Gis Technician

At TTL, we are driven to serve our clients, our communities, and each other. TTL not only provides a great work/life balance, but we provide excellent employee benefits such as a robust health & dental plan, vision, 401(k), flexible spending accounts, and generous paid time off (PTO) accrual.

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GIS Technician – Birmingham, AL

TTL, Inc. is seeking a full-time GIS Technician to assist in the creation of GIS-generated maps and graphical representations using standard cartographic principles. The role and responsibilities of the technician include the following:

• Prepare detailed digital maps, graphical depictions, and data for the purposes of reporting and/or using in the field for data collection and verification,
• Create, edit and analyze features and attributes related to environmental, geotechnical and civil engineering practices,
• Perform data acquisition, conversion/processing and entry in support of GIS and related functions,
• Ensures that data complies with the needs of the assigned project as well as ensures that data adheres to standards,
• Maintains GIS-related structure and organization as it relates to individual projects,
• Provide feedback and advice for improving efficiency and maximizing products and deliverables, and
• Builds relationships and communicates often with clients and various inter-departmental project professionals, leads and managers.

Minimum requirements/experience for qualification:

• Travel to and working at client facility in Birmingham Alabama or TTL offices on a regular basis,
• One of the following:
  • Associate degree in GIS, geography, engineering, natural science or a related field requiring work with data and/or geo-spatial information OR
  • 2+ years of experience working with ESRI-related products including ArcDesktop 10.X, ArcGIS Pro, and ArcGIS Online,
• Experience working with and creating deliverables for environmental and geological data including well gauging and chemical sampling data, wetlands, streams, and groundwater information,
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft products including Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word,
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and written,
• Ability to listen and execute on client needs,
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team,
• Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines,
• Ability to maintain a consistent schedule, and
• Meticulous attention to detail.

Preferred (but not required) additional skills and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in GIS, geography, computer science, engineering, natural science or a related field,
• Experience working with large datasets, raster/grid data, and data in different coordinate projections,
• Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings including boring logs, boundary surveys, site plans, grading plans, utility plans, as-builts and profiles/cross-sections,
• Experience creating mapbooks using data driven techniques,
• Experience with ESRI ArcHydro or similiar,
• Experience using and transitioning data between GIS (i.e., ArcGIS or QGIS), GPS (i.e., Trimble) and drafting (i.e., AutoCAD and MicroStation) software,
• Experience with GIS-related data collection tools including Survey 123 and/or Collector,
• Experience using the spatial analyst toolboxes and 3-D modeling tools,
• Experience with database management and data queries (i.e., SQL), and
• Experience with coding/scripting (i.e., Python, VBA, etc.).

TTL, Inc. is an equal opportunity (EEO/AAP) employer offering a competitive benefit package including health, dental, vision and life insurance plans, flexible spending account, 401(k) and paid-time off. All candidates will be subject to a selection assessment and must pass a pre-employment drug screening.