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GIS Analyst

2 months ago

Hopkins Minnesota, United States Westwood Professional Services, Inc. Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled GIS Analyst to join our team at Westwood Professional Services, Inc. in Minneapolis, MN. As a GIS Analyst, you will play a critical role in supporting our clients by providing geospatial data analysis and interpretation services.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide independent data interpretation and maintain accurate data documentation.
  • Create and modify GIS datasets, manage legacy GIS datasets, and develop GIS-based analyses to support various projects.
  • Produce detailed solutions to prepare clear, complete, and accurate representations of spatial data using hardcopy and/or electronic media.
  • Process data and graphics requests from project team members and anticipate information needs and presentation formats.
  • Develop and maintain geospatial data on desktop, mobile, and cloud applications, ensuring data meets quality assurance and quality control standards.
Requirements
  • Pursuing or have a degree in GIS, geography, surveying, environmental studies, or a related field with demonstrated capabilities in GIS.
  • Hands-on knowledge of Esri ArcGIS software, including ArcPro, ArcGIS Online, and ArcGIS mobile apps.
  • Strong understanding of geodatabases and geodatabase applications.
  • Ability to work with vector and raster datasets.
  • Experience using ArcGIS Online, shapefiles, and geodatabases.
  • Ability to use and edit shapefiles and geodatabases.
  • Experience working with different coordinate systems, map projections, and datums.
  • Familiarity with standard cartographic methods, theories, and principles.
  • Ability to independently manage multiple assignments and work with limited direct supervision.
Preferred Experience
  • Experience using Python, Arcade, ModelBuilder, or another common GIS scripting language.
  • Previous work in consulting engineers and/or surveyors.
  • Experience using AutoCAD and DWG files.
  • Familiarity with GPS data collection and data management.
  • Familiarity with LiDAR datasets and usage.
  • Experience using Google Earth and KMZ files.
About Westwood Professional Services, Inc.

At Westwood, our purpose is to create a better world for people through our work. We transform the energy grid, design resilient infrastructure, and develop communities that will flourish today and for future generations.

We are committed to building a culture that attracts, retains, and develops high performers. Our team values relationships, innovation, dedication, initiative, and growth. We believe fostering a collaborative 'One Team' mentality yields superior outcomes in everything we do.

We customize our technical capabilities and geographic reach to meet our clients where they are and help them realize their vision. We are partners in our clients' success, driving to provide solutions that make a lasting difference.

Safety, sustainability, and operational excellence are not just facets of our work; they are intrinsic to our identity, guiding every decision we make.

We are deeply invested in the communities we serve. Through our projects and giving-back initiatives, we enrich the lives of those we serve, engage others within our industry, and create a lasting impact on communities around the world.

To us, success transcends the completion of projects; it is reflected in the lives we have positively impacted by our work.