GIS Technician or GIS Specialist
The GIS Technician/Specialist at Confidential Client supports geological and environmental consulting projects by producing accurate spatial products such as maps and spatial analyses using ArcGIS Pro and related tools. The role involves managing diverse GIS datasets, performing quality control, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to support regulatory, injection, and subsurface projects. This position requires strong GIS technical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple projects in a team environment.
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About the Organization
Confidential Client is a geoscience and environmental consulting organization supporting geological, environmental, regulatory, and subsurface projects across the United States. The team provides technical consulting for injection and sequestration projects, regulatory permitting (including UIC), subsurface investigations, and related environmental services. The role sits on a technical team working closely with geologists, regulatory specialists, engineers, and project managers.
What You’ll Do
Confidential Client is seeking a full-time GIS Technician / GIS Specialist based in Alameda, NM to produce accurate, professional spatial products that support technical reports, regulatory applications, field programs, and client deliverables.
Primary responsibilities include:
- Prepare professional maps, figures, exhibits, and spatial analyses for technical reports, regulatory applications, presentations, and client deliverables.
- Create, edit, organize, and maintain GIS datasets using ArcGIS Pro and other Esri tools.
- Compile and integrate spatial data from regulatory agencies, public databases, client datasets, surveys, well records, and geological sources.
- Map wells, pipelines, facilities, leases, regulatory boundaries, geological features (including faults and seismicity), environmental features, and infrastructure.
- Support area-of-review, proximity, and other spatial evaluations; research and reconcile well locations, API numbers, coordinates, datums, and legal land descriptions.
- Convert and manage data among GIS, Excel, PDF, KML/KMZ, geodatabases, shapefiles, and other common formats while verifying spatial accuracy.
- Maintain organized project geodatabases, perform quality control reviews, and develop repeatable or automated GIS workflows where appropriate.
- Support litigation and expert-witness assignments and coordinate mapping/data requests with project teams.
- Travel to project sites and field activities when required.
Minimum Qualifications
- Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in GIS, Geography, Geology, Environmental Science, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience considered.
- 2+ years of professional GIS experience preferred; strong entry-level candidates and candidates with substantially more experience are encouraged to apply.
- Working proficiency with ArcGIS Pro and a solid understanding of coordinate systems, projections, datums, geoprocessing, and spatial analysis.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to produce professional-quality maps, figures, and technical exhibits.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a team environment.
- Ability and willingness to travel for project sites, field activities, meetings, hearings, and other assignments as needed.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting geological, environmental, energy, engineering, or regulatory consulting projects.
- Familiarity with well, pipeline, land/lease, survey, or regulatory spatial datasets and government data sources.
- Experience with ArcGIS Online and other Esri applications.
- Familiarity with geologic interpretation platforms (GeoGraphix, Petra, Kingdom, Petrel) is a plus.
- Experience with geodatabases, Python/ArcPy, SQL, or other GIS/data automation tools.
- Experience with Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat, AutoCAD, GPS/survey data, PLSS, or related mapping tools and datasets.
Compensation & Benefits
- Estimated base salary: $126,725 per year (estimated).
- Performance-based annual bonus.
- Company profit-sharing retirement contribution (potentially up to 25% of gross salary annually, per company plan).
- Paid time off and paid sick leave.
- Professional development support and training.
- Relocation assistance where applicable.
Note: Final compensation will depend on experience, education, and the specific level of responsibility.
Location & Work Requirements
- Position based in Alameda, NM. Travel to project sites and field locations within New Mexico and elsewhere in the U.S. may be required.
- This posting complies with applicable U.S. federal and state employment laws. Reasonable accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities; please advise during the recruitment process.
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.
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