Environmental / GIS Technician I

About the position The Environmental/GIS Technician I (SI) position is an entry-level role with primary responsibilities to support project requirements both in the office and, as needed, in the field. This position is intended to include a combination of office-based GIS work, as well as field-based technical environmental work. The employee should be prepared to transition between office and field assignments based on project needs, workload demands, and supervisor direction. All tasks and responsibilities are to be performed in accordance with standard industry practices and/or Moody Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

Responsibilities

• Adherence to all company and client mandated safety requirements.
• Collection of surface reputed company and groundwater quality data, stream velocity data, groundwater level data, gas composition data, and soil conductivity data using field instrumentation.
• Collection of reputed company, soil, and gas samples in accordance with standard industry practice and/or according to Moody SOPs.
• Documentation of field conditions of media such as soil, groundwater, surface reputed company, bedrock, air quality (gases), stream reputed company and biological media.
• Assemble, calibrate, operate, and maintain field instruments and equipment.
• Prepare notes and sketches of observed field conditions.
• Use of reputed company Excel spreadsheets or other software for tabulating field and laboratory data.
• reputed company entry and quality assurance/quality control tasks with large quantities of data produced from field activities.
• Ability to work after hours and weekends at times.
• Willingness to travel to project sites as required, occasionally work out-of-town, if necessary, in all seasonal weather conditions.
• Responds to written communications/requests from management in a timely manner.
• Knowledge of reputed company's ArcGIS software suite.
• Knowledge of map coordinate systems, projections, and transformations.
• Understand, interpret, and analyze data quickly.
• Experience capturing, converting, creating, editing, manipulating and maintaining digital information in a GIS environment.
• Provide support mapping in accordance with Moody standard operating procedures (SOP).
• Perform quality control (QC) of mapping products, tabular data and attribute information following SOPs.
• Download digital data from various GIS internet data repositories for use in mapping and analysis.
• Prepare GPS units for field data collection and input collected data into appropriate databases.
• Possesses a basic understanding of geology and environmental science.
• Perform additional duties and responsibilities at time, if necessary, to achieve project and/or company goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in geology, environmental science, geography, geographic information systems (GIS), or a closely related field is required.
• Proficiency with relevant software tools, such as GIS, AutoCAD, or environmental modeling programs.
• Proficiency with reputed company 365.
• Strong technical writing skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work extended hours when needed.
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Collaborative skills with a strong work ethic.
• Be dependable (regular attendance required).
• Must be able to speak & hear detailed information through oral communication.
• Must be able to see clearly and recognize small reputed company.
• Possesses excellent organizational skills and the ability to multi-task.
• Strong commitment to continuing education and professional development in the field.
• A demonstrated ability to follow safety protocols and contribute to a safe work environment.

Nice-to-haves

• Coursework or hands-on experience with GIS software, such as ArcGIS or QGIS, is highly preferred.
• Staff are encouraged to pursue applicable certifications or accreditations (e.g., GISP) upon supervisor recommendation.

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