GIS Analyst

Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields and guide our work with rigor, a creative spirit, and vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties backgrounds, and expertise. We’re a place to apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental talents on work that’s critical to our clients and the communities they support. Join a team that has the environment down to a science.

Your Opportunity

Stantec is seeking a full-time GIS Analyst within our Environmental Services (ES) group out of our Cottage Grove, WI; Fitchburg, WI; Milwaukee, WI; Mequon, WI; or De Pere, WI office.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Create maps and perform a wide range of geospatial analyses in support of environmental permitting, environmental field surveys, and construction compliance for a variety of power-related projects, including but not limited to, high voltage transmission lines, wind and solar energy facilities, transportation infrastructure and oil and gas pipelines.
• Adhere to established cartographic standards and Quality Assurance/Quality Control processes.
• Manage a wide variety of project-specific and reference geospatial data in accordance with defined data management standards.
• Support geospatial field data collection efforts utilizing ArcGIS Online’s suite of mobile and web applications. Typical collected features include wetlands, waterways and rare, threatened or endangered species occurrences or habitats.
• Collaborate with existing GIS staff members working in other Stantec offices.

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

Required:

• Experience working with Esri ArcGIS products:
• ArcPro
• ArcGIS Online and it’s suite of mobile and web applications.
• Field Maps, Survey123, Web App Builder, Experience Builder, Dashboards, etc.
• Understanding of basic cartographic concepts such as scale, projections, spatial relationships, and symbolization.
• Thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Meet project deadlines and understand how assigned tasks relate to project goals.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Prioritize, organize, and perform multiple work assignments simultaneously.
• Perform work accurately in a detail-oriented environment.
• Exceptional visual, written, and verbal communication skills, problem-solving abilities, and attention to detail.
• Up to 10% travel to support field data collection.

Preferred:

• Python/Arcade
• Work with engineering design CAD drawings.
• Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, PowerBI, Power Automate.
• Lidar processing.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in GIS, Life Science, Environmental Science, Natural Resources, or related field with demonstrated GIS training or coursework.
• 0 – 4 years of relevant experience.
• All educational backgrounds relating to Geospatial Sciences will be considered.
• Experience with environmental permitting preferred.