Marine Environmental GIS Specialist I

Florida; Saint Petersburg (FL); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Accommodation assistance

Job summary

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is seeking an Environmental Specialist I to join the Center for Spatial Analysis in St. Petersburg, FL. You will develop GIS datasets, build web maps, and support marine habitat research using ArcGIS and open-source tools.

Travel to field sites may be required. Responsibilities include creating spatial databases, publishing online geospatial products, and contributing to ecosystem models and publications while collaborating with scientists

Qualifications

• 4 years of experience in a closely related physical or natural sciences field, or a bachelor’s degree with relevant science majors.
• Knowledge of GIS data collection, spatial analysis, and open-source tools (R, Python).
• Florida driver’s license or ability to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Prepare GIS datasets of estuarine habitats and calculate landscape metrics for distribution models.
• Work with fisheries researchers to create web maps and databases of coastal fish habitats.
• Maintain and update ArcGIS Online apps, dashboards, and Experience Builder projects.
• Participate in field work and data analysis for horseshoe crab monitoring.
• Aggregate water quality data from multiple providers into a single database.

Skills

GIS

Cartography

Data science

Python

R

GitHub

Public speaking

Communication

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in physical or natural sciences or mathematics

Tools

ArcGIS

ArcGIS Online

Survey123

Connect

Dashboards

Experience Builder

Hub

Microsoft Office

Windows

Job description

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is seeking an Environmental Specialist I to join the Center for Spatial Analysis in St. Petersburg, FL. You will develop GIS datasets, build web maps, and support marine habitat research using ArcGIS and open-source tools.

Travel to field sites may be required. Responsibilities include creating spatial databases, publishing online geospatial products, and contributing to ecosystem models and publications while collaborating with scientists