Senior GIS Analyst

Job Description

Hazen has an exceptional opportunity for a self-motivated and dynamic individual to join the growing Asset Management Team as a Senior Data/GIS Analyst to support the planning and modeling associated with various water, wastewater, and stormwater related infrastructure projects across the West region and nationwide. This individual will provide support for a wide range of projects in the water and wastewater industry as well as have the opportunity to apply many of the data analysis, modeling and visualization skills leveraging GIS and Microsoft tools to assist engineering staff on planning and design projects. This position will also work with our utility management solutions group to develop data visualizations, dashboards and provide data analysis on a wide range of projects.

Since 1951, Hazen has been assisting clients facing challenges common among water and wastewater utilities across the country. Rising costs, aging infrastructure, increasing regulatory requirements, environmental complexities, and a changing workforce; all while continuing to deliver a committed level of service at the lowest life-cycle cost to its customers. Hazen’s Asset Management Team has assisted numerous clients in addressing these challenges through the development and implementation of a data-driven Asset Management approach to planning and budgeting for rehabilitation and renewal of assets.

Hazen is a nationally and internationally recognized environmental engineering consulting firm, specializing in the engineering and

management of wastewater collection, pumping, treatment, and disposal, stormwater management, water resources, drinking water supply, treatment, storage and distribution, solid and hazardous waste management. The firm has provided water resource related planning and engineering services to clients worldwide for more than 70 years. Hazen’s reputation is based on client service and a continued commitment to quality.

This position is equally well-suited to engineers and scientists who love data and visualization or developer/programmers who share our passion for water and the environment.

The successful candidate will be a strong communicator who enjoys working as part of a team and will have the technical, organizational, and communication skills to:

Create, manage, validate, edit, and maintain various types of datasets, including spatial databases

Support the execution of hands-on development of the Extract-Transform-Load (ETL) processes, data models, measures, and visualizations necessary to build reliable dashboards for client's internal and external use

Support project teams with development and implementation of digital solutions for a variety of projects, including water/wastewater treatment, asset management, utility management and conveyance projects

Collect, analyze, synthesize, model, visualize and report on various types of client data

Lead creation and editing of GIS data

Develop and support web GIS and BI applications using Microsoft Power BI, Esri Experience Builder, Dashboards, Story Maps, Hub, Field Maps and Survey123 within ArcGIS Online platform

Perform QA/QC review of GIS data and compile metadata

Provide GIS training support, as necessary

Assist asset management team with development of asset management plans

Perform on-site field activities to verify asset information

Assist with preparation of reports, workshops and presentations for clients, conferences, etc.

Prepare graphics for proposals as requested

Perform miscellaneous digital solutions tasks and duties to support project managers and office management, as necessary

Minimum requirements for this position include:

B.S. or B.A. in Computer Science, Statistics, Business, Environmental Science, Engineering, Geographic Information Systems, Geography, Land Use Planning, or directly-related discipline, with minimum 4 years of work experience relevant to this position

Proficient in Esri’s ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, Story Maps and ArcMap

Working familiarity with critical elements of the Microsoft BI stack (e.g., Power Query, Power BI)

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills

Ability to work within a team environment and independently

The ideal candidate will also have one or more of the following:

Familiarity with ArcPy and/or ArcGIS API for Python packages

Exposure to SQL

Familiarity with statistics, machine learning, and advanced data analytics

Familiarity with UI and graphical design

GISP certification with the GIS Certification Institute

Full-time