GIS Technician

Merrick & Company is seeking a career- and quality-minded GIS Technician I for a full-time position in our Greenwood Village, CO office. We are open to fully remote and hybrid employees. The ideal candidate is motivated to build a GIS career, learn established workflows, and support widely varied GIS applications and related geospatial services. This position supports infrastructure, utilities, aviation, federal, and municipal projects and works closely with GIS specialists, engineers, planners, surveyors, LiDAR/imagery specialists, and project managers.

The GIS Technician I will create, update, organize, and present geospatial data while completing assigned production tasks under regular direction and following established standards, procedures, and quality-control practices.

• Create, edit, organize, and maintain GIS datasets and supporting project files in accordance with established standards and procedures.
• Perform data conversion, georeferencing, digitizing, attribution, geoprocessing, and other routine GIS production tasks using established workflows.
• Create maps, figures, exhibits, and other geospatial deliverables using established templates and cartographic standards.
• Support ArcGIS Online projects by updating hosted content, web maps, and sharing settings under direction.
• Perform basic data validation and quality-control checks; identify and communicate spatial, attribute, and projection issues for review.
• Assist with the integration of GIS data from CAD, LiDAR, imagery, GPS, survey, and tabular sources using established methods.
• Assist with 3D GIS, BIM, and digital twin production workflows as assigned.
• Use approved AI/GeoAI tools and established workflows to support GIS production tasks, where appropriate.
• Support ArcGIS Field Maps and mobile data collection workflows, including field preparation, synchronization, and review of collected data.
• Prepare and maintain basic metadata, documentation, and project file organization.

• Utility asset management and system mapping
• SDSFIE data models and standards
• Boundary datasets, plats, property descriptions, easement and right-of-way mapping
• Processing and integrating survey design topography and DTM surfaces
• ArcGIS Field Maps and mobile data collection solutions
• Electric utilities, water districts, and/or other utility clients
• CAD/GIS, LiDAR, imagery, photogrammetry, UAS, GPS, 3D GIS, BIM/GIS, or digital twin workflows
• High school diploma or equivalent required; associate or bachelor’s degree, or a certificate in GIS, Geography, Geomatics, Engineering Technology, Computer Science, or a related field is preferred
• Typically 0–2 years of GIS production experience, coursework, internship experience, or a comparable combination of education and applied experience
• Basic understanding of GIS concepts, spatial data structures, cartographic principles, coordinate systems, and projections
• Demonstrated ability to follow established procedures, accept technical direction, and ask questions when requirements or data conditions are unclear
• Coursework or experience supporting engineering, infrastructure, utility, environmental, aviation, federal, or municipal projects is preferred
• ESRI software suite, including working knowledge of ArcGIS Pro and familiarity with ArcGIS Online
• Basic geodatabase editing, attribute maintenance, file management, and data QA/QC
• Routine geoprocessing, data conversion, georeferencing, digitizing, and editing workflows
• Cartographic design and geospatial data visualization
• Familiarity with CAD/GIS, survey, GPS, or other source-data integration

• Positive attitude with a desire to learn, grow, and build GIS expertise
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accurate, high-quality…