What are the responsibilities and job description for the GIS Specialist - Umiaq Environmental, LLC position at UIC Alaska?
Overview
The GIS Specialist I will assist the GIS Specialist II and UMIAQ Environmental projects by developing accurate and visually pleasing project maps and figures for use in plans, reports, and permit applications. The GIS Specialist I will be responsible for managing spatial data and performing analysis, such as calculating project footprints, to support cartographic production. Essential to this role are strong communication skills and an understanding of geospatial concepts and GIS software needed to accomplish assigned tasks. This is a full-time position located in Anchorage, Alaska.
UMIAQ Environmental, LLC (UMIAQ Environmental) is a subsidiary of UIC Commercial Services, a division of Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation. UMIAQ Environmental provides a comprehensive suite of environmental consulting services, which include documentation of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance, construction and access permitting, environmental site assessments, stakeholder engagement, sampling and remediation of contaminated sites, management of hazardous waste, wetlands monitoring, and more. Our staff has decades of combined experience working in locations throughout Alaska.
UMIAQ Environmental is committed to protecting the health and safety of our employees and the environments where we conduct operations. We recruit qualified people looking to join a workforce characterized by strong leadership, competent and hard-working staff, and a superior work environment with a focus on career development, great wages and benefits.
Company OverviewUkpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation (UIC) is the village corporation of Barrow, Alaska and is recognized as one of Alaska's top 10 companies with approximately 4,000 employees nationwide and revenues above $700M annually. UIC is projected to grow substantially in the coming years to become a top 3 company in Alaska by 2030.
As a proud Alaska Native Corporation, our success brings growth and benefits to our Inupiat shareholders. The size and diversity of our operations means we have a broad variety of career opportunities. We recruit only qualified people looking to join a workforce characterized by strong leadership, competent and hard-working staff, and a superior work environment with a focus on career development, great wages and benefits.
Responsibilities
Specific duties and responsibilities are as follows:
- Prepare visually pleasing project drawings for use in plans, reports, and permit applications.
- Follow existing procedures for document review, organization, and file structure.
- Inventory data needed to complete requested drawings, work to obtain data, and communicate when data needs to be purchased or is not available.
- Intermediate to advance skills in the MS Office suite – Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint.
- Communicate clearly and respectfully to all coworkers, clients, and stakeholders.
Develop of flow charts, flyers, and outreach materials, or assist with management of data, as assigned.
- Demonstrable ability to use GIS software to prepare and modify drawings, including accurate measurement of dimensions.
- Strong communication skills.
- Familiarity with using the internet to search for and download data needed for drawings.
- Ability to inventory data needed to complete requested drawings and communicate when data needs to be purchased or is not available.
- Intermediate to advance skills in Adobe and the MS Office suite – Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint.
- Planning, organizing, and prioritizing workload are primary duties. The Drafter must be flexible and capable of adapting to changing timelines.
Strong interpersonal skills and good judgment with the ability to work alone or as part of a team.
Qualifications
Required Experience:
- An Associate’s degree or Bachelor’s degree in Geography, GIS, or technical drafting.
- Familiarity with ESRI ArcGIS products
- MS Office Suite: Word and Excel
- Adobe
Preferred Experience:
- Familiarity with ArcGIS Online and web-based GIS products
- Ability to write SQL statements to query data
- Familiarity with Python for automating tasks
- Familiarity with field-based data collection processes and technology
Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) familiarity
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