GIS Specialist

Arcadis

GIS Specialist providing GIS support for environmental permitting and data management in linear projects across U.S. Collaborating with interdisciplinary teams and leveraging advanced GIS technologies.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeReno • Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah • 🇺🇸 United StatesJunior💰 $49,680 - $82,800 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide Geographic Information Systems (GIS) support for environmental permitting, environmental data management, and data collection/analysis.
Apply technical knowledge to provide high quality GIS analysis and deliverables to support planning and permitting for linear utility and mining clients.
Interact with other GIS professionals, ecologists, cultural resource specialists, planners, engineers, senior technical experts and project/program managers as part of an interdisciplinary team.
Support desktop reviews and environmental permits, maintain data for projects, and prepare project figures.
Support Arcadis's Digital Initiative by leveraging ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Pro for data management, field data collection support, analysis and visualization via applications such as ArcGIS Field Maps and Experience Builder.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in geography or environmental science, or similar, with a focus in Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
Demonstrated experience in ESRI products including ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, Field Maps and Experience Builder.
Experience with cartography and figure creation.
One year of experience applying GIS skills to the environmental science field or an advanced degree in GIS (preferred).
Data management skills for both spatial and non-spatial data, including geodatabases, shapefiles, CAD files, KMZs, GPS, spreadsheets, etc. (preferred).
Experience with linear infrastructure projects (e.g., utility projects, pipeline projects, etc.) (preferred).

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical
dental
vision
EAP
401K
STD
LTD
AD&D
life insurance
paid parental leave
reward & recognition program
optional benefits including wellbeing benefits
adoption assistance
tuition reimbursement
nine paid holidays
15 days PTO that accrue per year

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Hard Skills & Tools

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)GIS analysisdata managementcartographyfigure creationspatial datanon-spatial datageodatabasesshapefilesCAD files

Soft Skills

interdisciplinary collaborationcommunicationtechnical knowledgeproject management

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in geographyBachelor’s degree in environmental scienceadvanced degree in GIS