Senior GIS Lead: Marine Range Mapping (Remote)

Peraton; Houston (TX); Remote; USD 66,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Senior GIS Developer to lead federal species range maps for a high-priority data integration program. You will produce marine and anadromous taxa maps in alignment with the FWS SOP, coordinating with government SMEs and driving sign-offs.

The role involves DoI/FWS/NOAA collaboration, geographic data workflows, QA documentation, and post-production handoff support, with work location marked as Remote.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree and 8 years of professional experience, or Master’s degree and 6 years, or an Associates degree and 10 years, or a HS diploma with 12 years experience.
• U.S. Citizenship is required and ability to obtain/maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• Extensive GIS experience focused on species range mapping or federal environmental applications.
• Proficiency in ArcGIS, QGIS, Python for GIS automation (ArcPy) and SQL for spatial data validation.
• Experience with CRS transformations and spatial data normalization, QA documentation, and government SME coordination.

Responsibilities

• Lead production of federal species range maps for marine and anadromous taxa per SOP.
• Review the FWS Range Mapping SOP before project kickoff.
• Perform spatial data aggregation/normalization and CRS transformations.
• Validate spatial intersects against authoritative layers and Critical Habitat designations.
• Coordinate iterative range map reviews with FWS and NOAA Fisheries SMEs and obtain sign-off.
• Produce QA documentation for each map and secure government approval.
• Assist post-production handoff with updated range maps and deliverables.

Skills

GIS experience

US Citizenship

Public Trust clearance ability

QA documentation skills

Coordination with SMEs

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Associates degree

High school diploma

Tools

ArcGIS

QGIS

Python (ArcPy)

SQL

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Senior GIS Developer to lead federal species range maps for a high-priority data integration program. You will produce marine and anadromous taxa maps in alignment with the FWS SOP, coordinating with government SMEs and driving sign-offs.

The role involves DoI/FWS/NOAA collaboration, geographic data workflows, QA documentation, and post-production handoff support, with work location marked as Remote.