For over thirty years, SAM has built a reputation as a trusted, knowledgeable, and innovative partner. Our licensed professionals transform petabytes of complex spatial data into intelligent insights in a holistic Managed Geospatial Services™ (MGS™) framework. As North America's premiere MGS™ company, SAM provides practical, precise, and high-fidelity solutions designed to enhance decision-making, mitigate risks, achieve strategic objectives, and drive costs out of our client's business. Our vision is to advance spatial data acquisition, improve analysis capabilities, and develop predictive analytics to redefine and transform how infrastructure assets are developed and managed throughout their lifecycles.
Responsibilities
Prepare, collect, organize and input data to maintain and enhance the clients GIS including field research, mapping and inventory of utility assets and buried facilities utilizing various GPS platforms and techniques.
Assist with interpreting as-built drawings, construction plans, engineering plans, recorded maps, deeds, legal descriptions, imagery and related source documents and incorporates them into GIS using various methods including coordinate geometry (COGO), digitizing, and GPS
Assist in the creation and maintenance of multiple GIS layers including parcels, streets, right-of-way, zoning, other development layers, and water and sewer system layers
Follow quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) processes, and perform routine data management tasks, such as data validation and correction, queries and editing in GIS to ensure GIS data accuracy, integrity, and completeness
Assist with GIS and data analysis, prepare and execute queries, produce maps, spreadsheets, graphs, and other analytical products
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Geography, GIS, Computer Science or similar field preferred
2-5 years as a GIS Technician
Understanding of Integrated GPS and GIS principals
Understanding of computer programming and data analysis skills
Understanding of Esri software
General knowledge of AutoCAD
Experience working with Esri Utility Network Model preferred
Knowledge of modern cartographic standards and principles
Advanced statistical, mathematical, and methodology skill
