GIS Technician / CAD Drafter

Bair, Goodie and Associates, Inc. (Bair Goodie) is seeking a dynamic, highly motivated GIS Technician / CAD Designer / Drafter to provide technical support and mapping deliverables for clients and fellow staff. The GIS Technician / CAD Designer must have 1 year of education or experience applying GIS / CAD technology to answer questions and solve problems. This person must have good communication and organizational skills to work as member of a larger GIS / CAD team to complete project tasks. This position collaborates with fellow GIS staff and CAD staff to ensure that quality and timely supply of deliverables.

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*Opportunities available at our New Phila, OH and Bucyrus, OH Offices*

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Bair, Goodie and Associates, Inc. (Bair Goodie) is not your average surveying firm --- we are a dynamic team committed to delivering exceptional civil engineering services. With over 50 years of experience in professional civil engineering, Bair Goodie provides a full range of land surveying and civil engineering services, ranging from site selection and conceptual design to construction drawings and construction support services, led by licensed professionals in multiple states across the region. By combining decades of experience with state-of-the-art technology, we deliver innovative and cost-effective solutions to even the most complex surveying and engineering challenges.

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At Bair Goodie, we're a team that focuses on doing great work and helping our employees grow. Here's why joining us could be the perfect career opportunity for you:

• 50+ Years of Expertise: We've earned a reputation for exceptional quality, precision, and dependability over five decades of service.

• Cutting-Edge Technology: We utilize advanced tools like Trimble, Topcon, and aerial/terrestrial 3D LiDAR scanners to ensure the highest standard of work.

• Opportunities for Advancement: We invest in your career growth through ongoing training and certification programs.

• Collaborative Team Culture: Our work environment promotes teamwork, where everyone contributes to achieving collective success.

• Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy full medical coverage, profit sharing, bonuses, paid time off, and holiday breaks.

• Diverse Work Experience: No two days are alike, with a mix of both field and office-based projects to keep your work dynamic and engaging.

• Supportive Work Environment: Your contributions are valued, and we prioritize your career development and growth.

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Job Tasks Include:

• General geographic data creation, data editing, and analysis

• GPS and survey data processing.

• Production of applications for use during field surveys.

• Production of mapping deliverables in GIS or CAD formats.

• Production of large format display maps.

• Desktop analysis of environmental constraints data such as soils, hydrologic features, land cover, public lands, etc. for planning field surveys or agency application submittals.

• Evaluation of natural resource impacts of a proposed project.

• Query geographic data for information to be used in reports/proposals.

• Work interactively with data from different CAD platforms.
   

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Associate's degree in Geographic Information Systems, Geography, Computer Science, or other related discipline; or comparable experience is preferred.
   

Required Core Competencies:

• Accountability: Holds responsibility for work performed including actions, decisions and outcomes. Demonstrates a high level of dependability in fulfilling commitments to co-workers and clients; Takes personal responsivity for seeing efforts through to completion.

• Teamwork & Communications: Shows ability to actively listen and seeks to understand the viewpoints of others. Keeps others appropriately informed in a timely manner. Demonstrates effective written and verbal communication skills. Communicates clearly, concisely, and with candor.
   

Desired GIS / CAD Competencies:

• Data Entry/Conversion: Able to convert data from multiple sources and formats (CAD, GIS, GPS, texts, etc.) to a common schema. Able to enter data into a database successfully with minimal errors. This includes editing said data as needs arise.

• Cartography and Graphic Design: Able to express graphically, usually through maps, the features within a GIS.

• Basic GIS Analysis: Able to utilize GIS / CAD applications to examine the locations, attributes, and relationships of features in spatial data through overlay and other analytical techniques to address a question or gain useful knowledge.

• GPS Device/Applications: Able to configure and troubleshoot various GPS / CAD devices and mobile data collection applications.

• Web Applications/Services: Able to create map services and interactive web applications.

• Application of GIS/Problem Solving: Able to translate client needs to solutions using GIS technology. Able to identify the best tool for the job based on experience and knowledge of what is possible.
   

Company Overview:

Bair, Goodie and Associates, Inc. (Bair Goodie) is a surveying and civil engineering consultant providing over 50 years of continuous service to a diverse clientele. Bair Goodie offers competitive wage packages and benefits. Email resumes to: bairgoodie@bairgoodie.com

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Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
Equal Opportunity Employer.

Job Type:

• Full-time

Education:

• Associate (Preferred)

Experience:

• Land Surveying or Civil Engineering: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Land Surveying or Civil Engineering License (Preferred)

Work Location:

• In person