Company Overview

CivilGrid is a venture-backed SaaS construction tech company building the "Google Maps for the Underground." Come help us disrupt a $4.7T US industry segment that desperately needs innovation. This opportunity has tremendous upside as it scales.

CivilGrid aggregates public and proprietary utility, geotechnical, environmental, and jurisdictional data. The consolidated information is sold via our collaborative SaaS mapping platform to engineers and developers who need it to make early-stage decisions on real estate and infrastructure projects.

Real time data access reduces labor and project delays, accelerates decision making and reduces project risk. Collaborative features ensure faster information flow and decisioning inside and outside the organization and better project insight retention over time.

This position is hybrid in the Greater Kansas City area with occasional travel for team-offsites.

Position Description

We are seeking a full-time entry-level GIS Analyst I to join our collaborative data team in support of our utility database footprint expansion. Responsibilities include maintaining and updating geodatabases, spatial utility data research, and the execution of automated ETL workflows.

Primary Functions:

Daily utilization of GIS products and spatial databases: ArcGIS Pro, QGIS, SQL
Interpret maps and drawings to key internal and external stakeholders
Research spatial and non-spatial datasets
Digitization of non-spatial datasets
Process data using ETL workflows/scripts
QA/QC of converted GIS data

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in GIS adjacent field (GIS, Geography, Environmental Science, Computer Science, etc.)
Proficiency in GIS software (ESRI or QGIS)
Knowledge of geospatial data formats (Geodatabase, Shapefile, GeoJSON, KML, CSV, REST Service, etc.)
Basic SQL skills
Experience with project management
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Detail-oriented and self-motivated, ability to operate independently working remotely
Eagerness to learn
Willing to work in Downtown KC 1-2 days per week

Desired Qualifications:

Experience working with utilities and/or government agencies
Experience with Python (ArcPy, Geopandas, Pandas)
Experience with ArcGIS Server

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