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WSP

Environmental GIS Planner

Herndon, VA

Experience in Python/Visual Basic programming * Automating GIS processes with Model Builder, arcpy, and script tools * Understanding of ESRI infrastructure (Enterprise, Desktop software, ArcGIS ...

WSP

Environmental GIS Planner

Herndon, VA · On-site

Experience in Python/Visual Basic programming * Automating GIS processes with Model Builder, arcpy, and script tools * Understanding of ESRI infrastructure (Enterprise, Desktop software, ArcGIS ...

Citian

GIS Specialist

Washington, DC

As a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Engineer at Citian, you will play a key role in applying ... Experience in Python and/or SQL is preferred but not required * Passion for geospatial data types ...

AHU Technologies, Inc.

GIS Analyst Master

Washington, DC · On-site

$55 - $60/hr

The GIS analyst position will support the data creation, visualization, and lifecycle maintenance ... as Python and JavaScript Highly desired 3 Years • Client-facing experience. Highly desired 3 ...

Esri

GIS Solution Engineer - Defense

Vienna, VA

Overview GIS Solution Engineers on our Defense team are highly technical, trusted advisors to ... Programming and scripting experience with languages such as Python and JavaScript * Master's degree ...

Esri

GIS Solution Engineer - AEC

Washington, DC · On-site

Esri is a company that specializes in GIS technology, and they are seeking a GIS Solution Engineer ... Python and JavaScript • Master's degree in geography, computer science, or a related field • ...

Esri

GIS Solution Engineer - AEC

Washington, DC · On-site

The GIS Solution Engineer will act as a subject matter expert, advising customers on complex ... Python and JavaScript • Master's degree in geography, computer science, or a related field • ...

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Environmental GIS Planner

Environmental GIS Planner

WSP

Herndon, VA

Other

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement

Posted 21 days ago

WSP rating

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Company rating: 8.5 out of 10

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Job description

This Opportunity

WSP is hiring an Environmental GIS Planner with technical skills in GIS analysis, municipal stormwater management, and environmental policy and compliance services for our Herndon, Virginia office. 

The ideal candidate will have intermediate to advanced experience using ESRI GIS platforms to analyze, visualize, and report data for municipal and industrial stormwater, water/wastewater, or environmental programs, and planning experience in municipal stormwater management and flood resilience planning. Experience in Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permits, Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs), watershed planning, green infrastructure, stormwater monitoring, dry weather outfall screening, and associated report development is a plus. 

Some travel/field work may be required typically less than 10% of the time per year (usually in the mid-Atlantic US)

Your Impact

GIS-focused activities can include:

  • Performing GIS mapping and analysis to support MS4 compliance and flood resilience analyses, plans, and reports

  • Collecting GIS data for municipal infrastructure and capital projects through digitization of as-builts, imagery review, and field reconnaissance.

  • Documenting GIS data and processes for technical and non-technical audiences 

  • Developing and implementing ArcGIS Online applications 

  • Translating broad planning or environmental questions into defensible GIS-based investigations and clearly communicating methods and findings

Planning-focused activities can include:

  • Collaborating with experts in planning, GIS, civil engineering, and ecological sciences to support clients/projects in community and watershed flood resilience planning, municipal stormwater quality and flood/drainage management, MS4 permit compliance and TMDL planning/accounting, and stormwater financing

  • Technical writing and review of SOPs, plans, reports, and manuals

  • Field monitoring and investigations including stormwater inspections, outfall screening, stormwater sampling, biological monitoring, SWPPP inspections

Who You Are

Required Qualifications:

  • BS in Planning, GIS and Spatial Data Science, Environmental Policy, Environmental Science, Civil Engineering or related field

  • 5-7 years of related knowledge and direct involvement in:

  • urban hydrology and water quality principles
  • municipal stormwater management (i.e., MS4 permits, TMDLs, flood mitigation, capital planning)
  • technical writing and communication of technical subject matter to technical and layman audiences
  • ArcGIS Pro software for data management, spatial analysis, and creating maps for decision-making (intermediate to advanced proficiency required) 
  • developing and configuring ArcGIS Online feature services, web maps, web apps, Field Maps, and Survey123, and Experience Builder (intermediate to advanced proficiency required) 
  • GIS data management and analysis with municipal and environmental data (parcels, land use, buildings, roads, impervious surface, watersheds, streams, storm sewer and other utilities, water quality, etc.)
  • Managing, organizing, and presenting data in MS Excel, and QA/QC of large datasets

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in Python/Visual Basic programming

  • Automating GIS processes with Model Builder, arcpy, and script tools

  • Understanding of ESRI infrastructure (Enterprise, Desktop software, ArcGIS Online, Portal) and ArcGIS administration (user types and roles, licensing, permissions, etc.)

  • Experience with reading land development construction drawings, as-built plans, and municipal infrastructure system maps

  • Experience with writing standard operating procedures, manuals, reports, plans, etc.

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About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

www.wsp.com

WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand.  Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation - no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service. 

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