Geospatial Technical Specialist

Senior Geospatial Analyst

BKF is a multi-service infrastructure consulting firm providing civil engineering, construction management, environmental, planning, and surveying services across California, the Pacific Northwest, and beyond. With offices throughout California and the Portland area, BKF has served transportation, water resources, land development, government, and federal clients for over 110 years.

At BKF, you'll find a unique opportunity to grow your career with intention. Our culture values professional autonomy, innovation, and meaningful collaboration across offices. We are proud to be recognized with the Great Place to Work certification for the second year in a row.

BKF is hiring a senior geospatial analyst to join our ArcGIS team. The ideal candidate would be an experienced geospatial analyst and would be able to support figure production, firm-wide analytics, and routine geospatial modeling and analyses for biological and cultural resource assessments. This position is remote (with the ability to be in a BKF office when necessary).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

BKF is seeking a self-driven, results-oriented and experienced geospatial analyst to support our growing environmental consulting practice throughout California. Job duties include:

• Produce publication-quality maps from field efforts and due-diligence efforts in a timely manner.
• Perform project set-ups for fieldwork in ESRI Field Maps.
• Efficiently generate spatial calculations and package geospatial data for deliverable submissions to clients.
• Organize incoming geospatial and mapping work requests and track production.
• Maintain, update, create, and acquire internal and external GIS data; create and maintain data warehousing and data mining systems; configure and maintain database library; ensure data integrity during integration with other IT systems and databases when importing, exporting, versioning, and maintaining the GIS library structure and geo-database conversions; make recommendations for data standardization and normalization.
• Ensures adherence to quality standards based on industry standards and evaluation of available technology and resources.
• Explains technical information to system users including assisting them in accessing and interpreting GIS information; and providing training to users and advises on best practices.
• Stays abreast of new trends and innovations in technology related to GIS; researches, evaluates, tests, and recommends vendor solutions and technologies; implements improvements upon approval.
• Drive thought leadership and BKF name recognition by presenting at conferences, publishing white papers, and participating in professional organizations.