GIS Specialist - Richmond, Virginia

Are you a GIS specialist with offshore wind experience and a passion for bringing order to complex spatial data environments? LAUTEC is seeking a driven professional to take full ownership of GIS data management and interface delivery for a large-scale offshore wind project currently in construction and early operations. This is your opportunity to sit at the center of a technically rich, multi-stakeholder project—consolidating disparate datasets into a unified, governed GIS system that will carry the project through construction and into long-term operations.

Reporting to the LAUTEC project team, you will work closely with the client’s project team and third‑party data owners to understand existing data streams, define a consolidation strategy, and deliver an accessible, scalable GIS solution. You will be responsible for designing and implementing a standardised GIS database, developing a web‑based interface for end users, and establishing the governance frameworks that will support both construction activities and the eventual handover to the client’s operations team.

• Assess and inventory existing GIS data sources across multiple stakeholders and repositories, including site survey, environmental, geotechnical, UXO, permitting, and construction datasets
• Design and implement a consolidated, standardised GIS database that integrates data from disparate formats, systems, and physical media
• Develop and maintain a web‑based GIS interface appropriate for construction and operations‑phase workflows
• Establish and enforce data governance standards including naming conventions, metadata requirements, and version control
• Manage ongoing data synchronisation as new datasets are received from contractors and campaign operators
• Perform data validation, quality control, and gap analysis on incoming spatial data
• Create and deliver shape files and maps for subcontractor distribution on defined timelines
• Identify and filter which data layers are value‑add for display in the interface versus archival storage
• Support planning for transition and handover of the GIS system to the client operations team upon construction completion
• Provide recommendations on scalability, emerging technologies, and future‑state integration workflows

• Professional working proficiency in English, both written and spoken
• Demonstrated experience supporting GIS systems on offshore wind projects (development, construction, or operations phase)
• Proficiency in ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, and/or other enterprise GIS platforms
• Experience working with large, heterogeneous spatial datasets including survey data, geophysical/geotechnical data, and environmental records
• Familiarity with web GIS interface configuration and delivery (e.g. ArcGIS Experience Builder, custom web viewers)
• Strong understanding of spatial data formats including shape files, geodatabases, rasters, and GeoJSON
• Experience developing and documenting data governance frameworks and data management plans
• Ability to work across multiple stakeholders and coordinate data handoffs from contractors, consultants, and client teams

• Prior experience on U.S. offshore wind projects, including familiarity with BOEM regulatory requirements and permitting datasets
• Exposure to geophysical and geotechnical survey data (G&G campaign outputs) and marine installation data
• Experience migrating or ingesting data from physical media (external hard drives) into cloud or enterprise environments
• Familiarity with UXO survey data and associated spatial record formats
• Experience supporting GIS system handovers from construction to operations teams
• Knowledge of emerging GIS technologies, cloud‑hosted spatial platforms, and integration with asset management systems