Senior GIS Developer – Range Mapping Lead
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PeratonEnvironmental GIS
Remote; all work must be performed within the United States.Full-TimeLead
Salary$66,000 - $106,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position.
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Job Details
- Experience
- 8 years with a bachelor’s degree, 6 years with a master’s degree, 10 years with an associate’s degree, or 12 years with a high school diploma/equivalent.
- Required Skills
- PythonSQL
Requirements
- Have a bachelor’s degree and 8 years of professional experience, a master’s degree and 6 years, an associate’s degree and 10 years, or a high school diploma/equivalent and 12 years.
- Bring extensive GIS experience focused on species range mapping or federal environmental applications.
- Have direct experience with the FWS Range Mapping SOP or equivalent federal range mapping standards.
- Be proficient in ArcGIS, QGIS, or equivalent GIS platforms.
- Be proficient in Python for GIS automation and spatial data processing, including ArcPy or equivalent scripting libraries.
- Be proficient in SQL for querying and validating spatial data within cloud data platforms.
- Have experience with coordinate reference system transformations and spatial data normalization.
- Have experience conducting spatial-intersect validation and Critical Habitat analysis.
- Have strong QA documentation skills for geospatial deliverables.
- U.S. citizenship is required, and candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
- Preferred: Experience with NOAA Fisheries marine or anadromous species range data.
- Preferred: Familiarity with Databricks or cloud data platforms for spatial data retrieval.
- Preferred: Experience coordinating formal government deliverable approvals.
- Preferred: GISP certification or equivalent.
Responsibilities
- Lead production of complete range maps for marine and anadromous taxa in compliance with the FWS Range Mapping SOP.
- Obtain and review the FWS Range Mapping SOP at or before project kickoff.
- Aggregate and normalize range data from cloud data platform outputs, applying CRS transformations and spatial format standardization.
- Validate spatial intersects against authoritative geographic layers, addressing dynamic habitat boundaries and overlapping Critical Habitat designations.
- Facilitate iterative map reviews with FWS Ecological Services and NOAA Fisheries SMEs, incorporating feedback into revised maps.
- Produce QA documentation for each range map and confirm maps meet SOP acceptance criteria before submission for government sign-off.
- Coordinate FWS Ecological Services sign-off on the Range Map Set deliverable.
- Support updated range maps after production as part of operational handoff documentation.
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