WATER PRACTICE

Michael Baker International's Water Group provides innovative consulting, planning and engineering solutions for the entire spectrum of the water cycle. We have proven experience in providing a full range of professional services from scientific and technical analysis, concept through design, and construction support services. Protection and management of water resources starts at the watershed level and follows the movement of water through urban and agricultural areas, streams, lakes and reservoirs, water distribution systems, wastewater collection systems, and water/wastewater treatment plants.

DESCRIPTION

Michael Baker International is seeking an experienced and motivated Geospatial Information Technology (GIT) Specialist to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for input, update, modification, manipulation and providing basic analysis of GIS data. The GIT associate will join a collaboration of experienced planners, floodplain engineers, geospatial professionals, and project managers dedicated to serving our clients. The ideal candidate will be driven, intellectually curious, committed to excellence and demonstrate a desire to make a difference in the communities we serve.

The GIT Specialist will support the project team and project manager on multi-disciplinary planning and mapping projects across various geographic locations. This position will be an integral member of the Emergency Management and Response (EMR) team in the Alexandria, Virginia office supporting contracts with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), including FEMA Headquarters and Regions 1, 2, 3, and/or 5, and may be asked to support other contracts as needs arise.

Responsibilities include:

• Utilizing GIS software as tool for developing solutions to complex planning problems
• Extracting data from GIS software and using varying analysis methods to arrive at results
• Providing maps and data sets using GIS software and related equipment to clients to supplement analysis
• Designing and updating databases, applying additional knowledge of spatial feature representations
• Extracting information from raster, vector, and Lidar datasets.
• Gathering, analyzing, and integrating spatial data and determining how best the information can be displayed using GIS
• Compiling geographic data from a variety of sources including censuses, field observation, satellite imagery, aerial photographs, and existing maps
• Analyzing spatial data for geographic statistics to incorporate into documents and reports
• Supporting the development of floodplain mapping products, story maps etc.
• Converting data from one coordinate system and vertical datum to another

PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, geography, science, engineering, planning, mathematics or government or related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience with geographic concepts and/or GIS software and AutoCAD
• Experience with Esri Software Suite (ArcMap, ArcPro, ArcGIS Enterprise).
• Experience in CADD technologies with an emphasis on floodplain mapping
• The candidate must possess strong analytical skills
• Strong listening, writing and verbal communication skills
• Proven work history, strong work ethic and team-player attitude

• Geographic Information Systems Professional (GISP)
• Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM)
• Experience with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and FEMA's Risk Mapping Assessment and Planning (MAP) Program
• Ability to travel periodically, as needed (less than 20% and once travel restrictions are lifted)
• Industry involvement (e.g. Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM), Project Management Institute (PMI), etc.)

COMPENSATION

The salary range for this position is $54,392 - $132,763. This will be dependent on the location, experience and education, of the incoming candidate.Michael Baker International, a leading provider of engineering and consulting services, including design, planning, architectural, environmental, construction and program management, has been solving some of the world's most complex infrastructure challenges for more than 80 years with a legacy of expertise, experience, innovation and integrity.

Based in Pittsburgh and with nearly 100 offices nationwide, we partner with clients on everything from roads, bridges, tunnels, mass transit, and airports, to water treatment plants, arctic oil pipelines, environmental restoration and specialized overseas construction. We serve as a trusted adviser to the communities we serve, making them safer, more accessible, more sustainable and more prosperous.

We provide visionary leadership in facilitating transformational change for our clients. Our work delivers differentiating innovations and dedicated experts who challenge the status quo and share a world of diverse experience and an impassioned entrepreneurial spirit. We deliver quality of life.

We Make a Difference.

Michael Baker International is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Michael Baker International provides equal employment opportunity for all persons, in all facets of employment. Michael Baker International maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks. As a covered federal contractor, Michael Baker International is required to comply with Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, and its implementing guidelines. If the federal vaccine mandate is found to be valid and enforceable, this will include ensuring that all covered employees are fully vaccinated for COVID-19, except in limited circumstances where there is a legal entitlement to an accommodate. In addition, you may be subject to current or future state or local COVID-19 vaccine mandates that could become a condition of your employment based upon your work location or involvement on a project. Accordingly, Michael Baker encourages you to provide satisfactory proof that you are \"fully vaccinated\" for COVID-19 so as to ensure compliance with any potential applicable federal, state, or local laws. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply for any open position for which they feel they are qualified and all will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other legally protected status.

EEO is the Law. Applicants to and employees of Michael Baker International are protected under Federal law from discrimination.Michael Baker International is seeking an experienced and motivated Geospatial Information Technology (GIT) Specialist to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for input, update, modification, manipulation and providing basic analysis of GIS data. The GIT associate will join a collaboration of experienced planners, floodplain engineers, geospatial professionals, and project managers dedicated to serving our clients. The ideal candidate will be driven, intellectually curious, committed to excellence and demonstrate a desire to make a difference in the communities we serve.