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AECOM GIS Specialist in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Company Description
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There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.
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Job Description
AECOM’s Technology Solutions Department within our Water Business Line is actively seeking a creative, self-motivated, highly talented GIS Specialist to join our team in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The qualified applicant will be able to demonstrate an established progressive career in GIS and Information Technology. This position will provide technical GIS support and coordination on a wide range of enterprise GIS and digital projects and programs across the region.
Additionally, you will have the ability to assist in managing project tasks and project teams to support ongoing projects and quality control. The ideal candidate will need to thrive in an oftentimes fast-paced environment, have attention to detail, and possess a broad range of GIS skills and QA/QC capabilities.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Utilize GIS to produce, display, and analyze spatial information
Develop and maintain databases, reports, and mapping utilizing GIS data
Create, organize, manipulate, and retrieve GIS data for reporting, analysis, and presentation purposes
Perform quality assurance of GIS data and associated components
Use concepts, practices and procedures to extract and provide GIS data to clients
Lead project specific tasks while working closely with project team to meet client deadlines
Maintain an effective and frequent line of communication amongst team members and clients
Data collection, creation, conversion, and editing
Gather and review technical requirements to meet project goals and implement quality assurance procedures
Follow project plans to successfully execute assigned work
Work with the AECOM team lead to ensure quality in all work products
Maintain quality assurance of spatial and non-spatial data and processes as per defined standards
Maintain strong knowledge in existing and emerging GIS related software and technologies
Create and maintain GIS data in an ArcGIS Enterprise environment
Apply attention to detail with proactive and resourceful problem-solving skills
Communicating and collaborating with the project manager and project team lead to understand and document system/solution requirements
Organize, document, and communicate status updates to program leads and relevant project teams
Have excellent critical thinking, decision-making, conflict resolution, and analytical skills
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements :
- Bachelor's degree in geography, computer science, or a related field and 2+ years of progressive GIS analysis and work experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
Preferred Qualifications:
Proficient in ArcGIS -Esri suite of software including ArcGIS Server, ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro, with specific experience programming those products using the Python API for ArcGIS or ArcPy.
Develop tools, scripts and workflows to automate and streamline mapping, data management and geoprocessing tasks
Automation of Geoprocessing tools using Python and familiarity with Microsoft.NET.
Understanding of the fundamentals of Web GIS, Server, ArcGIS client interoperations
Understanding of relational databases and Geodatabase technology.
Strong understanding of spatial data
Geodatabase management experience for data operations, including setup, schema, domains, relationship classes, and topology rules
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
Strong desire to work in a fast-paced team environment
Excellent time management skills
Develop web maps (AGOL, ArcGIS Portal) and Esri field solutions (ArcGIS Field Maps and Survey123) for project staff to collect, review project data, and maintain online services
Experience working on environmental/natural resources and water resources projects
Additional Information
Sponsorship is not available for this position
Relocation is not available for this position
Offered compensation will be based on location and individual qualifications. The expected range is $65,000.00 - $75,000.00.
About AECOM
AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
ReqID: J10118820
Business Line: Water
Business Group: DCS
Strategic Business Unit: West
Career Area: Digital & Engineering Technology
Work Location Model: Hybrid
Legal Entity: AECOM Technical Services Inc