GIS Engineer

Overview

Analyze transportation GIS data, develop queries & visualizations for clients

Key Responsibilities

• gis processing
• geometry automation
• data conflation
• data visualization
• statistical analysis
• transportation analytics

Tasks

-Design and execute GIS processes including automated geometry creation, data conflation, and quality assurance -Collaborate with the leaders and managers across the Services teams to turn high-level specifications into implementable project tasks -Collaborate with the leaders and managers across the Services teams to turn high-level specifications into clean, accurate analytics and collaborate to convey them via mock-ups, using third party data visualization tools like Tableau / ESRI Story Maps / Power BI Etc. -Use statistical tools for analysis and validation of results. -Collaborate with Jacobs/StreetLight in preparing customer-ready materials, presentations, and findings. -Design and execute analyses to infer key transportation patterns from various data sources, both StreetLight’s own data and metrics as well as third party data.

Requirements

• python
• gis
• qa
• transportation
• degree
• communication

What You Bring

-Experience in exploratory data analysis and statistics, using tools such as GIS and Python -Ability to QA and package deliverables for clients -Ability to research and evaluate data from various sources -Advanced knowledge of transportation data / industry. This includes working in a transportation-focused role within government, consulting, private-sector mobility, or a non-profit. -BE / MS in Computer Science, Mathematics, Transportation, or an Engineering discipline -Good communication skills - written, visual (presentations, charts, maps), and verbal -Knowledge of geospatial data and statistics is a plus -Ability to accurately estimate how long it will take you to finish a complex task, to meet those targets, and make compromises to enable scalability.

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About Jacobs

-Headquartered in Dallas, it has evolved into a global powerhouse delivering consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery services. -Its portfolio spans transformative projects—clean water systems, data centers, rail expansions, offshore wind roadmaps, and wastewater plants. -Specialising in advanced manufacturing, cities & places, energy, environmental, national security & defense, life sciences, transportation and water sectors. -Jacobs has reshaped itself via key moves—spinning off government services, acquiring CH2M in 2017, and exiting traditional oil & gas units. -Projects often tackle high-stakes, complex challenges: wastewater treatment in Vancouver, LIRR station upgrades, and AI data centres in Portugal. -Unusually, the firm shifted its HQ from California to Dallas in 2016 to align with its expanding national and global reach.

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