Gis specialist

Role description :

Arcadis is seeking an experienced GIS Specialist. This is a mid-level position to assist in the planning, development, designing, evaluating, implementing, and analyzing of applications and data products for the North Carolina Department of Transportation, Operation Program Management Unit (OPM) in Raleigh, NC.

This is a position created to provide technical support to field users entering data into mobile data collection applications, and to perform data entry and QA / QC for data maintained by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, Operation Program Management Unit (OPM).

This position is to work with the NCDOT OPM team by providing mobile GIS support. The scope of the work will focus on supporting mobile data collection programs that include Collector for ArcGIS, Survey123, Field Maps and Quick Capture using Windows and iOS tablets.

Work would include providing end-user technical support and troubleshooting issues with the mobile data collection applications, as well as participation with the project teams when deploying and updating mobile data collection projects.

Other activities will include GIS data entry related to identifying, analyzing and correcting data anomalies from the mobile data collection projects, and other data maintained by the Operation Program Management Unit, using ArcGIS Pro, Esri’s Event Editor and ArcGIS Online.

Role Accountabilities :

1. (40%) Providing technical support for the mobile data collection programs managed by the Operations Program Management Unit.

Work with the OPM team to develop new and maintain existing mobile data collection projects.

2. (50%) GIS data entry and QA / QC for various datasets maintained by the Operations Program Management Unit, both related to mobile data collection projects, and other areas of responsibilities, such as general roadway characteristics and federal reporting.

5. (10%) All other GIS related tasks as assigned.

This position is assigned to the OPM Unit. It is a GIS Technician position specializing in mobile GIS technology with a strong understanding of GIS data editing.

Qualifications & Experience :

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in the area of GIS, Geography, Computer Science, IT, Environmental Science or similar, or relevant experience / qualifying certification,


• 2 or more years' post-graduate experience in technology / visualization software, or relevant experience / qualifying certification,


• Substantial progress made toward achieving relevant vocational qualification(s) (i.e., GIS certification)

Key Attributes

• Knowledge of GIS principals, theories, and practices.


• Proficiency with Esri suite of software products including ArcGIS Pro


• Knowledge of ArcGIS Online and Arcade scripting language


• Knowledge of GIS data and database management


• Knowledge of spatial analysis procedures


• Knowledge of cartographic / mapping procedures and annotation


• Knowledge of Linear Referencing Systems data management methods


• Proficiency with Python scripting


• Knowledge with Esri ArcPy site-package


• The ability to work within activity schedules from high level requests



• The ability to communicate efficiently in oral and written forms



Last updated : 2022-09-26