GIS Technician: Vegetation & Wetland Mapping

Colorado State University; Fort Collins (CO); On-site; USD 48,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Colorado State University’s Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands (CEMML) in Fort Collins seeks a GIS Technician to support Vegetation Mapping and Wetland Delineation teams. This is a full-time, in-person role focused on digitizing aerial imagery, creating maps, and data entry.

The position also offers potential fieldwork assistance when needed and requires pursuing a related B.S. degree; relocation support is not provided.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a B.S. in a natural resources-, cultural resources-, ecosystem science-, or environmental compliance-related field (at least a sophomore standing).
• At least 3 months and no more than 3 years of relevant experience (internships, fieldwork, seasonal jobs, volunteer work, or coursework).
• Basic field data collection skills (Vegetation surveys, wildlife monitoring, GPS-based mapping).

Responsibilities

• Administrative tasks: data entry and management, public outreach, site forms, technical reports, compliance documents, database work, spatial analysis and correspondence.
• Fieldwork: potential to assist teams with field work as needed.

Skills

Field data collection

GPS-based mapping

Spatial analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in natural resources / related field

Graduate degree in natural resources / GIS (preferred)

Tools

Esri ArcGIS

Avenza GPS

Geodatabases

MS Access

Job description

Colorado State University’s Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands (CEMML) in Fort Collins seeks a GIS Technician to support Vegetation Mapping and Wetland Delineation teams. This is a full-time, in-person role focused on digitizing aerial imagery, creating maps, and data entry.

The position also offers potential fieldwork assistance when needed and requires pursuing a related B.S. degree; relocation support is not provided.