Senior GIS Analyst

Overview

NV5 is a leading provider of tech-enabled engineering, testing, inspection, and consulting solutions for the built environment. We specialize in engineering design, asset management, and geospatial data analytics to support infrastructure resilience and building systems performance throughout the entire asset lifecycle.

 

The Senior GIS Analyst (Project Management) leads advanced GIS analysis, data engineering, and client deliverables supporting geomatics, survey, engineering, and utility programs. This role owns end-to-end execution for assigned GIS workstreams and small-to-mid-sized projects—scoping and planning work, coordinating resources, managing budgets and schedules, driving QA/QC, and delivering client-ready products. The Senior GIS Analyst mentors junior staff, improves repeatable workflows, and ensures data integrity and consistency across projects and programs. 

 

Primary Focus 

Lead GIS project execution and advanced spatial analysis that accelerates field-to-finish delivery, improves data quality, and delivers predictable outcomes (scope, schedule, budget) for survey, engineering, and utility programs.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities 

• Own technical execution for complex GIS deliverables and analysis (schema design, data integration, spatial modeling, and map products). 
• Lead GIS workstreams and small-to-mid sized projects: scope tasks, build workplans, estimate hours, coordinate resources, and manage schedules. 
• Drive QA/QC standards and review processes to reduce rework and ensure defensible, repeatable deliverables. 
• Serve as a client-facing technical lead for GIS: clarify requirements, manage expectations, and communicate progress and risks. 
• Mentor and develop junior staff; document SOPs and improve production workflows. 

Key Metrics / KPIs (Role-Level) 

• On-time and on-budget delivery for assigned projects/workstreams 
• QC outcomes (low error/rework rate) and deliverable acceptance rate 
• Production efficiency (hours vs. estimate; cycle time) 
• Client satisfaction/responsiveness (issue closure time) 
• Team enablement (training, SOP adoption, automation impact) 

Essential Functions (What You Will Do) 

1) Advanced GIS Analysis and Deliverables 

• Perform advanced spatial analysis and modeling to support engineering and utility programs (e.g., corridor analysis, constraint mapping, suitability, proximity, and change detection where applicable). 
• Design and produce client-ready map series, exhibits, and data packages aligned with program standards and contract requirements. 
• Integrate survey, CAD, and field data into GIS products with clear lineage, metadata, and defensible assumptions. 

2) Data Architecture and Enterprise GIS 

• Design and maintain geodatabase schemas (domains, subtypes, relationships) to support programmatic delivery and reporting. 
• Manage and validate coordinate systems, transformations, and control assumptions; ensure consistency with survey deliverables. 
• Support enterprise GIS and web GIS workflows (ArcGIS Enterprise/Portal/ArcGIS Online) including publishing, services, permissions, and content organization (as applicable). 

3) Automation and Workflow Improvement 

• Develop and maintain repeatable workflows for data conversion and validation (CAD-to-GIS, field-to-GIS, schema mapping). 
• Build automation scripts/tools (e.g., Python/ArcPy, ModelBuilder, or comparable) to improve throughput and reduce errors. 
• Document SOPs, templates, symbology standards, and QC checklists; drive adoption across the team. 

4) Project Management and Delivery Ownership 

• Develop project/workstream plans: define scope, milestones, deliverables, assumptions, and acceptance criteria. 
• Estimate level-of-effort; manage budgets and burn; track schedule and proactively flag variance and risks. 
• Coordinate resources across GIS, survey, and engineering teams; manage dependencies and priorities to meet deadlines. 
• Lead internal deliverable reviews and package submissions; maintain clear revision control and audit trails. 

5) Client and Stakeholder Communication 

• Act as GIS technical point-of-contact for assigned projects; translate client requirements into technical execution plans. 
• Provide concise status reporting: progress, risks, decisions needed, and next steps. 
• Support proposals and planning by contributing technical approaches, schedules, and effort estimates (as requested). 

6) Team Leadership, Mentoring, and