Job description

The GIS Analyst role is 100% remote with candidates based in OR, CA, or CO preferred.

Join our team of talented GIS pros! Woodland Solutions Group (WSG) offers a great company culture, interesting project work, a comprehensive benefits package and a commitment to growing your career. Woodland Solutions Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. We value diversity.

Working on a variety of WSG client projects and internal product development, the GIS Analyst is responsible for spatial mapping, developing mapping applications and tools, and managing a digital library of geographic maps in various file types, along with other duties. This role detects geographic trends, analyzes data, and produces digitized maps to help WSG clients make informed business decisions. Adept at working directly with clients and possessing strong initiative and communication skills, the GIS Analyst assists in project requirements gathering, documentation, implantation, and delivery.

Essential Job Duties

• Perform spatial data analysis and modeling using Esri suite of software
• Publish feature services and create view layers in ArcGIS Online (AGOL) to share data with clients, while ensuring appropriate levels of access
• Create dashboards using AGOL to support our clients with critical business decisions
• Review data for currency, accuracy, usefulness, quality, and ensure completeness of documentation
• Maintain or modify existing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) databases.
• Collaborate with WSG colleagues to support implementation of WSG’s software products
• Identify and document client requirements
• Work with our software development team to convey, test, and improve the functionality of Woodland Solutions Group software products
• Provide technical support to clients in support of our Software as s Service (SaaS) offerings
• Automate workflow processes using Python or other tools, where appropriate
• Clearly and concisely document processes to support internal project documentation as well as client knowledge bases and/or tutorials
• Track tasks using JIRA
• Actively participate in client meetings and internal team meetings
• Other GIS and software support efforts as needed
• Achieve weekly billable hours target
• Proactively communicate if client work is becoming scarce, or if project hour overages are anticipated
• Other duties as assigned

Job Qualifications: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Proficiency using Esri products including ArcPro and ArcGIS Online for spatial data analysis
• Data modeling skills
• Ability to automate processes using Python scripting, Jupyter notebooks, or other coding tools
• Competency using the Microsoft Suite of products
• Attention to detail and strong problem-solving skills
• Exceptional qualitative skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Unwavering professionalism and client-focus commitment
• Ability to act with honesty and integrity at all times
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong ownership and initiative
• Ability to work remotely in an efficient and productive manner

Experience/Education:

• Bachelor’s degree (BS) in GIS, Forestry, Environmental Science, or related field, or an Associate’s degree and relevant professional experience
• 2-3 years practical experience in a GIS-related industry
• Experience using ESRI, GIS, and mobile mapping tools
• Experience with Esri FieldMaps, Survey123, PowerBI, Remote Sensing, R, a plus
• Experience using JIRA, a plus

Travel: Infrequent travel to client sites or Company meeting

Physical Requirements: The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee must occasionally position, transport and/or move up to 10 pounds. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to:

• Stand, walk
• Be stationary for extended periods
• Use fingers and/or hands to handle and feel
• Communicate with and exchange information verbally and in writing
• Move about in an office environment
• Work using repetitive motion

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work requires physical efforts associated with using the computer and phones to access and relay information.

Working Environment:

The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly in a home office environment.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.

This position is required to be performed at the work site during regularly scheduled hours. Physical presence at the work site is required.

This job description is not intended to describe in detail the multitude of tasks that may be assigned, but rather to provide the incumbent with a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of his/her position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position. As the nature of business demands change so, too, may the essential functions of this position.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• ArcGIS: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: Remote

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