Consultant - Earth Sciences and Enviroment

Responsibilities

• Act as a liaison between Professional Services and customers by gathering requirements and translating them into actionable technical work
• Expand Esri technology into new mission areas by contributing to proposals and estimates for emerging opportunities
• Collaborate with technical consultants and subject matter experts to deliver mission-critical customer outcomes
• Contribute to the management of project cost, scope, and schedule; track work to ensure timely deliverables
• Build a network of virtual team members across Esri to identify and create best practices for GIS usage

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience in a similar consulting or project delivery role on IT-based projects
• Professional experience leveraging GIS software capabilities, including mapping, field operations, spatial analysis and data science, 3D visualization and analytics, data management, and developer APIs
• Demonstrated ability to translate a customer's business goals, objectives, and strategies into technical solutions
• Ability to engage clients, shape strategy, and translate science into geospatial solutions
• Ability to clearly communicate technical ideas to both technical peers and non-technical project managers or customers
• Bring an entrepreneurial mindset and a willingness to learn, with the ability to thrive in a dynamic, cross-functional team environment

Qualifications

• US citizenship and willingness and ability to maintain a US Government Public Trust
• Bachelor's degree in geography, computer science, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), information systems, earth science, health science, social science, or a STEM-related field
• Domain expertise in environmental and earth systems such as earth systems science (such as climate, oceans, atmospheric science, hydrology, environmental monitoring, remote sensing) to develop and deliver customer opportunities
• Translate technical concepts into clear, mission aligned insights for both technical and executive audiences
• Connect project work to broader mission outcomes, policy priorities, and emerging trends (such as climate resilience, AI/ML in earth observation, digital twins, sensor networks)
• Experience with ArcGIS, GeoAI, location-based services, geo-enabled apps, spatial analytics, or similar geospatial technology
• Familiarity with Federal Sciences mission domains (such as health and human services, earth observation, environmental and climate science, research data management)
• Understanding of IT integration concepts such as databases, web services, webhooks, mobile device configurations, web browsers, and IT system architecture concepts
• One or more industry-standard IT certifications (such as Esri, CompTIA, Microsoft, Amazon)
• Master's degree in geography, computer science, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), information systems, earth science, health science, social science, or a STEM-related field