GIS Intern

Who We Are

Straughan Environmental, Inc. is a successful, rapidly growing, woman owned business that provides high quality and cost-effective consulting services to a wide variety of clients in the governmental and private sectors. Straughan is committed to advancing sustainable and resilient communities. We are experts in environmental planning, design, assessments, and policy. Our staff consists of wildlife and wetlands scientists; geomorphologists and hydrologists, civil and environmental engineers; inspectors; biologists and botanists; planners; cultural resource specialists; and GIS and CAD professionals. This combination of technical expertise and an understanding of policy make Straughan a highly competitive firm and a great place to advance your career.

Job Purpose

Straughan Environmental, Inc. is currently seeking a recent graduate with a passion for geospatial technology to join our GIS & Technology Team as a GIS Intern. In this role, you will gain valuable hands-on experience supporting real-world environmental, engineering, and planning projects alongside a team of GIS Analysts, Environmental Scientists, Planners, and Engineers.

This internship is a great opportunity for a motivated self-starter to begin their professional GIS career in a dynamic consulting environment. We ask that the intern be available to work in-person at our Columbia, MD office at least two days per week. Weekly hours may vary from 0 to 40 depending on project needs and availability.

Compensation for this position is $22

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist with georeference and digitization of materials into a standardized geodatabase.
• Create, convert, integrate, and manage raster and vector datasets and associated metadata for projects.
• Follow standard operating procedures and ensure consistent data formatting.
• Perform QA/QC of datasets and documentation based on standard operating procedures.
• Prepare components of technical reports under senior staff guidance.
• Support field data collection efforts, assessments, and surveys as needed.
• Ability to work full workdays.
• Contribute to multiple concurrent projects in an organized and detail-oriented manner.
• Ability to work in a collaborative team environment.
• Ability to work in a hybrid in-person/virtual work environment.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs

Qualifications

Education: Recent graduate with Bachelors in Geography, GIS, or a related field

Experience:

• One year or less full-time work experience
• Relevant coursework, labs, and research projects
• Experience with ArcGIS Pro 3
• Familiarity with and understanding of cartography, projections and coordinate systems, georeferencing, digitization, topology, and general best practices
• Working knowledge of MS Office computer software (World/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook)
• Strong verbal, organizational, and written communication skills

Desired Qualifications

• Experience and interest in emerging technologies
• Familiarity with ArcGIS Online, Experience Builder, FieldMaps, and Survey 123
• Familiarity with Esri Model Builder and/or familiarity in GIS programming with Python and ArcPy suite of tools
• Familiarity with Maryland iMap and other publicly available data sources
• Familiarity with AutoCAD, and/or MicroStation

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position as required by applicable law.

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to lift up to 20 pounds at a time

Straughan is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status