Senior GIS Technical Specialist

Senior Gis Technical Specialist

Join the clean energy revolution become a senior GIS technical specialist at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you will be part of the geospatial analysis group within transmission & distribution. You will perform a wide variety of GIS services by collaborating with internal/external clients to assess project requirements and create high-end analytical map products utilizing various data types and sources. You will have the opportunity to develop online mapping tools using experience builder, survey123 and field maps in support of company initiatives related to wildfire mitigation, major projects, and other company goals. As a senior GIS technical specialist, your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions and create cleaner air for everyone. Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future?

Responsibilities:

• Performs in-depth analyses, approves, develops recommendations, and creates scripts, tools or models where appropriate to enhance data flow and analysis
• Leads data remediation efforts including analysis, quality control, and performs or coordinates the asset updates to ensure data is accurate and aligns with actual field conditions
• Identifies industry trends and maintains relationships with relevant stakeholders and provides consultative services on an as-needed basis to address complex GIS problems/issues
• Designs, develops and implements procedures to improve efficiency of operations and processes associated with mapping standards and GIS tools
• Utilizes geospatial software to process, analyze, and model geospatial data to improve processes and data quality
• Collaborates with internal/external business partners to evaluate impacts on departmental activities that rely on GIS data or processes
• Conducts land, regulatory, and related project searches, including identification of new data sources helping identify industry trends and maintain relationships with relevant stakeholders
• Produces high-quality map products for presentations, meetings, public usage and departments; creating key business maps and producing ad-hoc or on-off maps
• Provide functional direction, guidance, and training to staff members to ensure conformance to departmental standards and procedures

Minimum qualifications:

• Five or more years of experience in GIS and/or analyzing data
• Bachelor's degree in geography, environmental science or computer science with an emphasis in GIS
• Project management experience, including the ability to collaborate with clients to gather project requirements and to plan, coordinate, track and meet project deadlines
• Experience and proficiency in the use of Esri arcGIS 10.0 or higher, arcpro, arcGIS online, survey123, experience builder and field maps
• Specialized GIS certification
• Ability to produce technical documentation and communicate technical approaches to a non-technical audience

Additional information:

• This position's work mode is hybrid. The employee will report to an SCE facility for a set number of days with the option to work remotely on the remaining days. Unless otherwise noted, employees are required to work and reside in the state of California. Further details of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage. The work mode can be changed based on business needs.
• The primary work location for this position is Pomona (innovation village 1).
• Relocation does not apply to this position.
• Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County fair chance ordinance for employers and the California fair chance act.

About Southern California Edison The people at SCE don't just keep the lights on. Our mission is so much bigger. We're fueling the kind of innovation that's changing an entire industry, and quite possibly the planet. Join us and create a future with cleaner energy, while providing our customers with the safety and reliability they demand. At SCE, you'll have a chance to grow personally and professionally, making a real impact in Southern California and around the world. Southern California Edison is a proud equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status. We are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations at (833) 343-0727.