GIS Specialist III - AECOM

**Company Description** **Work with Us. Change the World.** At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world. We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us. **Job Description** **AECOM** is actively seeking an experienced, highly skilled and proficient GIS Specialist III for immediate employment in the Conshohocken or Pittsburgh, PA office in a full-time role. The successful candidate will work in an interdisciplinary, collaborative environment in both in-person and virtual (telework) settings. This position provides unlimited career growth potential while collaborating with a team comprised of a variety of technical staff and project managers in support of AECOM’s clients, including natural gas, electric utilities, renewable energy, and other focus areas. This person will report to the Conshohocken or Pittsburgh, PA office and will be part of AECOM’s Environmental Planning and Permitting (EPP) team. The successful candidate will use their deep knowledge of GIS, data management, data analytics, and critical thinking skills to lead other GIS team members and support our clients and AECOM’s project teams. The ideal candidate will need to thrive in a challenging environment, be flexible on schedule to meet project deadlines, meet billable hours goals and have attention to detail, and provide a broad range of GIS skills and quality control (QA/QC) capabilities. The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to: + Independently executes and delivers GIS projects of moderate to highly technical nature and complexity, including geodatabases and similar systems. + Develop and maintain GIS standards, databases, reports, and mapping. + Create, organize, manipulate, and extract GIS and other data for reporting, analysis, + presentation purposes. + Perform quality assurance of GIS data and associated graphic components. + Work with the EPP team on a variety of utility siting and environmental impact assessment projects, as the GIS technical lead and quality reviewer. + Mentor and train junior GIS staff, resolve technical issues and assist with other staff with troubleshooting. + Prepare and maintain internal and external project documentation, including quality control documentation. + Coordinate with internal teams such as cultural resources, ecologist, other GIS staff, and other technical experts. **Qualifications** Minimum Qualifications: + BA/BS degree In GIS, Geography, or a related field +4 years of GIS, GIS-related programing/coding, utility siting, or other relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education. + The position may require periodic travel (including overnight), extended work hours, working remotely, evening or weekend work hours. + Valid Driver’s License and as a condition of employment must be able to pass AECOM’s Motor Vehicle Records review. + Due to the nature of work, US Citizenship required. Preferred Qualifications: + Experience working with electric utility, natural gas, and/or renewable energy clients. + ArcMap, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Portal, ArcGIS Online/ArcGIS Enterprise, and/or other relevant ArcGIS software. + ESRI and other geoprocessing tools and Python, SQL and/or other coding experience. + Custom Python and other coding writing capabilities for data analysis and data automation. + In-depth technical knowledge of geographic concepts, including coordinate systems, data collection methods, spatial data management, analysis, data visualization and cartographic design. + Utility siting experience, technical writing capabilities, working knowledge of public utility fling documents and applications, and public outreach roles (i.e., Siting experience). Relevant experience in: + Staff training or mentoring experience in a multidisciplinary GIS based support role. + High degree of self-motivation and performance and team approach. + Excellent and relevant references. **Additional Information** + Relocation is not available for this position. + Sponsorship is not available for this position. Offered compensation will be based on location and individual qualifications. The expected range is $57,000.00 - $99,000.00. **About AECOM** AECOM is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits program to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absence, voluntary benefits, perks, U.S. and global well-being programs, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan. AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM. **Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity** You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed. You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients. AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too. Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. **ReqID:** J10116035 **Business Line:** Environment **Business Group:** DCS **Strategic Business Unit:** East **Career Area:** Digital & Engineering Technology **Work Location Model:** Hybrid **Legal Entity:** AECOM Technical Services Inc