GIS Analyst (Apex Wind Energy Inc)

Apex Wind Energy is a wind energy development company. The founding management team was formerly with Greenlight Energy – one of the most successful IPP wind energy development companies. For more information about Apex's wind energy business, refer to our website.

We are seeking an experienced GIS analyst with a wide range of experience and capabilities.

The GIS Analyst’s primary responsibilities will be:

1. Creation of all Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping in support of the development of Apex Wind Energy’s project pipeline.
2. Implementation of ArcGIS tools to assist in the analysis of existing and new greenfield sites.

Accountabilities Include:

· Mapping and tracking in support of landowner lease and easement acquisition
· Mapping in support of project development and business development.
· Establishing, building and maintaining a nationwide internal GIS database for wind project development (DEMs, NCLDs, DRGs, Parcel data, environmental data, etc).
· Creating and implementing quality assurance and quality control checkpoints
· Coordinating and managing consultant (engineering, meteorological, surveying, environmental, etc.) GIS data
· Site analysis and screening based on surface topology, land cover, avoidance criteria, etc.
· Production and manipulation of geospatial data for both internal and external use.
· GIS Tracking of company and industry data

Required Qualifications:

To be considered for the role of GIS Analyst applicants must possess:
· Legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis
· A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in a GIS-related field with a concentration or certificate in GIS
· 2-3 years related GIS work experience
· Ability to multi-task and work on a number of projects at the same time
· Good writing and interpersonal skills
· Ability to create informative, visually appealing maps and presentations (please provide examples)
· Experience with ArcMap and ArcCatalog
· Proven experience manipulating and converting between GRID, shapefiles, Geodatabase feature classes, KML,KMZ, e00, etc
· Command of the editing tools within ArcMap
· Knowledge of data-driven cartography and map production
· Proven experience using spatial analysis and model builder
· Firm understanding of coordinate systems, datum, projections
· Comfort with working both in a team setting and independently.
· Willingness to learn and suggest new GIS applications

Preferred Qualifications:

In addition to the required qualifications the successful candidate is likely to be able to demonstrate:
· A degree or certification in GIS.
· Experience creating visualizations
· Experience using Publisher and ArcServer
· Experience creating ecological or natural resource assessments, suitability modeling, cost estimation, programming, and remote sensing
· Advanced skills in cartography
· Competent programming skills and web development such as Python and VBA
· Ability to generate scripts and incorporate logic into them
· Ability to integrate GIS into other applications such as larger database structures and MS products (Excel, Access, etc)
· Broad-based experience and a good working knowledge of land agreements, land systems, legal descriptions and computer based mapping.
· GIS experience in the wind or the energy industry