What are the responsibilities and job description for the GIS Analyst - Land Development position at LJA Logo 2023?
Title: GIS Analyst
Division: GIS
LJA recognizes that our success depends on the quality of the people we hire. We are currently seeking highly talented individuals that take pride in their work, function exceptionally well in team environments, and contribute to the overall success of the company. As a 100% employee-owned company, we promote an entrepreneurial spirit that helps drive the bottom line and the long-term professional and financial success of our employees. With more than 50 office locations, LJA is growing and ready for talented people to help us build our future.
Summary: LJA is seeking a skilled GIS Analyst to support our GIS Team in the Houston office. The ideal candidate would have a minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience working with ESRI products: ArcMap, ArcGIS Pro, 3D Analyst, Spatial Analyst.
General Responsibilities:
- Utilize GIS tools and techniques to analyze, manage, and visualize data.
- Create cartographic products using established standards.
- Assist with the maintenance of GIS databases.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to contribute to the planning and decision-making processes.
- Stay updated on emerging technologies and best practices in GIS.
- Data analysis tasks include data reprojection, and classifications from post-processed LiDAR datasets.
- Facilitate data integration, classification, and feature extractions for a variety of engineering applications.
- Responsible for the Quality Assurance /Quality Control of LiDAR derived products, produced for multiple internal and external groups.
- Use best GIS practices and principles as related to raster data principles.
- Comprehensive understanding of coordinate systems and other geodetic principles.
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to build strong relationships
- Prepared to work in a fast-paced office environment, with evolving priorities
- Attention to detail and ability to prioritize tasks to meet project deadlines.
Required Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Geography, Environmental Science, or related field.
Required Experience:
- 2 years of hands-on experience working with ESRI products: ArcMap, ArcGIS Pro, 3D Analyst, Spatial Analyst
- Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex spatial data.
- Strong listening, writing and verbal communication skills.
- Proven work history, strong work ethic and team-player attitude.
- Experience with programming languages is a plus.
- Experience interfacing with surveyors, engineers, and GIS professionals.
