GIS Specialist – Environmental Consulting

About Us

Confluence Compliance Companies, LLC (Confluence) is a growing team of environmental professionals based in the Rocky Mountains. We are employee-focused and committed to creating a flexible, supportive work environment that balances high-quality results with work-life balance. At Confluence, you’ll find:

• Competitive pay and benefits, including profit sharing.
• A collaborative team that values adaptability and problem-solving.
• Opportunities for professional growth and advancement.
• A culture built on safety, communication, and continuous improvement.

We thrive in changing regulatory, social, and environmental landscapes and we’re looking for motivated, adaptable professionals to grow with us.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and enforce standardized GIS templates, symbology, and workflows across company projects.
• Develop quality assurance plans to validate and quality control incoming spatial datasets and outgoing deliverables to ensure compliance with regulatory, client, and company standards.
• Maintain and enhance the company’s ArcGIS Online spatial database, including data organization, permissions, and quality control.
• Produce high-quality maps, figures, dashboards, and spatial analyses to support environmental assessments, regulatory submittals, and client deliverables.
• Design and deploy Survey123 forms, field maps, and mobile applications to support field data collection and monitoring activities.
• Integrate drone-collected ortho-imagery with Global Positioning System (GPS)-referenced field data for sub-meter to sub-inch precision mapping.
• Support data automation by developing workflows that link laboratory results with field sample locations and other project datasets.
• Collaborate with scientists, project managers, and field crews to integrate spatial analysis into project planning, compliance documentation, and client presentations.
• Provide training, support, and licensing management for staff using ArcGIS products.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Geography, GIS, Environmental Science, or related field.
• 3–7 years of professional GIS experience in environmental consulting, natural resources, or a related industry.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Esri ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, and associated tools/platforms (Survey123, Field Maps, Dashboards).
• Strong technical skills in geodatabase design, feature services, and data integration.
• Solid grasp of projections, coordinate systems, datum transforms, spatial resolution, data accuracy, and Quality Assurance / Quality Control (QA/QC) principles.
• Proficiency in data management and automation workflows (Python preferred).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present spatial analysis to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Must pass a standard background check.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Colorado Energy & Carbon Management Commission (ECMC), Wyoming Oil & Gas Conservation Commission (WOGCC), and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regulatory environments.
• Experience with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Endangered Species Act (ESA), Clean Water Act (CWA), and other applicable federal and state regulatory frameworks.
• Professional GIS certification (GISP) or progress toward certification.
• Experience with oil and gas projects, particularly upstream and midstream operations.
• Demonstrated knowledge of spatial data standards and formats required by regulatory agencies.
• Experience producing GIS deliverables for permitting, compliance reporting, or regulatory submittals.
• Advanced Python scripting for automation and geoprocessing.
• Experience with remote sensing and photogrammetry (drone/Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) data).
• Proficiency with ArcGIS Online administration and web mapping services.
• Background in environmental fieldwork, GPS data collection, or survey support.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and benefits, including profit sharing.