Overview / Responsibilities
Wood is currently seeking a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Technician to join our team in our San Diego, CA office. Ideal candidates will have a degree in GIS, Geography, Environmental Science, Computer Science, or equivalent, around 1-3 years’ experience, or any equivalent education and experience. Programming, relational database, and Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) experience is also a plus. We are looking for someone who is genuinely excited and enthusiastic about learning and pushing technical limits/ finding new solutions for our engineering (technology) related projects and clients. Our San Diego team is a group of friendly, hard-working and collaborative professionals dedicated to providing an atmosphere that allows individuals to grow their career.
Key Responsibilities:
- Digitize features from imagery and/or LiDAR datasets
- Attribute features to conform with required table information
- Produce figures, maps, or statistics as requested
Skills / Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- BS/BA degree in Geography, Computer or Environmental Sciences or closely related field preferred. We are also open to an individual with a GIS certificate.
- Good fit for this position will be a recent graduate
- 0-1 year experience working with raster and vector feature layers
- 0-1 year experience with GIS software for editing spatial features
- Ability to work efficiently both independently and as part of a team and to multitask and solve real-world complex problems in a fast-paced environment
- Must possess attention to detail and demonstrate effective organizational skills
- Must be consistent, detailed oriented and highly accurate in their work and have the ability to read, interpret and apply information
- Adept in basic document and spreadsheet applications
- Flexibility to work outside of normal business hours if required and willingness to work more than 8 hours per day when necessary for project success
- Must pass a fit for duty physical
- A serious candidate for this challenging opportunity must be: a self-starter, work well under pressure, perform to schedules and deadlines, work well in a team and enjoy their work
- Must pass drug test, background check, and must have a satisfactory driving record in accordance with the Company's driving (MVR) policy
- Must have a valid, current Driver’s License (CA preferred)
- Must have access to a personal vehicle for work use and local travel
- Must have the ability to obtain security clearance to access military installations
Physical Demands
- Field activities may require working in unfavorable weather conditions
- Ability to stoop, kneel, climb, and lift up to 50 pounds
- Working in a standing position for the majority of the field workday
- Ability to drive a large pick-up truck
- Ability to use hands to operate field equipment
- Close, distance, and peripheral vision; normal auditory function
- Must complete employment physical demonstrating ability to meet job requirements, including the ability to wear a respirator, as required
- Completion of annual or bi-annual employment physical, as required
Preferred Qualifications:
- Working knowledge in ESRI (ArcGIS 10.X, ArcGIS Pro), Autodesk (AutoCAD), Word, Excel
- Experience with multi-user editing environments (ArcGIS Server / SDE)
Company Overview
Wood is a global leader in engineering and consultancy across energy and the built environment, helping to unlock solutions to some of the world’s most critical challenges. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in more than 60 countries, employing around 40,000 people. www.woodplc.com
Diversity Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.
