Gis Technician

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GIS Technician Location: Austin State/Territory: Texas Department: ENV RAM Southern Mapping Dept

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Description

GIS Technician - On Site

POWER Engineers is seeking a GIS Technician to work in our Environmental RAM Southern Mapping Department, based on-site in our Austin, TX office location.  The position will provide mapping and analysis support for routing and siting, impact assessment, and analysis for natural gas pipelines and high-voltage electric transmission lines.

 Roles and Responsibilities

The position will provide mapping and analysis support for our core business in routing and siting, impact assessment, and analysis for high-voltage electric transmission lines.

The GIS support we provide for projects includes:

•         GIS data collection
•          Evaluation
•         Compilation
•          Documentation
•          Creation
•          Conversion
•          Projection
•          Analysis
•          Cartography

Typical project types may include:

•          Land base development
•          Environmental permitting and document support
•          Electric and gas transmission
•          Transportation (road and air-based)
•          Communications
•          Mining
•          Urban infrastructure
•          Local government

 Applicants should be comfortable with public interaction in a public meeting format and may be required to provide legal testimony. Must be a self-starter with the desire and ability to take the lead on a task and possess the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.

 Required Education/Experience

•          A Bachelor's degree or higher in GIS; Geography; Landscape Architecture; Planning; Environmental Resource Management; or related field with a specialization in GIS
•          Experience with ArcGIS
•          Knowledge of relational database systems used in GIS
•          Presentation quality cartographic skills (portfolio examples are welcome)
•          Excellent oral and written communication with the ability to bridge the gap between technical and non-technical staff/management
•          Strong general computer skills (troubleshooting/problem-solving)
•          Proficiency in Windows OS and Microsoft software products

 Preferred Education/Experience

•          Consulting experience with linear utility routing and siting projects
•          Experience providing GIS analysis for a State and/or Federal environmental process
•          AutoCAD
•          Trimble GPS & Processing Software

 At POWER Engineers, you can have a rewarding career on every level. Our philosophy is simple: Do Good. Have Fun. Build Success.
You'll work on fun and challenging projects and initiatives with the opportunity to make a positive impact on society and the environment. And you'll find the support, coaching, and training it takes to advance your career.

Since we're employee-owned, we get to make POWER a great place to work. That includes providing competitive compensation, professional development and a full benefit package:

•          Medical/Dental/Vision
•          Paid Holidays
•          Vacation/Paid Sick Leave
•          Voluntary Life Insurance
•          401K
•          Telehealth Benefit covers all providers
•          Maternity and Paternity Leave
•          New Dads and Moms Benefit program
•          Fertility Benefits
•          Gender -Affirming Care 

 POWER is a fun engineering firm. That might seem contradictory to some, but it works for us! 

 EOE, including disability/vets 

 

 

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