GIS Specialist

Westwood Professional Services

The Role

Overview

Perform GIS analysis, cartography, data management, and app development for renewable projects.

Key Responsibilities

  • gis analysis
  • data management
  • tool scripting
  • mapping products
  • qa/qc
  • project support

Tasks

-Spatial Analysis & Cartography: Create, manage, analyze, and display spatial data using GIS software. -Develop and maintain geospatial data on desktop and mobile applications. Ensure data meets appropriate data accuracy and content standards for quality assurance and quality control. -Work with end users, create mapping products, and perform complex GIS analyses using the ArcGIS Platform -You will be expected to:Challenge current processes to develop new and more efficient processesCreate tools and scripts to streamline frequently performed tasks.Work with end users, create mapping products, and perform complex GIS analyses using the ArcGIS Platform Produce technically skilled and detailed solutions by preparing clear, complete, and accurate representations of spatial data using hardcopy and/or electronic media.Develop and maintain geospatial data on desktop and mobile applications. Ensure data meets appropriate data accuracy and content standards for quality assurance and quality control. -Create tools and scripts to streamline frequently performed tasks. -Project Support: Contribute to the design and improvement of GIS methodologies for project efficiency. Anticipate the informational needs of the project team, delivering tailored data and graphics solutions. -Data Interpretation & Management: Independently interpret data while maintaining comprehensive documentation. Manage and update existing GIS datasets, ensuring their relevance and accuracy. -Produce technically skilled and detailed solutions by preparing clear, complete, and accurate representations of spatial data using hardcopy and/or electronic media. -Challenge current processes to develop new and more efficient processes -Collaborative Projects: Engage in diverse energy and land development projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams to provide GIS support and insights.

Requirements

  • gis development
  • spatial analysis
  • cartography
  • data management
  • renewable energy
  • technical solutions

What You Bring

GIS Specialist The GIS Specialist position will play a crucial role in our team, supporting our renewable energy projects with their technical expertise and innovative approaches to GIS. We are looking for a dynamic GIS Specialist to enhance our team with their expertise in spatial analysis, cartography, and data management. If you're passionate about GIS and ready to contribute to groundbreaking projects, we want to hear from you! -Technical Solutions: Craft detailed and technically proficient solutions, presenting spatial data clearly and accurately across various media. -GIS Application Development: Innovate in desktop and mobile GIS applications, adhering to stringent quality assurance and control standards. -You will work on energy projects, such as wind, solar, and transmission projects, land development and public infrastructure projects.

The Company

About Westwood Professional Services

-From a regional office, it has grown into a national engineering powerhouse. -Delivers utility-scale solar, wind farms, battery energy storage, electrical transmission, substations, and EV charging projects. -Supports public infrastructure—roads, bridges, municipal facilities, airports—and private development for residential, commercial, and institutional clients. -Known for technical depth in disciplines like landscape architecture, power delivery, data centers, and aviation facilities. -Notable projects include Titanium Substation, Edwards-Sanborn Solar + Storage, Amazon delivery station, and Central Social Park District landscape design. -Blends surveying, civil, environmental, and electrical engineering into an integrated delivery model, a rare capability among mid-sized firms.

Sector Specialisms

Power

Renewables

Land Development

Public Infrastructure

Utility-scale Solar

Distributed Generation

Commercial Solar

Electrical Engineering

Transmission

Distribution

Substations

Transportation

Schools

Healthcare Facilities

Municipal Facilities

Battery Energy Storage Systems

Water/Wastewater Treatment

Water Transmission

Water Storage

Water Distribution

Roads

Utility Systems

Stormwater

Government Facilities

Fleet Vehicle Charging

Passenger Vehicle Charging