BioAnalytics Senior Technician

NV5 is a provider of engineering and consulting services to public and private sector clients, delivering solutions through six business verticals: Testing, Inspection & Consulting; Infrastructure; Utility Services; Environmental Health Sciences; Buildings & Program Management; and Geospatial Technology. With offices nationwide and abroad, NV5 helps clients plan, design, build, test, certify, and operate projects that improve the communities where we live and work.

As engineers, architects, construction/program managers, environmental professionals and beyond, we play a significant role in shaping our communities through the services we provide. We are looking for passionate, driven individuals to join our team focused on Delivering Solutions and Improving Lives.

A Senior Technician supports Analysts to complete processing tasks with moderate oversight. This position will work both individually and as part of a team to support geospatial data production in an ArcMap or QGIS map environment producing interim data deliverables based on client proposal. A Senior Technician will coordinate with the Team Leader and Technical Leads towards the completion of project requirements. This includes providing technical support, quality control, and training for other team members. It is expected that Senior Technicians will be able to contribute to multiple manual processing tasks independently with high attention to detail and efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Support extraction, processing and classification of remote sensing data using Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• Provide quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) efforts across multiple disciplines
• Provides or assists with technical data solutions and associated documentation
• Maintains processing and production progress tracking sheets
• Assists in training workflows and methods to other team members
• Identifies process improvements and efficiencies
• Assists with procedural workflow development and data reporting
• Role model for best practices and exemplifies operational excellence
• Ensures quality feedback in a timely manner to team members
• Maintains composure and flexibility while switching between tasks and priorities
• Expresses quality or staffing concerns to the leadership team
• All other reasonable duties as assigned

Technical Skills

• Data management, processing, and distribution using ArcMap and/or QGIS GIS software
• Quality and efficient vector dataset editing experience
• Working knowledge of raster datasets, including digital elevation models (DEMs) and other remote sensing data
• Diverse photo-interpretation abilities in the mapping of forestry, hydrology, or land cover datasets
• Strong interpersonal and communication skill sets

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience
  
• 1 Year diverse GIS work experience

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.