Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Job Posting: GIS Data Management Intern

Organization: National Park Service
Position Type: Full-Time, Temporary
Location: Anchorage, Alaska and Remote Oppportunities
Closing Date: 08/04/2024


Online Job Announcement

Click on the link for GIS Internship for Alaska Regional Office for the local opportunity. This is the information listed below, though there are many other internships in other parks and offices across NPS.

The NPS Alaska Region GIS Team provides geospatial support services to Alaska parks and programs with the goal of developing, maintaining, and supporting park-based GIS efforts. Our program integrates service-wide supported technology, staff expertise, and information products to facilitate spatial data creation, management, and dissemination, GIS cartographic products, GIS toolset development, and geospatial training and support.

We are seeking a GIS Intern to work directly with our staff in Anchorage, AK and provide data management support to our program. The GIS Intern will focus on Alaska Region Enterprise GIS implementation and Permanent Data Set (PDS) maintenance with added opportunities to develop products, toolsets, and/or guidance documentation under other GIS projects. By the end of this internship, the incumbent can expect to have increased proficiency levels for the following NPS GIS Competencies: Coordination and Communication, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Technology Application, Information Quality Assurance, and Data Management and Metadata. The duty station would normally be at the Alaska Regional Office in Anchorage, AK. However, the work location may include an option for remote telework with occasional travel to Alaska. Up to 4 positions will be filled from this announcement.

Please visit the link above for more information or contact Angie Southwould.

Thursday, July 18, 2024

Job Posting: GIS Technician

Organization: Chugach Electric Association
Position Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Location: Anchorage, Alaska
Closing Date: Until filled


Online Job Announcement

Chugach Electric Association is a member-owned cooperative, headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska's largest city. Anchorage itself sits at the base of the Chugach Mountains. Chugach is pleased to provide reliable, affordable power to more than 92,000 members from Anchorage to the northern Kenai Peninsula, and from Whittier on Prince William Sound to Tyonek on the west side of Cook Inlet. We service over 113,000 locations with 3,782 miles of transmission and distribution lines. We have many services that make it easy to power homes and businesses with Chugach.

Working under general supervision, the GIS Technician is responsible for the development, maintenance and accuracy of Geographic Information System (GIS) maps and data. This position provides GIS support for all departments.

Please visit the link above for more information.

Job Posting: Lidar Analyst

Organization: NV5
Position Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Location: Anchorage, Alaska
Closing Date: Until filled


Online Job Announcement

NV5 is a global technology solutions and consulting services company with a workforce of over 4,500 professionals in more than 100 offices worldwide. NV5’s continued growth has been spurred through strategic investments in firms with unique capabilities to help current and future customers solve the world’s toughest problems. The NV5 family brings together talent across a wide range of markets and fields, including Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors, Architects, Photogrammetrists, GIS Professionals, Software Developers, IT, Project Management Professionals, and more.

The Lidar Analyst works as part of the Lidar Team, ensuring the execution of processing tasks and following the appropriate workflows. The analyst directly supports senior and lead analysts in developing and testing efficiency improvements while also supporting the production of lidar data from multiple sensor platforms. The analyst has knowledge of lidar processing workflows, performs rigorous QA/QC, and assists in training of analysts and technicians.

Please visit the link above for more information.