Aspen Environmental Group, a leader in providing environmental compliance, impact assessment, and mitigation services for energy and infrastructure projects in the western United States, is currently seeking qualified candidates for an entry-level GIS Specialist position at Aspen’s corporate office in Agoura Hills, CA.

Qualified candidates should at a minimum have a Bachelor’s degree in geography, environmental studies, geology, hydrology, biology, engineering or other related studies and have 1-2 years of prior work experience in the GIS profession, including some field experience in collecting spatial data.

The position requires using ESRI ArcGIS desktop software and various extensions (v10.x); data editing; cartographic skills; spatial data creation, analysis, and management; use of MS Office 2010 Suite, especially MS Access; GPS data collection using Trimble GeoXT and Juno units, post-processing and manipulation; imagery analysis; document production graphic support; troubleshooting of systems components. Travel to various remote locations to support field data collection efforts in the Western US will be required. The ideal candidate should show linear infrastructure projects experience (transmission, pipeline, transportation, etc.); work independently leveraging multiple project requests on short notice and interface with project managers and clients on a daily basis. Strong communication and client relations skills are a must.

This position will be under the direct guidance of Aspen’s GIS Manager, supervised by other GIS Specialists, and is based out of the Agoura Hills, CA office. CA candidates preferred.

Do not reply to this job posting unless you have the minimum requirements.

Send resumes to Aspen@aspeneg.com with “GIS_I_Position_AgouraHills” in the Subject field.