Senior GIS Professional

Dewberry is seeking a Senior GIS Professional in our Richmond, VA office. This position will support a wide array of geospatially-enabled efforts in the southeast and mid-Atlantic supporting energy, commercial and economic development. Candidates will have strong competencies and demonstrated experience with geospatial data management, map development of all kinds, data queries, process improvement, standards & process improvement and the desire to lead a small but growing team of young dedicated GIS professionals.

Candidates will have strong skills with proficiency in a range of important tools such as ESRI ArcGIS technologies (including ArcGIS Pro, AGOL & field collection software).

This position will mostly focus on implementing advanced GIS techniques and processes to support production efforts in support of clients for Energy and Economic Development related projects in our Richmond, VA office. This is an excellent career opportunity for an individual to join a team of professionals while working in a multidisciplinary consulting and engineering firm. The position offers great potential for professional growth and the opportunity to lead, train and develop a team of GIS professionals while interacting with several other disciplines.

Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 50 locations and 2,000 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors are our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

• Work on consulting projects for energy, local, private and economic development clients
• Support large scale geospatial data gathering, data managing and data presentation projects spanning multiple years as part of a multi-disciplinary team;
• Perform analysis of current processes, provide recommendations for improvement and implementation of solutions;
• Ensuring standards and practices that are developed are implemented across projects and team members
• Checking for technical accuracy of GIS and geospatial deliverables and associated reports;
• Coordinating with the project team, project managers, clients, local communities, and other contractors to compile all data necessary to produce the most up-to-date product

Must have experience that demonstrates a strong background in application of GIS and skills to execute efficient solutions. The candidate should have strong organizational skills, as well as the ability to multi-task and work independently and as a team player.

• Bachelor's degree in Geography, GIS, or related field.
• 7 years of experience in the GIS Field.
• Experience or interest in leading a small team of GIS professionals that is integrated in a multi-discipline practice
• Advanced skills using Esri ArcGIS Pro 3.X and ArcGIS for Desktop 10.8X
• Deep understanding of coordinate systems, projections and transformations
• Advanced cartographic skills for both desktop and web-based maps
• Experience / knowledge in geospatial programming using Python.
• Ability to understand the big picture of a project and how that relates to the GIS tasks at hand
• Desire to push the boundaries of GIS on projects, when appropriate
• Enjoys challenging GIS tasks
• Exceptional visual, written and verbal communication skills
• Interest and ability to educate and promote GIS and geospatial technologies Interest and ability to develop overarching GIS solutions that can be consistently applied to various projects that are innovative
• Interest in keeping up to date on emerging geospatial technologies
• Self-motivated to learn new GIS skills and continuously improve on existing skillsets
• Innovation, enthusiasm, and creativity - ability to develop new ideas and to chart a path
• Ability to effectively juggle multiple tasks concurrently
• Ability to relay complex technical information to a wide array or audiences.
• Familiar with a variety of the GIS profession concepts, practices, and procedures.  
• Ability to lead holistic discussions about governance, policy, best practices, standards.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Desired Skills:

• Experience developing web GIS using ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise/Portal, including Experience Builder, Dashboards, Hub Sites, Instant Apps, Community Analyst, and other Esri Web platforms
• Mobile data collection, processing, and integration (GPS surveys with Field Maps, Survey123)

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace for our employees. So if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

*Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

*Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry’s background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.

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