Spatial Data Analyst (GIS)
Genwest Systems Inc. is an equal opportunity employer seeking a Spatial Data Analyst to support clients at NOAA's National Ocean Service. The successful applicant will manage and analyze spatial data, enhance disaster preparedness and response, and support various environmental assessment tasks.
Responsibilities
- Integrate spatial data into environmental assessments
- Provide primary capacity for disaster response for OR&R
- Provide Emergency Notification System (ENS) support and coordination for NOS
- Support the data needs of the NOS Incident Management Team
- Present technical updates and key project findings across NOAA and occasionally at external forums and conferences
- Work within a team conducting spatial analysis
- Compile and organizing spatial data (GIS) and metadata
- Load and symbolize data into the OR&R Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA)
- Automate data analysis tasks and routines and document efforts
- Automate data workflows and routines, and perform periodic testing of applications to ensure they continue to meet NOAA’s mission requirements
- Develop digital maps and other data visualization tools
- Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for data management and response workflows to enhance efficiency
- Coordinate with partners to obtain, share and manage data
- Conduct technical training sessions for federal, state, and local groups on data applications and management best practices
- Enhance incident environmental response through on-site support as needed
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree with focus in Environmental Sciences, Geography, GIS, or demonstrated equivalent experience
- Experience using GIS software and extensions for spatial data, such as Esri ArcGIS desktop and field collection tools (Survey123/FieldMaps/QuickCapture)
- Skills and experience with environmental data and database management including standardization and compilation of data in preparation for analysis and modeling
- Strong spatial and statistical analysis skills
- Strong verbal, writing, and organizational skills
- Self-motivated, energetic, strategic thinker- able to take on problems, identify and confirm plans of action, and collaboratively address obstacles
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environmental response framework
- Ability to work and travel independently
- History of success in team-based project execution, working as both lead and contributor on diverse multi-disciplinary teams
- Demonstrated flexible and proactive approach to problem-solving
- Demonstrated ability to plan and execute long-term projects, including setting timelines and milestones, communicating status, balancing priorities, and delivering products to specification
- Familiarity with Incident Command System (or willing to take training)
- Possess HAZMAT training (24 or 40 hour) or willing to take this training
- Ability to prepare and give presentations and lead training sessions, where needed
- Experience and/or knowledge of marine debris - presence, impacts, and efforts to address it
- Experience in managing complex projects, including building consensus around goals and objectives, and tracking and reporting on accomplishments
- Experience with web mapping tools (Esri, OpenLayers, Mapbox)
- Software and data management tool experience: Python, Access/SQL, ArcPy, R, Esri REST API
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Paid personal and holiday leave
- 401(k) program eligibility
- Employee disability and life insurance
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