GIS Analyst - Kiewit Power Engineering

Position Overview

The GIS Analyst utilizes Geographic Information System (GIS) to provide GIS support to Project teams. The analyst will assist in developing, updating, analyzing, and managing GIS data for a wide variety of Project and operational support.

This position functions with appropriate supervision, performing moderate GIS and data management tasks including geospatial and environmental data/database management, map/figure creation, data analysis and reporting, web-based mapping application development, mobile data collection setup and management, training, and workflow automation.

District Overview

Kiewit Engineering Group, Inc is a full-service consulting and engineering firm serving the infrastructure and engineering markets. Our combined staff of more than 3,000 engineers and design professionals have expertise that spans all major engineering disciplines to serve transportation, power, water/wastewater, mining, building, and oil, gas & chemical markets. Backed by 140 years of construction experience, our construction-driven engineering focuses on constructability and safety in the earliest phases of projects to ensure on-time and on-budget project delivery. 

Our rapidly growing Power district, which includes structural, civil, piping, mechanical, process, process safety, electrical, instrument and control disciplines, is a multi-faceted division of Kiewit with best-in-class technical expertise focused on the EPC delivery model for power facilities. We offer a variety of engineering services, including owner's engineering, project development, detailed engineering and design, construction management and plant services. Our engineering teams bring power projects to life across North America in the following areas: 

• Gas-fired generation  
• Power delivery  
• Environmental retrofits 
• Renewables and new technology 
• Water/wastewater

We are a high-performing team of engineers and designers that develop projects through the project life-cycle engaging exciting projects throughout North America. Our staff leads the power markets engineering process and collaborates with Kiewit’s construction teams to approach construction-driven engineering with a focus on safe, cost-effective, and innovative designs that achieve client expectations and further Kiewit’s legacy of excellence.  

On our team, you’ll have the opportunity to see more, touch more, and do more than you ever imagined. Working hard will not only bring you satisfaction from a job well done, but it will help propel your career forward faster than you might expect. Kiewit’s culture encourages training, developing your skills, and tailoring your experience and knowledge to allow you to take on projects that impact millions across North America. 

Location

This position will be based out of Lenexa, KS with flexibility for hybrid work.

Responsibilities

• Works within a project team to understand project objectives and be a productive member of that team; offering suggestions for improvement, meeting deadlines, and performing quality work.
• Interprets CAD drawings from multiple sources - design firm’s proposed drawing set, utility as-builts, surveys, plat maps, etc. to convert and update files in the projects GIS.
• Support field staff with the collection, documentation, and management of data captured in the field.
• Updates and maintains Aerial Imagery for the project.
• Creates, updates, and maintains GIS data within databases, feature classes, or SHP files
• Understands basic GIS environment and file formats and be able to apply them to the CAD environment, or export/adapt CAD formats into a GIS environment when necessary
• Assist in the creation and updating of new and existing GIS maps and map layers and GPS data edition and representation using ArcGIS in support of field surveys.
• Assist with GPS data collection and post-processing for high accuracy data specifications.
• Uses knowledge to work independently. However, use good judgment in seeking help/answers to questions from project supervisor when necessary
• Demonstrates a team focus and work to help the project be successful.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of engineering and/or construction related experience preferred, but not required
• FAA Remote Pilot Certification (Part 107) preferred
• Proficient in ESRI ArcGIS based software
• Mobile data collection, processing, and integration (Field Maps, Survey123)
• Experience with Automation and ETL (FME, Python, Model Builder).
• Experience with other software including Pix4D, Propellor, CAD (Autodesk and/or Bentley), or other mapping or image processing software is also desirable.
• Experience with GIS-CAD data interoperability and integration.
• Experience developing web-based mapping applications (using ESRI Experience Builder), or other applications, and maintaining online databases.

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Skills

• Ability to produce error free data entry without sacrificing production volume
• Excellent communication skills, team player, detail oriented, motivated
• Strong attention to detail to maintain, enter and manipulate data in a GIS database
• Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office knowledge
• Ability to manage a fair workload by staying focused and managing priorities

Education

• A minimum of 3 years GIS or related work experience.
• Degree in Geographic Information Systems, Geography, Computer Science, or another related field preferred.