GIS Hydrography Analyst

The GIS Hydrography Analyst is part of NV5’s Elevation Derived Hydrography program, a leader in nationwide surface water modeling. This position supports Technical Leads in the production, quality control, and technical troubleshooting of large-scale geospatial projects for water resource mapping. By contributing to our mission of effective natural resource management through advanced geospatial analysis, you will play a key role in our team by performing tasks with limited oversight – an ideal opportunity for detail-oriented individuals with an ability to identify improvements towards processing efficiency and data integrity.  

This position is responsible for quality assurance, data management, and producing project deliverables in a consistent and timely manner. Analysts are primarily expected to perform technical assignments independently but will also coordinate with production teams to provide feedback and ensure standard operating procedures are adapted based on project requirements. Proficiency in Lidar, IfSAR, and imagery interpretation for the purpose of hydrologic modeling are required for this role, as well as experience with GIS software including ArcGIS Pro and/or QGIS.  

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.

At NV5 Geospatial, We are a collaboration of intelligent, innovative thinkers who care for each other, our communities, and the environment.  We value both heart and head, the diversity of our people, and their experiences because that is how we continue to grow as a leader in our industry and expand our individual and collective potential.

Key Responsibilities

• Production Oversight: Supports project-level data production by establishing best practices for surface hydrography feature extraction, identifying & communicating data quality concerns, and performing complex raster & vector processing workflows to produce deliverable products in compliance with the US Geological Survey (USGS) 3D Hydrography Program (3DHP) specifications 

• Data Management: Organizes, manipulates, and distributes spatial data to ensure consistent throughput of production tasks 

• Quality Control: Performs thorough quality assurance on interim and final products using custom python geoprocessing tools, and providing feedback to production editing team members to coordinate production based on project specifications 

• Collaboration: Works closely with project managers, team leads, and developers to continually improve standard operating and training procedures in alignment with the program’s goals 

• Process Improvement: Helps develop and maintain workflows for processing, visualization, and analysis of geospatial data via automations and workflow development 

• Communication: Provides consistent and thorough progress updates for individual tasks and high-level project development 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities  

• Displays professionalism through effective communication and collaboration 

• Maintains proficient data management and file organization practices  

• Understands how the data interacts across a given workflow 

• Independently prioritizes tasks, with support from production leads 

• Ability to train others using clear communication and quality feedback 

• Shows problem solving ability across multiple software platforms  

• Works well within a team environment as well as independently with limited oversight  

• Ability to learn from mistakes and take constructive criticism 

Minimum Qualifications  

• Experience with hydrographic datasets, including but not limited to hydrologic flowline networks and digital elevation models  

• Bachelor's degree in Geography, Geospatial Science, Environmental Science, or equivalent/related experience  

• 2+ years of GIS Technician or equivalent experience  

• 2+ years of spatial analysis experience working with ArcGIS Pro or similar GIS software 

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite 

 Preferred Qualifications  

• Experience with U.S Geological Survey National Hydrography Dataset (NHD), Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD), and/or 3D Hydrography Program (3DHP) specifications 

• Understanding of geospatial data management packages, including but not limited to GDAL, ArcPy, Shapely, and GeoPandas  

• Python, C++, and/or R programming 

• Experience with database design and/or working in a distributed database environment 

• 1+ years of code development, collaboration, and versioning using GitHub 

NV5 offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, life insurance, PTO, 401(k) and professional development/advancement opportunities.

NV5 provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. NV5 complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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