Early Career GIS Analyst

This Opportunity WSP is currently initiating a search for an Early Career GIS Analys t for our Pheonix, AZ office. The successful applicant will support our team using GIS analytical skills to prepare figures and maps to support our environmental and engineering clients, and coordinate with project teams to develop products from imagery, LiDAR, and other geospatial sources. The ideal candidates will have a BS degree in GIS or equivalent degree or certification with around 0-1 years of experience. We are interested in a candidate who is genuinely excited and enthusiastic about learning and pushing technical limits and finding new solutions for our environmental investigation and remediation related projects and clients. We’d love you to join our team of friendly, hard-working, dedicated, and collaborative professionals. Your Impact Will perform both geographic and non-geographic data manipulation, management and analysis, cartography, and develop/use automated GIS processes using a variety of software environments. Will work in a production-oriented environment as part of a team. Revise existing GIS layers and create new layers following established standards and procedures. Will work with raster and vector feature layers and attributing features to conform with required table information. Correct geospatial location of features based on aerial photography or topography. Will create high quality maps, GIS analysis, and data for reports to support a variety of Engineering and Environmental projects. Maintain metadata and best practices to support systems and data. Complete training on assigned tasks. Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures. Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs. Who You Are Required Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree in GIS, Environmental Science, Planning, or a related field. Analytical skills, and familiarity with research techniques, modeling data, scanning and digitizing files, and experience maintaining records and databases with assigned projects required. Familiarity with ESRI’s Arc GIS platform. General awareness of AutoCAD, Python, Visual Basic, Arcade, or SQL programming. Capable interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to a scientific and non-scientific audience. Capable self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment. Ability to work independently under general supervision, as well as part of a team to meet business objectives. Basic proficiency with business writing, office automation and communication software, assorted field applicable technologies, web mapping applications and tools. Proven track record of upporing workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies. Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek. Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements. Preferred Qualifications A member of and/or actively participate in local professional practice organizations. #J-18808-Ljbffr WSP