Assistant GIS Specialist

Assistant GIS Specialist

Location: Akron, OH

Onsite Flexibility: Onsite

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 5 months
• Pay Rate: $28.00 $32.00 / Hour (USD)
• Travel Requirements: Approximately 5%. Business travel expenses are reimbursable in accordance with company policy.
• Work Authorization: Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident (Green Card holder). H-1B visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Job Summary

The Assistant Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Specialist supports the development, maintenance, analysis, and management of GIS data for a wide range of professional services. This role assists with GIS analysis, data development, data maintenance, and data preparation for use in GIS applications. A key responsibility of the position is providing excellent customer service by regularly communicating project status and collaborating with clients to ensure project objectives are met.

Working closely with cross-functional teams, the Assistant GIS Specialist delivers high-quality GIS data and services while demonstrating a strong commitment to teamwork, customer service, responsiveness, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with GIS analysis, data development, data collection, and mapping for client projects while supporting both internal and external project teams.
• Assist with GIS metadata creation, digital feature extraction, land survey record searches, and ownership data research from a variety of sources.
• Assist with coordinate system projections and geospatial data transformations for project deliverables.
• Assist in creating and updating GIS maps, map layers, and geospatial databases.
• Assist with georeferencing raster and vector datasets.
• Support ad-hoc analyses and provide recommendations to help achieve business goals related to quality, billability, and utilization.
• Assist with quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) of GIS deliverables to ensure compliance with client and project requirements.
• Utilize software applications and information from various sources (e.g., Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Excel, deeds, field notes, and other project documentation) to develop GIS maps supporting field personnel and client deliverables.
• Regularly communicate project status with project teams and clients to support successful project execution.
• Ensure compliance with company and site safety policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Skills

• ArcGIS Pro
• ArcGIS Online (AGOL)
• Esri Enterprise and other Esri products
• ArcPy and basic Python scripting
• Microsoft Office Suite
• GIS data management and cartography
• Technical writing
• Project coordination
• Quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently while demonstrating accuracy, reliability, sound judgment, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem-solving environment with demonstrated critical thinking skills.
• Basic proficiency with ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online (AGOL), and Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong attention to detail with excellent organizational, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated initiative and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Preferred Skills

• GIS Professional (GISP) certification or an ESRI technical certification is preferred but not required.
• Prior internship and/or related consulting experience is preferred.
• Minimum GPA of 3.0 is strongly preferred.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Geography, Geomatics, Computer Science, or a closely related field.
• A master's degree in a related field may be substituted for one year of experience.

Important Notes

• Successful completion of a background investigation, driving record review, and pre-employment drug screening is required.
• Please note: an additional 2 weeks will be factored in for clearing of the background check.

About the Client

This 100% employee-owned infrastructure engineering firm has delivered critical projects across energy, aviation, water, telecommunications, transportation, and healthcare sectors for more than 125 years, operating from 75 offices across the country and internationally. With more than 14,500 employee-owners and over $7.4 billion in annual revenue, the organization is one of the largest and most established engineering, architecture, and construction firms in the United States. Teams span civil and structural engineers, architects, environmental scientists, GIS specialists, construction managers, and program management professionals who engage with complex, consequential projects from major airport expansions to large-scale energy infrastructure in an ownership culture recognized by Glassdoor as a Best Places to Work multiple years running, with 87% of employees recommending it as a workplace.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-08908