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WSP is currently initiating a search for an Associate GIS Analyst for our Portland, ME office. Provides technical assistance for capturing, modeling, and analyzing geographical and tabular data to illustrate and determine spatial relationships as it pertains to client projects. Provides support to technical staff and project managers by assisting with spatial mapping, discovering patterns and trends, and developing mapping applications and tools at the intersection of data analysis, programming, and cartography. Generates accurate and concise documentation assessing project areas, and with applying and integrating GIS data and perspective to solve environmental challenges across a variety of science and planning disciplines. Ensures that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards.
Your Impact
- Assist with performing GIS surveys and reports from field sites for project research and investigation.
- Maintain quality control standards and procedures for accurate and precise measurements, compiling documentation, and analysis of incoming and existent data.
- Model and prepare topographic maps, graphs, and tabular data using GPS, aerial photographs, and other tools and data to determine exact locations of project areas, site impact, and associated physical and geographic sensitivities.
- Perform basic professional GIS work relating to conducting investigations, inspections, studies, and surveys to gain further information relating to digital mapping, merging topographical data with external data, identifying the characteristics and conditions of a site, and determining the authenticity of spatial data.
- Contribute to the preparation of technical reports summarizing research with findings and conclusions, generating complete, accurate, and concise documentation using electronic systems, field/work site notes, and software.
- Assist with researching and illustrating the geography of project sites, as well as assisting with public exhibits relating to projects.
- Assist technical staff and project managers by offering input and analysis with low-level threat mitigation activities, master planning, and permitting activities.
- Work with cross-functional teams, CADD, and other technicians in executing project work.
- Complete training on assigned tasks.
- Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
- Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in GIS, Environmental Science, Planning, or a related field.
- 1 to 3 years of relevant post-education experience in discipline with prior GIS experience.
- Experience with ESRI’s Arc GIS platform.
- Familiarity with AutoCAD, Python, Visual Basic, Arcade, or SQL programming.
- Analytical skills and prior experience with research techniques, modeling data, scanning and digitizing files, and experience maintaining records and databases with assigned projects required.
- Experience with GIS field equipment, plotting coordinates, and data collection.
- Competent interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to a scientific and non-scientific audience.
- Competent self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, as well as part of a team to meet business objectives.
- Basic proficiency with business writing, office automation and communication software, web mapping applications and tools.
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
- Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek. Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
Preferred Qualifications:
- General awareness of AutoCAD, Python, Visual Basic, Arcade, R, or SQL programming.
- Familiarity or experience with FEMA RiskMAP.
- Familiarity with relational databases such as SQL-Server.
- Basic proficiency with business writing, office automation and communication software, assorted field applicable technologies, web mapping applications and tools.
- Experience using ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, Survey123, or FieldMaps.
- Experience with presenting GIS findings/results in a collaborative environment.
- Experience with Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Project, and OneDrive.
About WSP
WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.
WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.
At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?
WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.
This Opportunity
WSP is currently initiating a search for an Associate GIS Analyst for our Portland, ME office. Provides technical assistance for capturing, modeling, and analyzing geographical and tabular data to illustrate and determine spatial relationships as it pertains to client projects. Provides support to technical staff and project managers by assisting with spatial mapping, discovering patterns and trends, and developing mapping applications and tools at the intersection of data analysis, programming, and cartography. Generates accurate and concise documentation assessing project areas, and with applying and integrating GIS data and perspective to solve environmental challenges across a variety of science and planning disciplines. Ensures that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards.
Your Impact
- Assist with performing GIS surveys and reports from field sites for project research and investigation.
- Maintain quality control standards and procedures for accurate and precise measurements, compiling documentation, and analysis of incoming and existent data.
- Model and prepare topographic maps, graphs, and tabular data using GPS, aerial photographs, and other tools and data to determine exact locations of project areas, site impact, and associated physical and geographic sensitivities.
- Perform basic professional GIS work relating to conducting investigations, inspections, studies, and surveys to gain further information relating to digital mapping, merging topographical data with external data, identifying the characteristics and conditions of a site, and determining the authenticity of spatial data.
- Contribute to the preparation of technical reports summarizing research with findings and conclusions, generating complete, accurate, and concise documentation using electronic systems, field/work site notes, and software.
- Assist with researching and illustrating the geography of project sites, as well as assisting with public exhibits relating to projects.
- Assist technical staff and project managers by offering input and analysis with low-level threat mitigation activities, master planning, and permitting activities.
- Work with cross-functional teams, CADD, and other technicians in executing project work.
- Complete training on assigned tasks.
- Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
- Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in GIS, Environmental Science, Planning, or a related field.
- 1 to 3 years of relevant post-education experience in discipline with prior GIS experience.
- Experience with ESRI’s Arc GIS platform.
- Familiarity with AutoCAD, Python, Visual Basic, Arcade, or SQL programming.
- Analytical skills and prior experience with research techniques, modeling data, scanning and digitizing files, and experience maintaining records and databases with assigned projects required.
- Experience with GIS field equipment, plotting coordinates, and data collection.
- Competent interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to a scientific and non-scientific audience.
- Competent self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, as well as part of a team to meet business objectives.
- Basic proficiency with business writing, office automation and communication software, web mapping applications and tools.
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
- Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek. Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
Preferred Qualifications:
- General awareness of AutoCAD, Python, Visual Basic, Arcade, R, or SQL programming.
- Familiarity or experience with FEMA RiskMAP.
- Familiarity with relational databases such as SQL-Server.
- Basic proficiency with business writing, office automation and communication software, assorted field applicable technologies, web mapping applications and tools.
- Experience using ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, Survey123, or FieldMaps.
- Experience with presenting GIS findings/results in a collaborative environment.
- Experience with Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Project, and OneDrive.
About WSP
WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.
WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.
At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?
WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Gis Analyst
Target employers with PERM filing history
Federal contractors, state transportation departments, and environmental consulting firms file PERM applications for GIS analysts far more often than general tech employers. Searching DOL disclosure data by SOC code 15-1299 surfaces these employers before you apply.
Search green card roles using Migrate Mate
Filter by GIS analyst roles with confirmed EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship history using Migrate Mate. It surfaces employers who have already completed PERM filings for this occupation, so you're not guessing which companies will sponsor.
Verify prevailing wage before negotiating your offer
Your employer must pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for your GIS role and work location. Check the OFLC Wage Search before salary discussions so you know the Level I through Level IV wage range that will appear on your LCA.
Clarify priority date strategy with your employer
EB-3 processing for GIS analysts from most countries moves on a predictable timeline, but applicants from India or China face longer backlogs. Confirm whether your employer is filing under EB-2 or EB-3 and whether concurrent I-485 filing is possible given current USCIS priority dates.
Gather geospatial credentials before PERM recruitment begins
PERM audit requests often target whether your credentials match the job description. Certifications like the GISP, documented project experience with ArcGIS or QGIS, and official transcripts showing a relevant degree should all be compiled before your employer starts the mandatory recruitment period.
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Does a GIS analyst role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
GIS analyst positions typically qualify under EB-3 as skilled workers when they require a bachelor's degree. Roles demanding an advanced degree in geospatial science, geography, or a related field, or candidates with strong credentials and demonstrated expertise, can qualify under EB-2. The classification depends on the specific degree requirements your employer lists in the PERM job description.
How does PERM green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for GIS analysts?
PERM sponsorship leads to permanent residency rather than a temporary work status, and EB-3 has no annual lottery. The tradeoff is timeline: PERM labor certification, I-140 approval, and adjustment of status can take two to four years for most nationalities. H-1B grants faster work authorization but must be renewed and is subject to the annual cap lottery, creating ongoing uncertainty that PERM eliminates.
Which employers commonly sponsor green cards for GIS analysts?
Federal agencies including the U.S. Geological Survey and Army Corps of Engineers, state and municipal transportation departments, and environmental or civil engineering consultancies file PERM applications for GIS analysts with regularity. Utility companies and urban planning firms are also consistent sponsors. DOL disclosure data shows these employer categories appear across EB-2 and EB-3 filings for geospatial occupations.
How can I find GIS analyst jobs that offer green card sponsorship?
Migrate Mate lets you filter GIS analyst openings by employers with verified EB-2 or EB-3 PERM filing history, saving you from applying to roles where sponsorship is unlikely. Standard job postings rarely specify green card willingness, so filtering by confirmed sponsorship activity is more reliable than screening job descriptions for immigration language.
Can my employer start the PERM process while I am on an H-1B?
Yes. Employers frequently initiate PERM labor certification for H-1B workers before their six-year H-1B limit approaches. Filing the I-140 and reaching a priority date before H-1B expiry can also unlock three-year H-1B extensions under AC21 portability rules. Starting the PERM process early while maintaining valid H-1B status is a standard strategy for GIS analysts already working in the U.S.
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