What are the responsibilities and job description for the Geospatial Data Analyst position at Dewberry?
Job Description
Dewberry is currently seeking a Geospatial Data Analyst in our Baton Rouge, LA office.
Dewberry’s Geospatial and Technology Services creates geospatial and analytical solutions for real-world engineering, environmental, and community problems. Our analysts perform a variety of data services for our clients including data management, governance, analysis, transformation, automation, and visualization.
Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 50 locations and 2,000 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors are our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.
Responsibilities
Candidates will have strong competencies and demonstrated experience developing data management, analysis, and visualization solutions with an emphasis on business analytics. Work assignments will be varied to include:
- Work on consulting projects for government and commercial clients.
- Support large scale geospatial analytical modeling efforts to identify hazards, assess risk, and evaluate risk reduction methods.
- Apply statistical, numerical and/or computer application techniques.
- Develop web, mobile, and desktop applications.
- Participate in testing, supporting and deploying tools and preparing technical documentation.
Required Skills & Required Experience
Necessary background and skills include:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, business, GIS or other relevant geospatial or data science related field, masters preferred.
- At least 3 years’ experience working with data management and analysis applications
- Intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, SharePoint, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, Survey123 and other related software.
- Excellent problem-solving, verbal and written communication, design development, and debugging skills.
- Ability to work independently using strong organizational skills and operate effectively in team settings using an agile software development approach.
- Maintain and support application(s) according to changing business/mission requirements.
Don’t meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace for our employees. So if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.
*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.
*Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
*Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry’s background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.
