Entry-Level GIS Specialist

Mead & Hunt; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Paid Sick Leave

Parental Leave

401K Match

Life & Disability Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Mead & Hunt, a nationally recognized professional services consulting firm, is seeking a GIS Analyst to support municipal projects from our Milwaukee, WI area office. You will utilize ESRI GIS software to manage, analyze, and visualize geospatial data, and create high-quality maps and interactive web maps for presentations and reports.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in geography or GIS or at least four years of relevant experience, strong data visualization and cartography skills,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in geography, GIS, history or related field.
• If no degree, at least four years of relevant professional experience.
• Proficiency in ESRI GIS software and related tools.
• Experience collecting geospatial data and performing fieldwork.
• Strong cartographic and visualization skills.
• Experience with local government municipal GIS projects.

Responsibilities

• Utilizing ESRI GIS software to manage, analyze, and visualize data.
• Conducting spatial analysis and applying geoprocessing techniques for municipal projects.
• Creating high-quality maps and interactive web maps for presentations and reports.
• Collaborating with team members to design and maintain geospatial databases.
• Assisting in geospatial workflows and standards development.
• Staying updated on GIS technologies, tools, and methodologies.
• Communicating GIS findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

GIS internship experience

Data visualization

Cartographic design

Team collaboration

Stakeholder communication

Fieldwork experience

Spatial analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in geography or GIS

Tools

ArcGIS Pro

ArcGIS Online

Survey 123

Field Maps

Job description

Responsibilities

Mead & Hunt, a nationally recognized professional services consulting firm, is seeking a client focused problem-solver to join our collaborative and innovative GIS team Milwaukee, WI area office.

Responsibilities include:

• Utilizing ESRI GIS software to manage, analyze, and visualize data
• Conducting spatial analysis and applying geoprocessing techniques to support municipal projects
• Creating high-quality maps and interactive web maps for presentations and reports
• Collaborating with team members to design and maintain geospatial databases, ensuring data integrity and efficient data retrieval
• Assisting in the development and implementation of geospatial workflows and standards
• Staying up to date on the latest GIS technologies, tools, and methodologies
• Effectively communicating GIS findings and analysis to both technical and non-technical stakeholders through written reports and presentations

This position may require work to be performed on-site at a project site. Some travel may be required.

The successful candidate will have:

• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in geography, GIS, history or related field

--OR--

• If no degree, at least four (4) years of relevant professional experience

The ideal candidate will have any/all of the following:

• GIS internship experience
• Proficiency in ESRI GIS software and related tools (ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, Survey 123, Field Maps)
• Experience collecting geospatial data
• Fieldwork experience
• Proficiency in cartographic principles, map design, and visualization techniques
• Experience with local government municipal GIS projects and clients (public works, utilities, community development)

About the Firm:

Founded in 1900, Mead & Hunt is an employee-owned firm boasting more than 1400+ engineers, architects, planners, construction, and support staff in 50+ offices nationwide. Mead & Hunt has been recognized as one of the Best Firms to Work For by CE News and ranked 82nd in Engineering News-Record's Top 500 Design Firms list.

Mead & Hunt proudly offers medical, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, paid sick leave, parental leave, a 401K plan with a generous company match, life and disability insurance, and an employee assistance program.

• medical
• dental
• vision insurance
• paid time off
• paid sick leave
• parental leave
• a 401K plan with a generous company match
• life and disability insurance
• an employee assistance program

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of applicable pre-employment screening requirements.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability

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