GIS Specialist - Umiaq Environmental, LLC

Overview

Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation (UIC) is the village corporation of Barrow, Alaska and is recognized as one of Alaska's top 10 companies with approximately 4,000 employees nationwide and revenues above $700M annually.

UIC is projected to grow substantially in the coming years to become a top 3 company in Alaska by 2030.

As a proud Alaska Native Corporation, our success brings growth and benefits to our Inupiat shareholders. The size and diversity of our operations means we have a broad variety of career opportunities.

We recruit only qualified people looking to join a workforce characterized by strong leadership, competent and hard-working staff, and a superior work environment with a focus on career development, great wages and benefits.

Responsibilities

Specific duties and responsibilities are as follows :

• Prepare visually pleasing project drawings for use in plans, reports, and permit applications.
• Follow existing procedures for document review, organization, and file structure.
• Inventory data needed to complete requested drawings, work to obtain data, and communicate when data needs to be purchased or is not available.
• Intermediate to advance skills in the MS Office suite Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint.
• Communicate clearly and respectfully to all coworkers, clients, and stakeholders.

Develop of flow charts, flyers, and outreach materials, or assist with management of data, as assigned.

• Demonstrable ability to use GIS software to prepare and modify drawings, including accurate measurement of dimensions.
• Strong communication skills.
• Familiarity with using the internet to search for and download data needed for drawings.
• Ability to inventory data needed to complete requested drawings and communicate when data needs to be purchased or is not available.
• Intermediate to advance skills in Adobe and the MS Office suite Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint.
• Planning, organizing, and prioritizing workload are primary duties. The Drafter must be flexible and capable of adapting to changing timelines.

Strong interpersonal skills and good judgment with the ability to work alone or as part of a team.

Qualifications

Associate’s degree in technical drafting or design, or minimum 2 years of related experience.

An Associate’s degree in technical drafting or design, or minimum 2 years of related work in Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

MS Office Suite : Word and Excel

Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs

All employees must pass Non-DOT pre-employment drug screening and follow all UIC Non-DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing Program guidelines and requirements.

If working on a DOT project, employees must pass a DOT pre-employment drug screening and follow all DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing Program requirements.

Important Notice

Candidates must pass a background check in order to fill this position.

UIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), persons unable to complete an online application should contact UIC HR for assistance.

UIC considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, physical or mental disability, family responsibility, marital status, sexual orientation, political affiliation, veteran's status or any other legal protected status.

Pursuant to The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 43 U.S.C. Sec. 1601 et seq., and federal contractual requirements, Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation, may legally grant certain preference in employment opportunities to UIC Shareholders and their Descendants.

EOE / AA / M / F / D / V

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