS Specialist in Cincinnati, Ohio

About the opportunity SWCA Environmental Consultants is seeking a Staff Level GIS Specialist (HR Title = Assistant Staff Geospatial Scientist OR Staff Geospatial Scientist) to support our Midwest Northeast region. SWCA's GIS Department consists of 70 GIS Professionals with diverse backgrounds in GIS design, cartography, data management, and more. This position will primarily support both our Natural and Cultural Resource programs in the MWNE region and will collaborate with and support other SWCA offices across the country as well. This is a regular, full-time, hourly, remote position with benefits. The role is associated with the Philadelphia, PA, and Cincinnati, OH offices, with a strong preference for candidates to be based locally in those areas. Under this job requisition, we may hire the following job position: Assistant Staff Geospatial Scientist - Typically with up to one (1) year of relevant experience and expertise. Staff Geospatial Scientist - Typically with up to two (2) years of relevant experience and expertise. 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 What you will accomplish Work with the GIS Team Lead to prepare web maps for field staff use in Field Maps; post-process and manage field data; report calculations, and create map products using established protocols and templates Communicate workload with the team to ensure that productivity goals are met and that projects are delivered on time and on budget Contribute to a collaborative work environment Use Esri ArcGIS Pro for data management, production/editing, spatial analyses, and for efficient production of high-quality field maps and report figures Follow data management Best Practices and provide technical support for mobile platforms such as ESRI's Field Maps and Survey123 applications Create cartographic-quality map products using ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online Help design, create, maintain, and QA/QC geospatial databases using ArcGIS Experience and qualifications for success Required: Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in GIS, Geography, Cartography, Archaeology, Biology, Environmental Science or related field with an emphasis in GIS (or a GIS certificate) One (1) year of experience, beyond university attendance, with GPS technology, field data collection techniques, data management, and troubleshooting digital files Experience with ArcGIS Pro 3.x and ArcMap 10.x as well as knowledge of cartography and computer mapping including design principles and understanding map creation procedures in ArcGIS Preferred: Prior work in environmental consulting, with experience in the application of GIS to cultural or natural resources management and prior experience working with federal land agencies such as the USFS, NPS, BLM, BOR, USGS, or other, is very desirable Completed all GIS-related aspects of a project, from fieldwork preparations, to geospatial analyses, to final report maps and calculations Experience with data transfer, data analysis, data mining, and data inventory using software applications (e.g. Windows Explorer, Excel, Access, Esri ArcGIS) Prior knowledge and experience creating database schemas, domains, ArcServer/web applications, network analysis, knowledge of Python, .NET, Java, PHP, HTML Why Work at SWCA: SWCA Environmental Consultants is a growing employee-owned firm, providing a full-spectrum of environmental services. Our Vision (the North Star) is to make SWCA the best workplace and