GIS Analyst - Photogrammetrist

NV5; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

401(k)

Professional development

Job summary

NV5 is seeking a GIS Analyst - Photogrammetrist to support survey-grade mapping and reality capture programs. The role focuses on photogrammetry and mobile mapping, advancing standardized workflows and producing datasets for Digital Twins and DOT projects.

The position is onsite at NV5 Geospatial, Dulles, VA, with travel under 10%. Ideal candidates have 3+ years in photogrammetric production, strong planimetric and terrain modeling skills, and leadership experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Geomatics, Surveying, GIS, Geography, or related field.
• 3+ years of professional photogrammetric production experience for DOT and design-grade mapping.
• Strong understanding of planimetric and digital terrain modeling techniques.
• Solid surveying and mapping principles and accuracy standards.
• Team leadership or mentoring experience.
• Strong communication and writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Process airborne and terrestrial imagery and perform aerial triangulation.
• Generate DEM/DTM and support photogrammetric accuracy QA/QC.
• Integrate mobile LiDAR and imagery with traditional photogrammetry.
• Extract features and align datasets across mobile, aerial, and terrestrial sources.
• Support reality capture programs feeding Digital Twins and asset inventories.
• Collaborate with GIS and asset management teams to enable downstream use.
• Assist in production workflow development and standardization.
• Support datasets used for Digital Twins, GIS integration, and asset management.

Skills

Leadership experience

Communication skills

Photogrammetric production

Team mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Geomatics / Surveying / GIS / Geography

Tools

DAT/EM-Summit Evolution

MicroStation

TopoDOT

ArcGIS Pro

Job description

Overview

NV5 is seeking a GIS Analyst - Photogrammetrist to support the delivery of survey-grade airborne, terrestrial, and mobile mapping solutions for transportation and infrastructure clients. This role sits at the intersection of traditional photogrammetry, modern reality capture, and mobile mapping, helping transform high-fidelity spatial data into authoritative datasets and digital twin environments for design grade mapping datasets. The ideal candidate brings deep production expertise, a passion for emerging technologies, and the ability to lead teams while advancing standardized, scalable workflows. The role's focus is both photogrammetry and Mobile Mapping supporting both domains, with emphasis based on project needs.

Work Environment: Location: Onsite – Based out of the NV5 Geospatial Dulles, VA Office. Travel: <10% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Airborne and terrestrial imagery processing
• Aerial triangulation, stereo compilation, DEM/DTM generation
• Survey grade mapping to DOT and engineering standards
• Photogrammetric accuracy validation and QA/QC
• Integration of mobile LiDAR and imagery with traditional photogrammetry
• Feature extraction and alignment across mobile, aerial, and terrestrial datasets
• Support of reality capture programs feeding Digital Twins and asset inventories
• Collaboration with GIS and asset management teams to enable downstream use
• Assist in the processing and creation of airborne, terrestrial, and mobile derived datasets
• Execute and assist in QA/QC and accuracy standards for survey grade deliverables
• Proficient in the use of software such as DAT/EM-Summit Evolution, MicroStation, TopoDOT, ArcGIS Pro
• Troubleshoot accuracy, alignment, and workflow challenges
• Help to support development of standardized production workflows
• Support datasets used for Digital Twins, GIS integration, and asset management

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Geomatics, Surveying, GIS, Geography, or related field
• 3+ years of professional experience in photogrammetric production of DOT and design grade mapping datasets
• Strong understanding of planimetric and digital terrain modeling techniques
• Strong understanding of surveying and mapping principles and accuracy standards
• Team leadership or mentoring experience
• Strong communication and writing skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• ASPRS Certified Photogrammetrist (or pursuing)
• Mobile LiDAR or Digital Twin program experience
• Aerial LiDAR classification and creation of 3D surface datasets for DOT and Surveying clients

NV5 offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, life insurance, PTO, 401(k) and professional development/advancement opportunities.

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check and drug screening.

NV5 provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. NV5 complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.