GIS​/Siting Analyst

GIS/Siting Analyst

Arcadis

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Arcadis is seeking a mid-level GIS Analyst to join our Energy Transition team to help support and grow our expanding Siting and Routing business in the Midwestern and Eastern United States. In this role you will work with our existing siting and GIS teams to support a variety of clients from a range of sectors such as power generation and transmission, oil and gas, and renewable energies.

The ideal candidate will have experience leading GIS efforts associated with environmental planning and permitting and linear routing and siting, including spatial data management, ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online.

The position will require a candidate to work collaboratively with a diverse team and have the capacity to balance varying priorities. Arcadis offers a flexible working environment and follows a hybrid work structure. A successful candidate can expect to work remotely and from the office, as needed, based on demands of project and client teams. Periodic travel will be required (10%).

As a GIS Analyst, you will lead GIS support for environmental planning and permitting projects with a focus on siting and routing. This will include leading routing and siting studies and analyses, authoring technical siting reports, assisting with state Public Utilities Commission (PUC) siting applications, and supporting public outreach efforts while working collaboratively with our public outreach and permitting teams. This will require experience with linear utility routing and siting methodology.

Problem‑solving skills and expertise with the latest versions of ESRI products are also required, as well as the ability to perform highly detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks, with exceptional quality in the work product. You will also be responsible for prioritizing and advancing data management standards, client templates, and best practices for GIS product deployment. As such, you must have demonstrated experience with the latest versions of the ESRI product suite.

In this role you will also mentor junior staff, and work with our team to identify, onboard and train siting and GIS staff capable of supporting multi‑market growth opportunities. You will assist with the growth of new and existing client relationships in conjunction with business development leaders and account leaders. This will include leveraging existing client relationships, supporting client account teams, and leading pursuits and proposal opportunities (development of scopes of work and cost estimates).

You will be an important member of the Energy Transition team interacting with ecologists, cultural resource specialists, planners, engineers, senior technical experts and project/program managers as part of an interdisciplinary team.

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), engineering, biology, ecology, or similar discipline
• 7+ years of experience as a GIS Specialist in environmental consulting. Associated experience with environmental agencies and departmental roles with commercial entities may be considered equivalent
• Deep proficiency with ESRI products including ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Experience Builder and ArcGIS Field Maps
• Proven success in GIS leadership for siting and routing projects including route development and constraints analysis for large infrastructure projects such as electric transmission lines and substations
• Experience developing, managing and maintaining web map services and applications for internal and external clients including the public
• Ability to lead GIS projects, manage project timelines and ensure quality control/quality assurance (QAQC) of project data
• Strong consulting skills, including…