What are the responsibilities and job description for the GIS Analyst position at Matrix New World?
Established in 1990, Matrix is a leading full-service engineering and environmental services firm. Long recognized for technical excellence, Matrix has been operating as a legal entity since its inception 33 years ago. With a strong local presence and national scale, Matrix employs over 250 professionals working in nine offices nationwide.
The GIS Analyst position will assist in the development and adherence of GIS standards to ensure the creation, administration, and use of the most current and best quality geospatial data and tools across Matrix. This position will provide spatial and technical solutions while working with project managers and project stakeholders to support the Company’s GIS and other project needs. This position functions as a technical expert by coordinating meetings, facilitating training, and producing technical and user documentation to support internal and external customers. This position would ideally sit in our Phoenix, AZ office but one of our other offices may be an option for the right candidate.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare or coordinate preparation of maps and geospatial dashboards; analyze and interpret statistics and planning data for developing plans during emergency incidents, exercises, steady state operations, and long-term planning and preparedness goals.
- Research and learn new technologies and/or workflows; participate and/or lead trainings, webinars, and conferences to foster growth.
- Design and produce cartographic products including hard copy maps, configurable web and mobile applications, and web services for both internal and external consumption.
- Support, troubleshoot, and maintain spatial systems, including desktop applications, web services, and configurable web and mobile applications; develop, test, populate, and maintain spatial databases residing in relational database management systems.
- Provide technical support to both internal and external customers. Coordinate requirements, schedule and activities with team members and project managers to ensure that the Company’s goals and overall vision are being met.
- Assist in the development of policies and procedures related to GIS implementation, including standards and quality assurance protocols.
- Develop reports to be used for business decision making and planning in support of agency initiatives.
- Perform other GIS duties as assigned.
Position Requirements
- Bachelor's degree, preferably in Geography or Computer Science
- Master's degree and/or GISP Certification a plus
- 5 years of experience:
- GIS theory and concepts
- Map projections and coordinate systems
- Database management systems such as Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, etc.
- Esri technologies include ArcGIS Desktop/ArcGIS Pro (Spatial Analyst Extension), ArcGIS Online, and ArcGIS apps (FieldMaps, Survey123 for ArcGIS, Experience Builder, ArcGIS Dashboards, and Esri Story Maps)
- Esri’s Model Builder and/or ArcPy, or other programming languages for automation
Skilled in:
- Data Programming / Software skills (e.g., SQL, Python)
- Intermediate / Advanced data manipulation
- Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Providing technical support and formal and informal instruction to end users
Ability to:
- Gather, read, interpret, and maintain data for various reports, end users’ needs and management requests.
- Create, modify, and manipulate advanced and highly complex datasets and have the understanding and ability to use and put into practice theories and processes of programming languages used in GIS.
- Do advanced and highly complex analysis and modeling to produce reports and complex technical documentation.
- Provide and maintain Technical Support to end users.
- Write clear, concise, and accurate reports.
Matrix is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. We offer a competitive salary, commensurate with experience, along with a pleasant and professional work environment.
We offer excellent benefits including:
- Medical/Rx Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Company-paid Life Insurance Supplemental Life Insurance
- Company-paid Long-Term Disability Insurance
- 401(k) plan (Traditional and Roth) with up to 4% company match
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Time Off