Senior GIS Analyst


Employer
APD Urban Planning and Management
Atlanta, Georgia

Description
APD Urban Planning and Management LLC. (APD-U) is seeking to fill a full-time Senior GIS Analyst position to create, manage, and analyze spatial data and perform raster and vector-based analysis for reporting and decision-making in our planning and community development work. We are looking for a creative, highly motivated, detail-oriented Senior GIS Analyst with a strong background in applied statistics or machine learning techniques and GIS software applications. The ideal candidate must be extremely detail-oriented, compassionate, friendly, helpful, and self-motivated, with a positive attitude and strong work ethic.

Job Requirements
This position requires a combination of skills, experience, and education including but not limited to:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or another quantitative field with demonstrated experience in the urban, city or regional planning fields, OR Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Planning or Geographic Information Systems, with some experience in software development and or data science fields.
  • Basic proficiency skills in Python, R or SQL. • GIS Proficiency – both with open source and ESRI suite of products.
  • Two (2) to three (3) years of experience developing and managing GIS projects with some involvement in urban, neighborhood, or community planning activities and/or research.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of applied statistics or machine learning techniques to urban and city planning challenges.
  • One (1) to two (2) years manipulating data sets, visualizing data, building statistical models, and the general application of data science concepts and tools within the domain of urban or city planning or consulting.
  • Experience automating GIS workflows (Python scripting or Model Builder); two (2)- three (3) years highly preferred.
  • Excellent with Microsoft Office 365 Apps (Excel, PowerPoint, Teams).
  • Experience building dashboards and using data visualization tools.
  • Excellent oral and written communications skills.
  • Experience with Microsoft’s Office 365 Apps (Office, Excel, PowerPoint).
  • Ability to analyze, present and report on qualitative and quantitative data.

Salary Range
Negotiable, based on experience

How to Apply

Apply Online

Deadline
03/30/2025